Research News
Tiny transmitters could unlock monarch migration mysteries in Florida
Every spring, many monarch butterflies drift back into Florida on orange-and-black wings that have captivated scientists for generations. They arrive…
Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs
If you’ve driven down two-lane highways in rural parts of North Florida recently, you may have noticed a spate of…
Chasing the rare arogos skipper butterfly from Florida fields to lab
With their triangular shape and golden-orange wings, the eastern arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos arogos) butterflies seemed to wave down the…
News & Media Coverage
Spotlight on mentions of our work in other news outlets:
- Endangered Schaus Butterflies Having Their Best Season In Decades – WMFE (Central Florida Public Media) 7/14/21
- What’s Growing On: FDOT pairs with the Florida Museum to increase pollinators – WCJB TV20 Published 7/22/21
- UF project hopes to ‘certify’ appropriate plants as wildlife-friendly – IFAS 7/17/21
- Florida scientists find rare bee species in new locations – WSVN News 7 Miami 6/5/21
- Raise a Glass to Butterflies – Newswise 10/21/21
- Researchers help rare butterfly take flight in Florida Keys – Associated Press 7/27/18
- Butterflies in the storm – bioGraphic 7/18/18
- Butterflies Were Tenderly Saved Before Hurricane Irma Hit – BuzzFeedNews 9/10/17
Museum blogs
The Daniels Lab collaborates with colleagues here at the Florida Museum to communicate at off-site and outreach events. Here are some mentions from across the Museum’s website:
Ten years of brewing conservation with butterfly beers
Ten years ago, scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History wondered if they could persuade the community to raise…
We’ve been teaming up with First Magnitude Brewing Co. for a few years on this fabulous festival to support pollinator…
Florida Museum of Natural History among winners of Gainesville Beautification Award
At a recent ceremony, the Gainesville City Beautification Board recognized ten local businesses and organizations with the 2025 Gainesville...
Black Witch Beer: Halloween at the brewery
Continuing their strong tradition of inspiring people to learn about butterfly conservation, our Daniels Lab team hosted a Halloween-themed beer…
Wildflowers: Music in the meadow
Standing in the Florida Museum’s backyard, eyes closed, face turned to the sunlight, you can hear a hushed murmur of…
Persevering for Monarch Habitat Restoration
Researchers focusing on conservation and species restoration have to be fairly tenacious, and our biologist Jaret Daniels is no exception.…
Friends, beer and . . . butterflies? Is this how we do conservation now? Our scientists have worked hard to…
In April 2020, our Daniels Lab team and First Magnitude released its 9th beer celebrating an imperiled Florida butterfly, this time…
Florida White Florida Wit Beer
On November 15, 2019, our Daniels Lab team and First Magnitude Brewing Company celebrated the launch of a Belgian witbier…
The tiny brown frosted elfin butterfly might seem small and unimportant, but this at-risk species contributed to its own conservation…