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The Florida Museum of Natural History inspires people to care about life on Earth. Located on the campus, we are also the state museum.

Gainesville, Florida
Joined August 2009

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  1. 11 hours ago

    A great look at critical artifact preservation, the Slave Societies Digital Archive, and Ft. Mose & the work of our Kathy Deegan, on by Jane Landers.

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  2. 17 hours ago

    Pearsall Collection Object: Halibut Hook Repository No.: P1374 Culture Area: Northwest Coast, USA More: 🐟 On this note, don't miss this article: The Halibut Hook Revival

    carved halibut hook object
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  3. 23 hours ago

    Celebrating with a podcast by with Matt Candeias talking with Alex Bippus about bryophyte fossils. Worth the listen!

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  4. Jan 3

    Our David Reed studies human lice to understand humans more, but Tammy Iwasa-Arai is studying humpback lice to understand these whales more. Yes, humpback whale lice is a thing. (via )

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    Jan 3

    Elegance of Science Contest organized by and will be closing January 5 at midnight. To submit visit

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  6. Jan 3

    One of our most popular single objects, for kids especially, is Terrence the Turtle tucked away in our NW Florida exhibit. Here's his creation for this , from tiny concept figure to final turtle! Show of hands if you've had your picture taken with Terrence!

    turtle concept figure
    initial fabrication of sculpture
    turtle sculpture in progress
    finished turtle sculpture
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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Great news! The takeover will go on today so get ready for some . We are excited to welcome this week. Brittany is an archaeologist & PhD candidate at the University of Florida () and Florida Museum of Natural History ().

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  8. Jan 3

    "In Long Island Sound, where warming waters caused the lobster fishery to rapidly rise and fall, an estimated 760,000 to 1.3 million ghost pots clutter the ocean bottom." (via )

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  9. Jan 2

    "As she grew, the constriction would also slice through her flesh, strangling tissue like a garrote. The line might even amputate her fluke, though infection or starvation would probably do her in first." (via )

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  10. Jan 2

    . has a look at the life of Maria Sibylla Merian, the pioneering 17th-century entomologist that our Shinichi Nakahara just named a rare after. 🦋

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  11. Jan 2

    What happens when butterflies get sick? If zebra longwing caterpillars survive a baculovirus infection, they can turn into butterflies with dark orange stripes instead of yellow. More details in a new study by : 🦋🤒

    two longwing butterfly specimens
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  12. Retweeted
    28 Dec 2018

    The Miami Blue (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri) is considered one of the world’s rarest butterflies. Once common in coastal areas of south Florida, it is now only known to occur at a few sites in the Florida Keys... Thread 1/8

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    Jan 2

    New year, exciting new projects in the works in the CTL. In the meantime, this little buddy is providing our

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  14. Jan 2

    "During his 13 years studying on Guafo Island, Seguel noticed a pattern: in years when the seas were warmer, more pups died." (via )

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  15. Jan 1

    "Dickinson started studying botany at the age of nine and assisting her mother at the garden at twelve, but it wasn’t until she began attending Mount Holyoke in her late teens that she began approaching her botanical zeal with scientific rigor."

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  16. Jan 1

    "The disease, sometimes known as swamp cancer, strikes mostly horses and dogs and has long been known in subtropical areas, including ." (via )

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    Dec 31

    Yellow eyelash viper at Arenal National Park, Costa Rica. A beautiful snake siting to usher in a promising New Year for the of our planet. We are doing our part to make the world more just for all its creatures.

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  18. 31 Dec 2018

    Yum! Parasites! "It’s not clear what exactly has caused the changes in parasite loads in fish, but it’s likely that humans have played a role." (via )

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  19. 31 Dec 2018

    Happy ! This fantastic Thatcheria mirabilis has an unusual shape to its shell. Little is known about this uncommon deep water species, but other in the genus use a complex cocktail of neurotoxins called conotoxins to subdue their prey.

    white spiral shell
    three spiral shells
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  20. 31 Dec 2018

    Bonus! The Florida jujube (Ziziphus celata / Pseudoziziphus celata) featured in this story was highlighted recently by our Water Judd, Distinguished Professor Emeritus. 🔊 He gives a little background on this plant:

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