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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#MolluskMonday, Unionidae or river mussels
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels with a global range. There are about 300 recognized species in North America…
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#MuseumLife, The Killdeer Specimen
Specimens are often donated to the Florida Museum by local residents and citizen scientists. If they hold scientific value or…
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Odd couples from the natural world – which one are you?
We all have our different ways of showing love, from a hug to flowers to a date at a fancy…
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Five Facts: Bats in Florida
First of all, there are no vampire bats in Florida! And bats are not rodents. They are in their own…
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#MuseumLife, Walking Catfish Specimens
The Florida Museum added 23 adult Walking Catfish specimens to its Fish Collection on 10/23/2017. These specimens were collected between…
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Five Facts: Walking catfish in Florida
The walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) is a species of freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia. In Florida, they grow to…
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Five Facts: Sawfishes in Florida
Sawfishes live in coastal tropical and subtropical waters, including estuaries and river systems. Once ranging from New York to Texas,…
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Rain & Loaches in Thailand
Collecting in the field can run the gamut from spending a beautiful day walking along a pristine river to being…
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Calling aspiring fossil hunters: Levy County excavation opens to volunteers Oct. 5
Volunteers can channel their inner paleontologist by digging alongside museum scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Montbrook fossil…
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