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orange butterflies

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40 years of friendship, 70,000 specimens: Amateur entomologists donate lifetimes’ worth of butterflies and moths

May 21, 2018

As a 4-year-old, butterfly net in hand, Ed Knudson set out to catch insects in his neighborhood. Little did he…
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Burgess with shark specimen jars

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Former shark program director Burgess retires, will focus on research

February 5, 2018

Throughout his more than 40-year career at the University of Florida, George Burgess gained an international reputation with the media…
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Michelle Barboza at fossil site

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Becoming Visible: Michelle Barboza

December 5, 2017

The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History celebrated 100 years of inspiring people to care about life on…
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Adania Flemming in creek

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Becoming Visible: Adania Flemming

December 5, 2017

The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History celebrated 100 years of inspiring people to care about life on…
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Verity Mathis in mammal collection

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Becoming Visible: Verity Mathis

December 5, 2017

The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History celebrated 100 years of inspiring people to care about life on…
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