Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Hand

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

By the middle of the seventeenth century, the Franciscan mission effort had expanded northward to the Carolinas, and westward to present day Tallahassee. It is estimated that there were seventy Franciscan missionaries in some forty Spanish doctrinas in Florida, ministering to about 25,000 Apalachee,
A 1759 account noted that “the fat horses (reach a height) of seven or more hand

Scomberomorus regalis This solitary torpedo-shaped fish is streamlined and strong, with finlets running between the prominent second dorsal and anal fins, and the crescent caudal (tail) fin. It is a green-blue from above, and mostly silvery white except for brassy spots and streaks on its sides n
On the other hand, the dark coloration of the cero mackerel’s back blends in with

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

A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously thought, measuring up to 65 feet, nearly the length of two school buses. Earlier studies had ball-parked the massive predator at about 50 to 60 feet long. The revised estimate is t
Now when a paleontologist unearths a lone megalodon tooth the size of their 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

Day 1: Saturday, February 5, 2022 My first day on the dig! I had no idea what to expect. I arrived in the morning, it was so cold, I was glad to have as many layers as I did. I was given my instructions, gathered my tools, and was told to pick a square. The pressure! How could I possibly choose one
what I was doing, no interruptions meant that I could really focus on the task at 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

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

Contrary to our current dilemma, the Taino always knew where their fish came from „Here, the fishes are so unlike ours that it is amazing; there are some like dorados, of the brightest colors in the world—blue, yellow, red, multi-colored, colored in a thousand ways, and the colors so bright tha
of extreme low tide you could walk out on the dry lake bed and pick up fish by hand