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Synopsis of Policies The Herbarium of the University of Florida (FLAS) is an administrative unit in the Department of Natural History of the Florida Museum of Natural History. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences provides partial financial support for the daily operation of the herbarium
Specimen storage and fumigation: All incoming dry plant materials, whether shipped, hand-carried

Students learn about octopuses from marine biologist Chelsea Bennice during Ocean Expert Exchange: Octopus Fieldwork-Behavior to Bacteria.
The longarm octopus on the other hand prefers a sandy habitat, a diet of crustaceans

Scientists and imaging specialists have teamed up to help save one of the world’s most endangered groups of animals: freshwater mussels. With funding provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center, imaging experts will create 3D shell models based on specimens
Giving someone the opportunity to hold a lifelike mussel shell in their hand is an

Sylvilagus webbi Quick Facts Common Name: Webb’s marsh rabbit Ecologically similar and probably ancestral to the modern marsh rabbit Sylvilagus palustris. The largest known sample of specimens of the species (>4,500 bones and teeth) comes from the Inglis 1C site in Citrus County. A
On the other hand, the anatomy of the lower third premolar (Figure 4) based on the

Entomologist Akito Kawahara’s message is straightforward: We can’t live without insects. They’re in trouble. And there’s something all of us can do to help. Kawahara’s research has primarily focused on answering fundamental questions about moth and butterfly evolution. But he’s increasingly haunt
You can give insects a hand – and reduce your electric bill – by turning off unnecessary

At night in the Costa Rican cloud forest, Yash Sondhi and a small team of international scientists switched on a light and waited. Soon, insects big and small descended out of the darkness. Moths with spots like unblinking eyes on each wing. Shiny armored beetles. Flies. Once, even a praying mantis.
the very first experiments, I let a large yellow underwing moth take off from my hand

A recent paleontology exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History put fossils and scientists on full display. The exhibit featured a live laboratory in which paleontologists and volunteers cleaned and prepared specimens from Montbrook, a nearby fossil site with animal remains that have been pre
work behind the scenes, and museum visitors only learn of their discoveries second-hand

New research shows human activity is significantly altering the ways in which marine organisms are preserved, with lasting effects that can both improve and impair the fossil record. “We are not only changing the environment; we’re also changing the nature of the record that archives this informa
On one hand, human activities can prevent the fossil record from preserving useful

University of Florida researchers are taking down the Plexiglas walls between museum collections and K-12 classrooms with an educational program that uses 3-D printed fossils and hands-on lessons to spark young learners’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Known as iDigFossils,
Being able to physically hold something in your hand … is definitely very engaging

As you can probably imagine, teaching a virtual museum summer camp is quite different than teaching a traditional in-person camp but challenging times call for rising to the challenge, especially when it comes to creating positive experiences for our campers. And, as it turns out, many nuances of th
the last day (it’s frequently the same kids who wouldn’t let go of their parents’ hand