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Mosquitoes: Friend or Foe? – Exhibits

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Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum in 2022, this gallery exhibit uses stunning images to swat away myths about these divisive insects and display their fascinating behavior and value to ecosystems. Learn about their role as pollinators and food as well as about mosquito rese
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Why Montbrook? – Montbrook Fossil Dig

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Unsure of what name to give this new fossil site and with no special preference from the owners of the property, Vertebrate Paleontology’s Collection Manager, Richard Hulbert, began looking into the history of the area for anything interesting. He soon discovered an old line-drawn Florida Highway ma
named in honor of David Levy Yulee (a two-term US Senator and prominent business man

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Edible Insects: It’s What’s For Dinner – Exhibits

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Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum from 2019 to 2020, this exhibition highlights research on edible insects as a sustainable source of protein for people. Compare the environmental footprint of a cricket to traditional protein sources such as beef, pork and chicken. Learn ab
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Curator Fred Thompson honored with lifetime achievement award – Research News

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Following more than 40 years of fieldwork, Florida Museum of Natural History malacology curator Fred Thompson was recently recognized for his research on freshwater organisms. The Florida Association of Benthologists presented Thompson with the Award for Excellence in Contributions to Florida Ben
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How, Where & When Sharks Attack – International Shark Attack File

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Worldwide there are probably 70-100 shark attacks annually resulting in about 5 deaths. We say „probably“ because not all shark attacks are reported; our information from Third World countries is especially poor, and in other areas efforts are sometimes made to keep attack quiet for fear of bad publ
species, however, have been repetitively implicated as the primary attackers of man

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Excavation finds clues of cultural blending in Seminole Indian life – Research News

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The remnants of an Indian village destroyed by war almost two centuries ago reveal the Seminoles were actually blending into the American melting pot before they were driven to the swamps of South Florida, say Florida Museum of Natural History researchers. In a search for clues to what life w
people and Europeans.” ”Historical documents describe Chief Payne as being a wealthy man

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Scientists receive rare giant squid for research – Research News

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One of the mysterious legends of the sea, the giant squid has haunted sailors for hundreds of years. From the adventures of Homer’s Odysseus to Melville’s Ishmael, the unknown of the deep invokes fear that the creatures may even threaten ships. In 1830, Alfred, Lord Tennyson depicted the fabled s
In the final lines of the poem, he wrote, “Then once by man and angels to be seen

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Butterflies’ ‘secret’ to keeping cool hidden in wings – Research News

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A butterfly’s wings are more than just eye-catching flight gear. A new study reveals microscopic structures that give butterflies their vibrant colors can also play a vital role in how butterflies adapt to extreme climates. Like shingles on a roof, these microstructures interlock to trap and rele
microstructures on the butterflies’ wings are an ideal template for designing and engineering man-made

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