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Kryptolebias marmoratus These tiny fish can survive for up to two months in wet leaves, logs, small puddles, and crab burrows, ‚breathing‘ through their skin. They flip head-over-tail across land to travel to better locations. Mostly hermaphrodites, they are able to fertilize their own eggs, a tr
On the western coast, the mangrove rivulus may be found north almost to Ft.
The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count concluded last week with volunteers tallying bird sightings in 28 countries throughout North, Central and South America. Despite inclement weather, the count marked another exceptionally good year for birds in Gainesville, Florida, where volunteers observed
Although less common in Florida than southern states further to the west, a fair
Eastern Narrow-Mouth Toad Scientific name: Gastrophryne carolinensis These distinct little toads are easily recognizable for their oval bodies and pointed heads, as well as their unique call that is a single bleating trill. They’re shy and nocturnal, but they are native to Florida statewide, so
It is believed that they can live more than 6 years in the wild.
Anyone intrigued by snakes may decide to keep one as a pet or as an object of fascination. Responsible snake ownership requires considerations which may not be immediately obvious to all. The following provides summary information and basic requirements for responsible snake ownership. For a fuller
CBB animals are almost always healthier than their wild-caught (WC) counterparts.
Jesse Barber Courtesy Asst. Curator jessebarber@boisestate.edu Jamie Beach Digitization Assistant jamiebeach@ufl.edu Michael Belitz PhD student mbelitz@ufl.edu Bob Belmont Curatorial Associate bbelmont@ufl.edu Sidney Bennett FSCA Research Technician Sidney.Bennett@fdacs
Checkerspots and other Brush-footed butterflies Microlepidoptera Zoomed-on Micros Wild
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers have co-authored the first comprehensive study on the evolution of two agricultural pests commonly used as model organisms. Tobacco and tomato hornworms are among the largest caterpillars, able to individually devastate an entire plant if left unc
quinquemaculatus, are widespread hawkmoths occurring as far north as New York and west
Hurricanes are synonymous with the Florida experience. And for some reason, so are flamingos. They’re rare in most parts of our state, so a lone flamingo circling above a local lake this week had the birders squawking. These tall wading birds prefer coastal areas where they sieve tiny invertebrat
Wild flamingos don’t frequently set foot in Florida, but when they do, they tend
An abandoned Caribbean colony unearthed centuries after it had been forgotten and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological record have conspired to rewrite the history of a barrier island off the Virginia and Maryland coasts. These seemingly unrelated threads were woven together when Nic
shipwreck folklore by Jerald Pinson • July 27, 2022 The origin of Assateague’s wild
Feasting at a Cocoa Beach pizza parlor grease bin gave one northern curly-tailed lizard a record-breaking case of constipation. Mouthfuls of insects, an anole and greasy sand congealed into an unpassable glob of poop nearly 80% of the animal’s total body mass – the largest known feces-to-body-mass r
invasive northern curly tail has successfully established populations from Key West
The Silk Cotton or Ceiba Tree [Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.] is one of the largest trees in the American tropics. The tree has played an important role in the spiritual and economic lives of the peoples who live in the circum-Caribbean region. The Ceiba is a rapidly growing deciduous tree that
in 1526, were both impressed by the size of the canoes that the Indians in the West
