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Butterflies and moths rank among the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, with nearly 160,000 known species, ranging from the iconic blue morpho to the crop-devouring armyworm. Scientists have long attributed these insects’ rich variety to their close connections with other organisms. Butte
Butterflies, they hypothesized, evolved in tandem with the plants they fed on, and

Eocene Epoch 56 million to 34 million years ago During the Eocene, the Earth was generally warmer than it is today and Florida was under water. The seafloor was a network of shallow and deep-water habitats across the submerged limestone plateau. It was home to a variety of marine animals includi
analyzing ancient sea cow teeth, paleontologists know these marine mammals once fed

This Python captured the world’s attention when park rangers found it and brought it to the Museum for study. At 17 feet 7 inches, this invasive snake was the largest found in Florida at the time, and also contained a record 87 eggs. Summary Burmese Python Skeleton (Python bivittatus) From Ever
Large reproductive females, especially those that have recently fed, may stay hidden

RECENT PUBLICATIONS (since 2013) SYMBOLS: * – graduate student, ** – post-doctoral researcher, *** – former lab members, bold – lab members at the time of publication 2022 Publications Grun**, T.B., Kowalewski, M., (2022), Spatial distribution, diversity, and taphonomy of clypeasteroid and spatan
(2022), Long-term shifts in faunal composition of freshwater mollusks in spring-fed

Several years ago a University of Florida librarian handed me a copy of a recently donated 1873 newspaper article taken from the New York Weekly Sun. Unsigned, the article included a wonderful account of a visit to Turtle Mound, an archaeological site in modern Volusia County, just south of New Smyr
Along the way Cummings met one farmer who fed thousands of sea turtle eggs to his

During bite investigations, cases are classified by type. These classification types are based on different shark behavior in response to varying stimuli. This allows ISAF and other researchers to focus on particular kinds of incidents during additional studies. These classifications do not diminish
sharks may bite a person by mistake during the frenzy for food, and habitually fed

Prehistoric big game hunters and not the last ice age are the likely culprits in the extinction of giant ground sloths and other North American great mammals such as mammoths, mastodons and saber-toothed tigers, says a Florida Museum of Natural History researcher. Determining whether the firs
largest of the prehistoric ground sloths grew to the size of a modern elephant and fed

Bothus lunatus One of the most noticeable features of this flat fish is that both eyes are on one side of its head. But they start out with an eye on either side of their heads like most fish, and their right eye migrates towards the left as they mature. They are experts at camouflage and can qui
Young flounders are fed upon by crabs, shrimps, and other fish while juvenile and

Sharks are important predators in the marine world. They have a reputation as bloodthirsty killing machines, but this view is distorted. Sharks are not unique in consuming animals. For example, humans are predators, eating cattle, pigs, chickens, fish, and other creatures. As apex  (top) and
sharks may bite a person by mistake during the frenzy for food, and habitually fed

Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Andrei Sourakov has a soft spot for small, winged creatures, and an extraordinary commitment to sharing his passion with younger generations. His latest study published online in the June 2013 issue of Florida Entomologist is co-authored by Museum volu
start studying one thing but end up studying another.� Sourakov and Locascio fed