ButterflyFest is an annual fun-for-all-ages festival to celebrate backyard wildlife with an emphasis on pollinators!
and handmade soaps, soy wax candles and herbal eye pillows The Painting Sister: Hand-painted
While standing next to a shelf filled with thousands of aging reel-to-reel and other tape recordings of bird sounds collected over the past 40 years, Florida Museum of Natural History ornithologist Tom Webber inspected an especially fragile reel from the 1960s. “Eventually, even the magnetic plas
But the older ones,� he said as he paused, running his hand across a stack of worn
Quick Facts Common Name: none Enhydritherium terraenovae is a large, extinct otter capable of living in both freshwater and coastal marine habitats. A nearly complete skeleton is on permanent public display at the Florida Museum of Natural History. It was collected at the Moss Acres Racetrack
The combined evidence of a lack of hindlimb swimming specialization, hand proportions
The ancient Maya are not particularly known for their love of freshwater mussels. Mathematics, maize, pyramids and human sacrifice, yes. But bivalves? Not so much. Yet Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologists Ashley Sharpe and Kitty Emery could not sift through a single bag of material fr
attention to patterns she and Emery had noticed previously, with species names in hand
On Feb. 26, 2023, the Florida Museum of Natural History will officially say goodbye to Powell Hall’s oldest permanent exhibit, Northwest Florida: Waterways and Wildlife. This goodbye comes with many memories and much excitement for a new exhibit, Water Shapes Florida, opening in Spring 2024, that wi
Giving countless hours to hand paint murals and carve out sculptures, we thank everyone
New research shows the glaring light in human-altered landscapes, such as livestock pastures and crop fields, can act as a barrier to big-eyed birds, potentially contributing to their decline. Florida Museum of Natural History researchers found strong links between bird eye size, habitat and fora
then clamber over steep ridges and through thick shrubs and bamboo, antenna in hand
An international team of researchers has outlined a plan for how to measure changes in key traits of animals and plants and provide these data to policymakers to improve natural resource management and keep nations on track to meet global biodiversity and sustainability goals. Monitoring species
Having this information in hand can empower policymakers to make strategic decisions
Echeneis naucrates These are very recognizable fish because of their highly modified dorsal fin that is an oval shaped sucking disc. They are as long as 43 inches, and slender, with lower jaws that extend much further than upper. They attach themselves to sharks, turtles, whales, large bony fish,
In captivity, the sharksucker can be feed pieces of clam and fish by hand.
Plants flowering at the wrong time of year suggest the approach of a powerful wind. Dolphins inexplicably abandon the harbor. Familiar birds are suddenly nowhere to be seen. Such observations have been recounted by local fisherfolk and Native Americans as signs that a serious storm is on the way. W
neighbor helped neighbor and devised solutions to cope with the difficulties at hand
Mustelus canis This small, slender shark has elongated cat-like eyes, triangular fins, and an asymmetrical, notched caudal (tail) fin. Unlike most sharks, this dogfish has rows of flat grinding teeth rather than sharp blades, which are ideal for crushing and chewing the crustaceans and mollusks t
Photo © George Burgess Dentition of right-hand side of upper jaw.
