Our blogs highlight the work of our scientists and support team that catalogs and examines global biodiversity, from the origin of earth as we know it, through present day, and forward into future possibilities.
Winter 2024 in the Butterfly Rainforest
In the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit, the butterflies, birds, flowers, and plants all dazzle us with their colors even in the…
Yes, we have birds in the butterfly exhibit!
Visitors are sometimes surprised to see birds flying around in our Butterfly Rainforest exhibit. Species like our adorable canaries are…
Our remarkable fall 2024 graduates!
We are proud to wrap 2024 by celebrating several of our students who graduated from the University of Florida upon…
The Power of Community: Museum Volunteers Clean Up McCarty Woods
At the heart of UF’s main campus, a 2.9 acre stretch of land offers a unique and educational natural space…
Megaherbivore Skeletons
Click below for an 8-page PDF list of the megaherbivores collected so far from the Montbrook Fossil Site:
Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con
In many circles, Dragon Con is legendary. Held every year in Atlanta, Dragon Con is a fandom epicenter where people…
So Many Shells! Freshwater Turtles of Florida
Most of the turtle species in Florida are freshwater dwellers. Since our newest permanent exhibit, Water Shapes Florida, takes a…
Fall 2024 in the Butterfly Rainforest
As the heat of summer days slowly cool towards autumn, we welcome University of Florida students back to campus and…
Science Up Close: Incredible Insects
Remember this? Walk down memory lane with us to look at past special exhibits we’ve enjoyed here at the Florida…
The Florida Museum’s living exhibit turns 20 years old!
At the Florida Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest exhibit, more than butterflies fly by. Time flies by here, too. This year, the…
The Whip-tailed Stingrays of Montbrook
Although Montbrook is not active at this time due to the summer heat and rain storms, we’ve been active behind…
Summer 2024 in the Butterfly Rainforest
As spring warms into the hotter days of summer our Butterfly Rainforest is bursting with new residents just waiting to…
Collecting Incredible Insects!
On May 25, 2024, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibit, Science Up Close: Incredible Insects was unveiled to the…
Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation
On World Sea Turtle Day over 700 visitors joined us to learn about Florida sea turtles and what we can…
Creativity Flowed Like Water
Would anyone want to paint at the Museum after hours? In the wake of opening our newest permanent exhibit, Water…
Antarctic Dinosaurs
Remember this? Walk down memory lane with us to look at past special exhibits we’ve enjoyed here at the Florida…
Society for American Archaeology 2024 Meeting in NOLA
Many of our lab members are heading to the Big Easy this week to participate in the 89th Annual Meeting…
Spring 2024 in the Butterfly Rainforest
This sunny spring, the exhibit is bursting with blooms! There’s always something new to see when you visit the Butterfly…
Student Spotlight: Jacob Bethin
People often encounter caterpillars in their gardens or walking along a nature trail. Most of us are not even aware…
“It looks like several horse teeth”
While digging in our west pit on March 9th, volunteer, Bri Blaga found a heavily eroded horse tooth. The…