Five Facts: Bees in Florida
While we often think of bees as fuzzy, black and yellow-striped buzzy insects that live in hives like the honey…
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Are shark teeth fossils true fossils?
We get questions like this a lot. This question came by tweet. We turned to Richard Hulbert, Florida Museum’s vertebrate…
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Five Facts: Hearts-a-bustin’ in Florida
Euonymus americanus is called hearts-a-bustin’, bursting-heart or strawberry bush. 1: It’s a Florida native shrub that’s made for the…
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Five Facts: Limpkins in Florida
Limpkins, Aramus guarauna, are medium-sized wading birds with long legs and long, slightly curved beaks. Their bodies are covered in…
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Five Facts: Skunkvine in Florida
Skunkvine, Paederia foetida, is an aggressive, twining vine in the coffee family, or Rubiaceae. Plants produce multiple stems up to 35 feet…
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Five Facts: Megalodon
Carcharocles megalodon, often just called megalodon, was the largest shark to ever live in our oceans. But what do we…
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#MuseumLife, Bald Eagle Specimen
Bald eagle Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus Specimen: UF-O-52443 Although bald eagles were on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss…
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Five Facts: Wisteria in Florida
Wisteria has become somewhat iconic in lush gardens in the Southeastern United States. In the spring, it’s easy to locate…
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Luna moth caterpillars vs. brown anoles
Florida Museum researcher Andrei Sourakov recently published a paper in the Journal of Natural History on his observations of the…
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Florida Invasive Species: Clown Knifefish
The clown knifefish, Chitala ornata, is native to Indochina, but has been found in South Florida starting in the 1990s….
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