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Jaret Daniels

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…Read More

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…Read More

Researcher marking a Schaus' swallowtail with a sharpie for catch and release observation

Community Science

Florida volunteers see record numbers of endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly

September 16, 2021

F or the past nine years, volunteers working with the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Florida Park Service…Read More

fuzzy orange bee in flight

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

blue calamintha bee marked with paint

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

butterfly on plant

Community Science

Community science callout: Help locate rare butterfly’s host plants in Florida, Georgia

March 24, 2021

Scientists are asking the public to help find and document sundial lupine and wild indigo, host plants of the frosted…Read More

Miami blue butterfly

Grants & Initiatives

Disney awards funding to UF butterfly, sea turtle conservation projects

July 16, 2020

As part of its work to save wildlife, the Disney Conservation Fund awarded funding to two University of Florida research…Read More

butterfly on cotton swab

Features

Gatorade fuels endangered Miami blue butterflies

June 26, 2020

A staple on the sidelines for Gator sports teams, Gatorade also replenishes a different kind of athlete at the University…Read More

bee sticking head out of bag

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

Monarch butterflies on flowering plant

Features

A kaleidoscope of monarchs: Marveling at one of nature’s greatest journeys

October 29, 2019

Our horses breathed deep but kept a steady pace as we ascended to 10,000 feet above sea level, scanning the…Read More

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Gainesville, FL 32611

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