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Pocillopora Corals are spectacular, branching animals that dominate Pacific reefs. Specialized Guard Crabs live within the coral’s branches, protecting it from predators such as the Crown of Thorns sea star. These three species demonstrate the complex biodiversity of coral reefs. Summary Pocillo
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

On average, sharks are responsible for six human fatalities per year, while humans annually kill tens of millions of sharks in fisheries. This jaw came from a commercial fishery driven by high demand for shark fins in overseas markets. Summary Bull Shark jaw (Carcharhinus leucas) From the South
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

Scientists thought Florida Jujube was extinct when it was described from a single Florida Museum specimen collected in 1949. It was later rediscovered in the wild in the 1980s, though due to its limited numbers, the future of this spiny shrub is uncertain. Summary Florida Jujube (Pseudoziziphus
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

Fort Mose was America’s first legally sanctioned free black community, settled by formerly enslaved Africans who escaped from English colonies. Archaeologists discovered the site just north of St. Augustine, shedding light on the town’s daily life. Summary Fort Mose Artifacts (replicas) From St
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

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
3D reconstructions of all digitized freshwater mussels will be freely available online

In honor of our new exhibit opening, the Florida Museum is hosting the Water Shapes Florida Photo Challenge! The challenge is designed to educate and promote awareness of Florida’s freshwater habitats. Capture your best picture and enter by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 1, for your chance to win priz
The Museum will post these images online from March 11 to 15 and the public will

The Florida Museum’s McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity opened in 2004. The three-story, 42,000-square-foot building was constructed alongside the existing exhibit facility, Powell Hall, to house research and collections, as well as offer a public exhibit gallery and living “Butterfly R
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

University of Florida plant biologist Pamela Soltis has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee investigating the value and future of biological collections. Soltis, a distinguished professor and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, will
an advocate for their protection, enhancement and use.� Open data in massive online

Heliconius Butterflies are a model group for studying evolution of wing patterns due to the vast variations within the group. In 2002, Museum received Neukirchen’s Collection that contained every species and subspecies of this important genus. Summary Heliconius Butterflies (various species) Fr
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

When these large reptiles roamed the island, the climate and environment was similar to today’s. They went extinct after humans arrived on the island, most likely from hunting for food or protection. Summary From Abaco, Bahamas Lived ~1000 years ago Albury’s Tortoise Shell (Chelonoidis albur
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit