Amazing frog photo leaps out at UPAA
Museum photographer Kristen Grace was once again recognized by the UPAA (University Photographers Association of America)! This time for a … Continued
Florida Museum’s strong relationship with the Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian and its serious effect on the Bahamas has given many of our scientists and staff cause to reflect … Continued
Regal moth: Fashionably late to Moth Week
Hickory horned devils look fierce, but they’re just the caterpillar stage of a beautiful moth. A few weeks ago, a … Continued
Hickory horned devil visitor
A visitor brought this caterpillar to us because they found it and weren’t sure what to do about it. We … Continued
Drawing dragons
Dragons are everywhere. Rachel Keeffe knows this. She recently talked to UF News about dragons on the Game of Thrones … Continued
Monarch photo wins UPAA ‘Best in Show’
Our photographer, Kristen Grace, traveled with a Museum group to experience the Monarch butterflies’ overwintering grounds in the mountains of … Continued
Awarding the 2019 #MuseumSelfieDay trophy
Today Chelsea Collison awarded the Hashtag Award to our invertebrate paleontology collection team for winning our staff #MuseumSelfieDay competition on … Continued
#TBT, Leigh Morgan Pearsall Collection Donation
Museum Director J.C. Dickinson and Leigh Morgan Pearsall sign documents gifting the Pearsall Collection of North American Indian art to … Continued
Accepting the greener challenge
Two years ago, the organizers for our “Trashformations” art contest asked if we could make the reception a zero waste … Continued
Kids Dig Fossils!
There is very big science happening at our Montbrook fossil dig site, and although we do have a great variety … Continued