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The Everglades is threatened by introduced plants and animals. The Everglades National Park was established to protect the diverse natural habitats of the region which include freshwater marshes, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, cypress swamps, mangrove swamps, and estuaries. However, despite
Introduced species are those organisms that are native to somewhere else that have

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Banded Watersnake, Florida Watersnake Basic description Most adult Southern Watersnakes are about 22-42 inches (56-107 cm) in total length. These are stout-bodied snakes with broad black, brown, or red crossbands (often bordered with black) down the back. The ligh
Cottonmouths have vertically elliptical (cat-like) pupils, whereas watersnakes have

There are more than 1,000 natural history museums around the world, each tasked with studying and preserving a portion of our planet’s natural and cultural heritage. Notes From Nature is an online platform that allows anyone with an internet connection to advance that mission by helping move valuabl
• May 2, 2023 Since it got its start in 2013, more than 18,000 volunteers have

Evolutionary changes are sometimes driven by relationships to other organisms. Researchers discovered that the Luna Moth evolved long spinning tails to defend against bats in a 60-million-year-old nocturnal “evolutionary arms race.” Summary Luna Moth (Actias luna) From Alachua Co., Florida, 201
What’s truly interesting about them is that they have these very long tails that,

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
This rare species, for which there have been no reported sightings since 1996, is

Mammals are a bit odd when it comes to bones. Rather than the bony plates and scales of crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs and fish, mammals long ago traded in their ancestral suit of armor for a layer of insulating hair. Armadillos, with their protective and flexible shell of imbricated bon
bone-plated mammal in town by Jerald Pinson • May 24, 2023 Armadillos have

Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never throwing anything out that might be useful later, they often duplicate their entire genome and hang on to the added genetic baggage. All those extra genes are then free to mutate and produce new physical traits, hastening the tempo of evolution
A new study shows that such duplication events have been vitally important throughout

A pivotal new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction. This first-of-its-kind, taxonomically diverse assessment evaluated nearly 1,600 species—including bees, beetles, butterflies, moths, flower flies, bats a
We also have a lot of plant diversity, which begets insect diversity.

Birders in Florida may get a thrill when they spy a ruby-throated hummingbird flitting through their backyard — after all, it is the only species of hummer found in the state — but they may not know that millions of years ago when the climate was warmer and wetter, early hummingbird prototypes may
years ago when the climate was warmer and wetter, early hummingbird prototypes may have

Barbourofelis loveorum Quick Facts Common Name: Loves’ false sabercat Barbourofelis loveorum is an extinct sabertoothed carnivore that weighed approximately 150 lbs, or about the size of a modern jaguar. It is believed that the Barbourofelis loveorum preferred a thickly wooded habitat, and
loveorum preferred a thickly wooded habitat, and was an ambush predator that may have