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When most people hear the words Guantanamo Bay, they immediately think of the infamous prison built there in 2001. But for Roger Portell, an invertebrate paleontologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Guantanamo means the chance to collect marine fossils on an island that is otherwise larg
invertebrate occurrences here in Florida that we see nowhere else

Kudzu is one of the best-known weeds in the U.S. Some consider it the poster child of invasive plants – “the vine that ate the South!” Where did it come from? How did it get here? And is it a cause for concern in Florida? 1: Kudzu comes from Asia. Kudzu, Pueraria montana, is thought to be native t
smothering roadside forests, farmland, houses and anything else

Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. Using the equivalent of facial recognition technology,
Why was this pottery so different from everything else

1. Daily Follow-up to Mounting Do a final check on the specimen conditions and have specimens repaired that are not mounted well. Make sure each specimen is secure and has a packet. Provide feedback to the mounters. Pencil the family number on the upper right of each sheet’s label or just ab
redundant, determine which to cull for exchange, else

Sailfin Blenny Emblemaria pandionis This small fish has a long, scaleless body and a large, distinct dorsal fin that tends to be larger on males. Their blunt faces are topped with a cirrus above each eye and next to the nostrils. They live in clear, shallow water along rocky shores or reefs
Little else is known about reproduction in this species

Scientists have found a new species of fleshy verdigris lichen, thanks to DNA analysis of museum specimens. Misidentified by its original collectors, the lichen is only known from 32 specimens collected in North and Central Florida scrubland between 1885 and 1985. Now the hunt is on to find it in th
had these specimens, but I just thought everybody else

Spotted Scorpionfish Scorpaena plumieri These reef-dwelling fish are great at camouflage, using their mottled coloring and texture to sneak up on smaller fish and crustaceans and swallow them whole in one fast gulp. From short face and big eyes, to stout caudal (tail) fin, they are usually s
Little else is known about scorpionfish reproduction

Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Andrei Sourakov has a soft spot for small, winged creatures, and an extraordinary commitment to sharing his passion with younger generations. His latest study published online in the June 2013 issue of Florida Entomologist is co-authored by Museum volu
attacked by the bella moth, but, surprisingly, nothing else

In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out of the more than 7,000 living today, has true teeth on its lower jaw. The culprit, a large marsupial frog named Gastrotheca guentheri, has puzzled scientists since its discovery in 1882 for
other group because these traits don’t exist anywhere else

Shark attacks decreased for the third consecutive year, falling to 57 unprovoked bites worldwide in 2020, compared with 64 bites in 2019 and 66 in 2018, according to the annual summary issued by the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File. The most recent five-year global average san
“They’re normally more curious than anything else,”