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Native to tropical Asia, the Air Potato thrives in Florida due to the warm climate – it can grow 8 inches a day! These plants grow thick and block sunlight to other plants, and so must be removed and destroyed to prevent native habitat destruction. Summary Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) Colle
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Giant Seep Worms live near deep-sea cold seeps where hydrocarbons leak from the sea floor. These worms lack a gut and get all of their nutrition from a symbiotic relationship with internal bacteria, which can use sulfides to generate energy. Summary Giant Seep Worms (Lamellibrachia luymesi) Fro
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Ocean-dwelling Ribbon Worms can grow longer than a blue whale, making them the world’s longest animal. These predators overwhelm their prey by shooting out a proboscis, a venomous spaghetti-like appendage that wraps around and kills prey. Summary Ribbon Worms Baseodiscus quinquelineatus, From
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Scientists use modern reference specimens to identify bone, shell and plant material from archaeological sites. Alligator Gar have changed little over millions of years, and researchers use this specimen to identify gar in ancient Native American middens (trash heaps). Summary Mummified Alligato
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Predators, like Florida’s Rosy Wolf Snail, were introduced to many Pacific islands to control invasive snails such as the Giant African Snail. Unfortunately, these introductions had no impact on the invasive target species, and instead devastated the native snail populations. Summary Native and
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In 2017, the Florida Museum of Natural History marked its 100th anniversary as the state’s official natural history museum. As part of the centennial celebration, the Florida Museum created an extraordinary exhibit exploring the key role museum collections play in telling the story of life on Earth.
Though the physical exhibit is closed, the companion website remains online, providing

Environmental archaeology is the interdisciplinary study of past human interactions with the natural world — a world that encompasses plants, animals and landscapes. It is traditionally divided into zooarchaeology (animal remains), archaeobotany (plant remains) and geoarchaeology (a variety of data
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March is Florida Archaeology Month! Let’s celebrate the fascinating science by learning what archaeology is, and importantly what it is not! This educational and entertaining workshop will focus on the misuse and misunderstandings about Florida’s past and how archaeologists study Florida’s people t
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There are many great opportunities at the University of Florida. There are active research and graduate education programs in the Departments of Biology and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, the School for Natural Resources and Environment, and the Florida Museum of Natural History. If you’re a
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we study the diversity, evolution, and natural history of amphibians and reptiles.  We conduct research in the field, in the lab, and in museum collections. We are dedicated to communicating science to a broad audience of students, teachers, and the public. The Blackburn Lab is based in
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