The Elegance of Science 2014 1st Place: Gymnura micrura, UF 51071 – Zachary Randall 2nd Place: Nickel Nanoforest – Mohammad Malakooti & John H. Spears 3rd Place: Mammathus primigenius – Xavier Moss Honorable Mentions CA1 Pyramid – Scott W. Harden Afternoon Drink – Michael Bentley Cuti
Mariko Matsuura GM plant meets Japanese flower arrangement by Mariko Matsuura Tunnels
Mezcal is a distilled alcohol made from the boiled and fermented sap of agave plants. Most mezcal beverages — including all brands of tequila — are sold as pure distillates, but a few have an added stowaway bottled inside: worms. Called gusanos de maguey (Spanish for agave worms), these odd organ
Their large, milky-white caterpillars parasitize several agave species, boring tunnels
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are asking for help tracking two obscure species of ultra-fuzzy, fast-flying native bees that are most active from August through October. Southeastern plasterer bees live in scrub, pineland and sandhill habitats; adjacent open areas; and along roadsi
Females of many species in the plasterer bee family line the tunnels of their nests
One of the hardest parts of working from home these days is being separated from hands-on projects in the lab and collections. Museum people want to have their stuff nearby. As the manager of the Ceramic Tech Lab, I normally have many different projects going on: identifying and sorting pottery fro
As it is fired, the organic moss burns away, leaving tiny tunnels in the pottery.
While we often think of bees as fuzzy, black and yellow-striped buzzy insects that live in hives like the honey bee, the truth is more gorgeous and diverse than that! Honey bees do a lot of agricultural labor for humans and are very important to farming, but here in North America most of these domes
Most Florida species nest in the ground by digging tunnels in the soil or sand.
To be fair, the newly described Waray dwarf burrowing snake is pretty great at hiding. In its native habitat on the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines, the snake usually surfaces only after heavy rains, similar to earthworms washing up on suburban sidewalks after a downpour. So, it
covered in ultra-smooth, iridescent scales that likely reduce friction while it tunnels
Health and safety risks from non-native iguanas in south Florida have prompted a University of Florida researcher and his team to recommend widespread use of artificial nest boxes to control the reptiles‘ population growth. Homeowners and property managers have grown weary of green iguanas eating
eating shrubs and damaging foundations and seawalls with subterranean nests and tunnels
Free Admission Children can explore, observe, study, pretend and play at the Florida Museum’s Beverly and Jon Thompson Discovery Zone permanent exhibition. The exhibit includes educational materials as diverse as the natural world, allowing children and their caregivers to engage in science-oriente
Investigate how different objects float in the wind tunnels.
Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper jaws and the roof of their mouths while others sport fanglike structures. Some species are completely toothless. And only one frog, out of the more-than 7,000 species, has true teeth on bot
And the turtle frog, a toothless burrowing species in Australia, tunnels through
Free Admission | Now Open Dive in and explore Florida’s most valuable resource: water. This engaging exhibit tells the story of the state’s fresh water, from the aquifers underground to the rivers and lakes to the clouds in the sky. Enter a magical glass-bottom-boat theater, and ride, dive and fl
years, slightly acidic rainwater erodes limestone, creating cracks, crevices and tunnels
