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worth of butterflies and moths May 21, 2018 As a 4-year-old, butterfly net in hand
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worth of butterflies and moths May 21, 2018 As a 4-year-old, butterfly net in hand
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Insects of all stripes are in the midst of a vanishing act, a catastrophic sleight-of-hand
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Now rotate your hand 90 degrees to give a thumbs-up without… Read More Evolution
Scientists determine how animals are related by comparing the characteristics they share or don’t share. It behooves you to know that horses belong to a group of mammals called ungulates, which are animals with hooves, or hard coverings that protect their toes and are an amazing feature for running.
This appendage serves almost like a hand on their face and allows them to selectively
Bluntnose Stingray Dasyatis say This medium sized stingray (growing to 39 inches wide at most) has the classic rounded diamond shaped disc but a distinctively blunt snout, with a tail one and a half times its body length bearing a serrated venomous spine. It is yellowish to light gray on top
Upper right-hand tooth band from female bluntnose stingray, B.
Several days later, the ash had blown away, and we got another opportunity to search for the existing receivers with the beach safety officers. This time the captain himself brought us and two divers out on the official beach safety patrol boat. This boat was built for two things, speed, and surf. J
With live bait in hand, beautiful weather, and clear water, I knew this had to be
For the last two years, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Museum in the Parks program brought children and families to local state parks for in-person exploration, learning and hands-on fun. They got to meet scientists, explore green spaces and check out rare artifacts from the museum’s collec
press, the bags also include a butterfly net, bug enclosure, bug lens, clipboard, hand
The Florida Museum’s Paleobotany Collection includes about 250,000 specimens, ranging from the Proterozoic to the Pleistocene.* It is international in scope, with collections from more than 50 countries. The strengths are Cretaceous to Eocene of the U.S. western interior, Cretaceous and Eocene of s
slide preparations of fossil woods, leaf cuticles and pollen/spores, as well as hand
Inside the collections of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, there is a collection of cocoon artifacts, donated by Dr. Richard Peigler. While most people associate the use of cocoons with the production of silk (sericulture), cocoons are used in many other ways. For thousands of y
The collection includes various hand and ankle rattles, as well as a charm and necklace
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Insects of all stripes are in the midst of a vanishing act, a catastrophic sleight-of-hand