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Caterpillar droppings: Sisyphean labor meets Herculean task – Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/andrei-sourakov/activities/caterpillar-droppings/

When Hercules was tasked by Eurystheus with cleaning up after King Augeas‘ cattle in a single day, he had his work cut out for him. But Hercules, being not only a superhero but also a wiz, figured out a painless solution and diverted a nearby river so that its waters would do the work for him. All a
caterpillars in bags that, akin to baby diapers, need to be frequently changed, or else

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Links – Paleobotany + Palynology

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/paleobotany/resources/links/

Other Paleobotanical Collections and Databases This is not an exhaustive list of all paleobotanical collections and/or databases. If you would like your site to be listed, please send your web address to Hongshan Wang. The Cuticle Database is an image collection of plant cuticles prepared from vou
from the Late Devonian Cleveland Shale (360 million years ago) not known anywhere else

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Shark attacks drop during coronavirus lockdown – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/shark-attacks-drop-during-coronavirus-lockdown/

Shark attack numbers have sunk to dramatic lows, likely a side effect of closed beaches and widespread quarantines, according to experts at the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File. Only 18 unprovoked shark bites have been confirmed globally from Jan. 1 to June 18, down from 24
at this time of year, with only two bites in Florida, is a sign that something else

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NSF grants help Florida Museum digitize marine invertebrates, rare land snails – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/paulay-slapcinsky-marine-invertebrates-digitization/

Three grants from the National Science Foundation will enable the Florida Museum of Natural History’s invertebrate zoology division to contribute crucial specimen data and images to online research networks. The grants represent the first two major funding initiatives to digitize modern marine organ
And I don’t think there’s anybody else that can provide that level of information

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Hollow trees host massive moth slumber parties – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/hollow-trees-host-massive-moth-slumber-parties/

Unlike social insects such as bees and ants, moths are generally loners. So, when Florida Museum of Natural History lepidopterist Andrei Sourakov spotted a dozen glossy black Idia moths inside a hollow tree, he made a mental note. After he stumbled across 100 of the same species in another hollow
That sparked my interest further in what else might be lurking there.”

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Validity of DNA ID tool measured using marine snails – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/validity-of-dna-id-tool-using-marine-snails/

A trendy holiday gift within a decade may be a hand-held device that instantly identifies any species from a snippet of animal tissue, say Florida Museum of Natural History researchers. That may be possible thanks to scientific advances that include the first test quantifying the effectivenes
orange shipment and wonder if they are from a dangerous fruit fly or something else

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Fossil collector donates life’s work to Florida Museum of Natural History – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/fossil-collector-donates-lifes-work-to-florida-museum-of-natural-history/

The vertebrate paleontology division at the Florida Museum of Natural History recently received its largest private donation, an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 identifiable specimens. The specimens formerly comprised the world’s second-largest collection of Florida vertebrate fossils. The museum will
“I wanted to know more about the geology of Florida than anybody else, and in some

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Researcher receives grant to study birds in the Andes – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/researcher-receives-grant-to-study-birds-in-the-andes/

With $800,000 from the National Science Foundation, Florida Museum of Natural History conservation biologist Scott Robinson is researching bird ranges in the Andes Mountains. Robinson is leading a team of about 20 researchers measuring ideal temperatures for different species’ survival, study
Some of these species can just move upslope – the problem is, there’s something else

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Recovering from Ian and Expanding our Reach! – Randell Research Center

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/rrc/blog/recovering-from-ian-and-expanding-our-reach/

Message from the Director: The Hurricane Ian Recovery Process Following my presentation at the Museum Director’s luncheon at the RRC, one consistent question came up: when is the (entire) Calusa Heritage Trail going to be back and open for business? Although my talk had focused on re-kindling r
I would first like to point out that we always emphasize above all else the health

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