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Chase Kimmel

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Community Science

Have you seen these big, hairy bees? Scientists tracking two rare species in Florida, Georgia

August 18, 2021

Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are asking for help tracking two obscure species of ultra-fuzzy, fast-flying native bees that…Read More

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Fieldwork

Scientists discover nest, new northern range of Florida’s rare blue calamintha bee

May 20, 2021

Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added…Read More

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Fieldwork

Florida’s rare blue bee rediscovered at Lake Wales Ridge

May 7, 2020

The Sunshine State’s iconic wildlife includes the American alligator, the Florida panther, the scrub jay and the manatee. But some…Read More

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