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Life Behind the Museum – What’s the buzz? – Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator

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The news in the Hymenoptera community of the UF Natural Area Teaching Lab (NATL) located behind the Museum: “Bidens, which were in full bloom just three weeks ago, have now all gone to seed, but the Golden Rod’s sweet nectar and abundant pollen are ripe for the plucking instead.” And while Homo s
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Cats in a Tent – the sign of spring – Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator

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I don’t know if immature moths feel as happy as kids do when they crowd together in a tent, but some of them love making tents. At this time of the year, in Gainesville, Florida, one can see trees that have only just started sprouting leaves but already have tents with caterpillars in them. He
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Having Fun While Curating Collections – Swallowtails – Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator

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Among the things that can make curating collections fun is coming across various biological phenomena. This week, I was sorting some North American swallowtail butterflies and promptly came across the phenomenon of mimicry, exemplified in this photo of the toxic Pipe-vine swallowtail and its various
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus – Florida Vertebrate Fossils

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus Quick Facts Common Name: bald eagle Fossils of this species are very rare. Only known from the late Pleistocene. Eagles are known from the early Pleistocene of Florida, but they are extinct species not closely related to the bald eagle. Age Range Late Pleis
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Having Fun While Curating – Kaye’s Historical Collection – Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator

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William James Kaye (1875-1967) created the collection that is featured in this post. This collection contains some of the first specimens with which Arthur C. Allyn (1913-1985), the founder of the Allyn Museum of Entomology, commenced his grand butterfly adventure. Years later, it became one of the
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