Museum Selfie Day 2020
This year’s #MuseumSelfieDay got pretty wild! We started with Lindsay Bloch’s nails painted to match some of her artifacts in … Continue
Zach Randall’s CT scanned White-barred boxfish
Congrats to our imaging lab manager Zach Randall for being recognized by FASEB (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) … Continue
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 … Continue
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 … Continue
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 … Continue
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 … Continue
Drawing dragons
Dragons are everywhere. Rachel Keeffe knows this. She recently talked to UF News about dragons on the Game of Thrones … Continue
Meet the butterflies breaking into the brewing business
The frosted elfin is a small brown butterfly about the size of a nickel. Despite its unremarkable appearance, this rare … Continue
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 … Continue
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 … Continue