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Jaret Daniels

Caterpillar crawling on a blue lupine on a clear, sunny day.

Fieldwork

The frosted elfin butterfly returns home to North Florida

May 28, 2025

The spring sun glinted off the cars rolling through Ichetucknee Springs State Park, but the caravan wasn’t headed to the…
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Awards & Honors

Florida Museum of Natural History among winners of Gainesville Beautification Award

April 25, 2025

At a recent ceremony, the Gainesville City Beautification Board recognized ten local businesses and organizations with the 2025 Gainesville Beautification…
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bee flying around a white flower

Life on Earth

Over one-fifth of native North American pollinators at elevated risk of extinction

March 26, 2025

A pivotal new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at…
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Butterfly perching on leaf

Florida Biodiversity

Decades-long study shows this endangered butterfly benefits from hurricanes

February 6, 2025

Sometimes, nature’s surprises come with wings. In a new study, scientists pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine long-term population…
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Two people inspect plants while standing in a field next to a power line.

Florida Biodiversity

Maintaining an essential habitat: What’s good for pollinators is good for utility companies too

September 24, 2024

Electric power companies dedicate significant resources to clearing overgrown plants and debris from the area surrounding power lines. These areas…
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Person sits on rock by stream with a butterfly net laid across their legs.

Profiles

Remembering Florida Museum curator Jacqueline Miller

September 3, 2024

Jacqueline Miller, Allyn curator emerita at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History,…
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Members of the Daniels lab pose against a blue background, holding their Champions for Change award certificates

Awards & Honors

Daniels Lab receives UF Champions for Change award

June 5, 2024

The Daniels Lab at the Florida Museum of Natural History has received a Champions for Change award in recognition for their…
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Bee visiting a blue spiderwort flower.

Grants & Initiatives

Florida wildflowers and pollinators get a boost with two grants

December 5, 2023

The Daniels Lab at the Florida Museum of Natural History was recently awarded two grants to help support pollinators in…
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Close up of butterfly wings showing scales and patterns

Life on Earth

Rare and iconic Atala butterflies retain ancient pattern of wing symmetry

November 1, 2022

Nature seems to have an inexhaustible supply of inspiration when it comes to butterflies. With over 18,000 species, each with…
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a bee with lots of pollen is flying towards a tuft of soft pink flowers

Five Facts

Five Facts: Bees in Florida

August 5, 2022

While we often think of bees as fuzzy, black and yellow-striped buzzy insects that live in hives like the honey…
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