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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…
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sago palms

Features

Poisonous plants in your Florida garden: Six deadly species to know

May 14, 2021

Plants contain a vast array of chemical compounds, some of which can be poisonous to humans, pets and livestock. These…
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Features

Butterfly garden initiative expands to community centers, after-school programs

May 13, 2021

After being in a COVID-19 chrysalis for over a year, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s butterfly garden program is…
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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…
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Features

Longtime Florida Museum supporters invest in state’s future with new McGurn Exhibition Hall

March 16, 2021

During its more than 100-year existence, the Florida Museum of Natural History has inspired people to learn and care about…
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kudzu plants

Five Facts

Five Facts: Kudzu in Florida

February 22, 2021

Kudzu is one of the best-known weeds in the U.S. Some consider it the poster child of invasive plants –…
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A green and blue lichen

Collections

Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct

January 14, 2021

Scientists have found a new species of fleshy verdigris lichen, thanks to DNA analysis of museum specimens. Misidentified by its…
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dragonfly on twig

News in Brief

Unsure how to help reverse insect declines? Scientists suggest simple ways

January 11, 2021

Entomologist Akito Kawahara’s message is straightforward: We can’t live without insects. They’re in trouble. And there’s something all of us…
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A bird specimen label

Collections

Top killers of Florida birds: Trauma on land, starvation at sea

December 21, 2020

An analysis of birds that died at Florida wildlife rehabilitation clinics found songbirds and other land-dwelling species were most often…
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pair of parasites

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…
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