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Florida Museum Science

Amanda Bemis

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News in Brief

The Florida Museum of Natural History opens state-of-the-art collections building

October 6, 2022

The Florida Museum of Natural History is expanding this month with the opening of a state-of-the-art special collections building on…Read More

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Features

Beware the underwater vampires

October 30, 2020

The sea is full of vampires, animals whose sustenance comes from the blood of other animals. We highlight five bloodsuckers…Read More

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Five Facts

Five Facts: Portuguese man-of-war

September 24, 2020

The Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, is found in every ocean except the Arctic and often washes up on Florida’s coasts….Read More

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Five Facts

Five Facts: Barnacles

January 10, 2017

Barnacles Scientific name: Cirripedia (Infraorder) 1: Barnacles are crustaceans. Although they were once thought to be related to snails, it…Read More

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