The Sunshine State’s iconic wildlife includes the American alligator, the Florida panther, the scrub jay and the manatee. But some species unique to Florida are less familiar, like the ultra-rare blue calamintha bee. First described in 2011, scientists weren’t sure the bee still existed. The spec
Fieldwork Florida’s rare blue bee rediscovered at Lake Wales Ridge by Nikhil Srinivasan • May 7,
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Clint Gibson Field Researcher Email: cgibson2@ufl.edu Current Museum Projects: Since 2019, I have worked with Dr. Chase Kimmel and the FLMNH Team on the Osmia calaminthae Project. Along with a large team of collaborators, we study the current distribution, ecology, behavior, and lim
Kimmel and Team with the Caupolicana floridana study on the Lake Wales Ridge where I help to uncover
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Orectolobus maculatus This carpet shark has a flattened stocky body, stout tail, and wide lobed fins. Its upper lip is lined with dermal lobes that act as both camouflage and as bait for unsuspecting prey. This wobbegong can be distinduished from other wobbegong species by its golden sandy to lig
In New South Wales wobbegongs were targeted in the early 90’s by trawl fisheries.
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