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.
Environmental Archaeology Comparative Skeletal Specimen Preparation Guide
Let’s flamingle: A hurricane party guest
Hurricanes are synonymous with the Florida experience. And for some reason, so are flamingos. They’re rare in most parts of…
Florida Oligocene painting by Carl Buell
Oligocene Epoch 34 million to 23 million years ago During the previous epoch, Florida was under water, but the global…
First Fossil Stork
Montbrook keeps on giving with the discovery of our first fossil stork! The fossil found is a tarsometatarsus which is…
Florida Eocene painting by David Miller
Eocene Epoch 56 million to 34 million years ago During the Eocene, the Earth was generally warmer than it is…
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…
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…
Summer 2023 in the Butterfly Rainforest
The butterflies and the plants in the Butterfly Rainforest have been loving the bright, hot days of Florida’s summer. The…
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…
Notes to Spiders
Our newest special exhibit Spiders Alive! has mixed reviews purely because of the residents – live spiders! We invited visitors…
Coral Trees of Los Angeles and the Moths that Attack them
I have been working on moths known as Erythrina Stem Borer (or twig borer) since 2010, which turned out to…
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),…
Lepidoptera Type Collection
The McGuire Center Lepidoptera collection includes a modest number of what are known as “type specimens.” When researchers name and…
Florida Museum’s 2022 Volunteers of the Year
After a three-year hiatus, the annual reception honoring museum volunteers for their service resumed. This event celebrates volunteers, acknowledges...
Gator spotted at Randell Research Center
The aftermath of Hurricane Ian is hard to imagine if you weren’t on the ground to see it. Storm surge…
Spring 2023 in the Butterfly Rainforest
One of the things we love most about our Butterfly Rainforest exhibit is the lovely variety of colors in both…
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…
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…
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…
A journey of metamorphosis: Introducing butterflies into the Butterfly Rainforest
Have you ever been through the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Butterfly Rainforest exhibit, mesmerized by the hundreds of beautiful…