Our blogs highlight the work of our scientists and support team that catalogs and examines global biodiversity, from the origin of earth as we know it, through present day, and forward into future possibilities.

Blog – Montbrook Fossil Dig • Aug 18, 2023

First Fossil Stork

Montbrook keeps on giving with the discovery of our first fossil stork! The fossil found is a tarsometatarsus which is…

Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator • Aug 15, 2023

Only bite what you can swallow

Last week, I was about to go to work, when I spotted a drama unfolding on my window: a green…

McGuire Center News – McGuire Center • Jul 31, 2023

American Moth-butterflies

Hedylidae, commonly known as American Moth-butterflies, is a small, little-known family of Lepidoptera. This tropical family, restricted to Central and…

McGuire Center News – McGuire Center • Jun 30, 2023

Research Highlights – Spring 2023

McGuire Center staff and students had a productive spring semester. Juliette Rubin from the Kawahara Lab completed her Ph.D., and…

Exhibits • Jun 27, 2023

Notes to Spiders

Our newest special exhibit Spiders Alive! has mixed reviews purely because of the residents – live spiders! We invited visitors…

McGuire Center News – McGuire Center • May 31, 2023

Student Spotlight: Sarah Steele Cabrera

Sarah Steele Cabrera is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Ecology at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE),…

McGuire Center News – McGuire Center • Apr 30, 2023

Lepidoptera Type Collection

The McGuire Center Lepidoptera collection includes a modest number of what are known as “type specimens.” When researchers name and…

McGuire Center News – McGuire Center • Mar 31, 2023

Student Spotlight: Lillian Hendrick

Lillian Hendrick is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Biology department at UF, working at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera…

Events • Mar 7, 2023

Eco Chase Challenge

We’re excited to participate in the Eco Chase Challenge: Race Against Waste! This engaging, multi-month scavenger hunt sends teams on…

Events • Mar 3, 2023

Gorillas on the Line 2023

We’re proud to partner with Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo on this electronics recycling campaign: Gorillas on the Line benefiting…