Southern Stingray Dasyatis americana These diamond-shaped rays are olive-brown to green-grey on top and creamy white underneath. Their pectoral fins can grow up to a total width of 79 inches, which they use to stir up the sandy ocean floor to either reveal crustaceans and small fish, or bury
A) left hand upper half of upper tooth band, B) right
In stark contrast to southern Mexico’s surrounding dry plains, the mountains in Mesoamerica ascend into a secret world, enshrouded in fog. The mesmerizing flora and fauna create a mystical aura and the sounds of birds and Howler monkeys fill the air – picture a scene from “Avatar,” where mysterious
“It’s a blessing on the one hand because the forests
Robert Guralnick, an informatics associate curator with the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the Map of Life, a powerful, interactive mobile app that helps users determine what species of animals and organisms are nearby anywhere in the world. He explains the app’s vital role for continu
Life is that it has a research function on the one hand
Pottery type collections The CTL houses an extensive pottery type collection of pre-Columbian and historic period Indigenous pottery from Florida and the Southeastern U.S. The Florida materials represent type specimens assembled by Ripley P. Bullen, John Goggin, William Sears, and Gordon Willey, pi
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Doctoral biology student Angelo Soto-Centeno explains his research into how climate change has affected the diversity of bat populations across the Caribbean. He also describes the two methods researchers use to catch the bats. There are two safe ways to catch bats. A net on a long stick, like a bu
The hand net is just very similar to a butterfly net
Robert Guralnick, an informatics associate curator with the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the Map of Life, a powerful, interactive mobile app that helps users determine what species of animals and organisms are nearby anywhere in the world. He explains the app’s vital role for continu
Life is that it has a research function on the one hand
Museums generally derive their prominence from their collections, and these holdings constitute the primary difference between museums and other kinds of cultural institutions. A museum’s obligation to its collections is paramount. Each object is an integral part of a scientific composite. In or
Request for loans to be hand carried by visitors must
Hear the International Sawfish Encounter Database’s George Burgess, renowned marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey and Chris Peterson of Hell’s Bay Boatworks talk about their joint effort to save endangered sawfish and maintain the natural health of shallow water flats. Harvey describes the rare and ch
We hand make every boat.
The Florida Museum of Natural History is excited to welcome visitors back! Should you not feel ready to return just yet, please continue to enjoy our extensive online resources or email newsletters. Thank you for your endless support over these last few years and we look forward to seeing you so
In addition, hand sanitizer stations are available
Specimens in the Florida Museum’s Division of Ichthyology are generally available for scientific research or educational uses. Loans are granted at the discretion of the Curator or Collection Manager to qualified scientific professionals, to graduate students through their faculty advisor, and to o
When feasible, hand-carry of material by the qualified
