Insect Effect – Thompson Earth Systems Institute https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/category/insect-effect/
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Schaus swallowtail butterfly is endemic to Florida, meaning it isn’t found anywhere else
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Schaus swallowtail butterfly is endemic to Florida, meaning it isn’t found anywhere else
Holbrook Travel & the Florida Museum present Expedition to the Galápagos Islands Dec. 2-12, 2019 Led by Dr. David W. Steadman, Curator of Ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History Hovering over the equator, 600 miles from the coast of Ecuador, the Galápagos is a world within
Nearly all creatures that inhabit these islands are found nowhere else on earth and
More than a thousand years ago, people from across the Southeast regularly traveled to a small island on Florida’s Gulf Coast to bond over oysters, likely as a means of coping with climate change and social upheaval. Archaeologists’ analysis of present-day Roberts Island, about 50 miles north of
included deer and other large animals, the menu dwindled to oysters and little else
Today was the big day, the 450th Anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine! While the focus of our research has been on the 1677-1728 church and convento at Mission Nombre de Dios, these excavations were also part of a public archaeology program in association with the 450th. Celebrations star
A big thank you to Eric Johnson and everyone else at Nombre de Dios, my intrepid
Scientists sometimes use enzymes and dyes to study animal anatomy and compare relationships among species. Today they also use techniques such as DNA studies and micro-CT scanning, which do not alter or damage unique specimens. Summary Cleared and Stained Salamander (Aneides lugubris) From Mari
been treated with chemicals to turn their bones red, cartilage blue and everything else
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
2023 Birds native to the tropical Andes, many of which cannot be found anywhere else
Julie Allen, an evolutionary biologist in UF’s department of biology, describes her research on the Red Colobus monkey in Uganda, an area with an unprecedented number of species of primates. Julie used genetics to understand how long this population has lived in this forest, and give clues to how l
species of monkeys in this forest and that’s essentially unprecedented anywhere else
Staff in the Ichthyology Division have contributed to several important field guides in the study of North American freshwater fishes. Fishes in the Fresh Waters of Florida (2018) Available from University of Florida Press Florida’s fresh waters are inhabited by 222 species of fishes in 48 fa
Included in this diverse mix of species are three found nowhere else (Seminole Killifish
Horseshoe Crab blood contains amebocyte cells, which envelop bacteria and prevent them from proliferating. Blood samples from 500,000 crabs are gathered each year to make blood tests that detect bacterial toxins. Summary Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) From Cape May Co., New Jersey, Sept. 2
Horseshoe Crabs are like nothing else on Earth.
Thatching Alexander Cameron describes the process of making thatch at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park. Construyendo un techo de paja Alexander Cameron describe el proceso de elaboración de la paja en la Fuente del Parque Arqueológico de la Juventud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ
You don’t need anything else but the palm leaf itself, and it creates a totally waterproof