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As of February 2013, scientists estimate anywhere between 30,000 and 150,000 Burmese Pythons exist in South Florida. As you may have suspected, Burmese Pythons are not native to Florida. They are...

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How do we inspire the next generation of science explorers? Let’s start with stories. Whether it is a tropical biologist trekking through a swamp-filled jungle or an astronomical physicist peer...

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> Javan rhino - Fewer > than 35 (critically endangered, possibly extinct)  > Sumatran rhino  > - Fewer than 200 (critically endangered)  > Black rhino > - 4,838 > (criti...

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The wildlife of Indonesia is perhaps most widely known through the narrow but nonetheless spectacular lens of its charismatic/iconic species. There’s the familiar Sumatran tiger, Sumatran (and ...

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We are The Bug Chicks , entomologists who specialize in fun, accessible, educational content. We’ve made over 50 videos  to teach people about the amazing world of arthropods—insects, spide...

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Many of you may have seen woodpeckers striking trees while they search for their meals. They can hear grubs moving in the wood and it is thought that they can smell the odor of formic acid excret...

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Spotting by Akshay Kumar Manjunath , Nagarhole National Park The 29th of July is celebrated as International Tiger Day as a way to increase awareness worldwide about the need for tiger conserva...

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Castniidae are a small family of day-flying moths with approximately 200 species. Most species are found in the neotropical area of Central and South America, with a few in Australia and Asia. In...

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The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a massive family of stout-bodied, often hairy moths, considered taxonomically as the most evolutionarily recent moth lineage. Members of this family are generally...

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Saturniidae is a vast worldwide family that includes many of the world largest and most spectacular moths. They are absent from only the most northerly and southerly regions. It is best represent...

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The pink gypsy moth (Lymantria mathura) . Although related to the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, this species has not been introduced to North America. Erebidae is a fairly new family compose...

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Oriental orange-banded green geometer moth (Eucyclodes gavissim)  from Bhutan, spotted by Jatishwor Singh Irungbam The geometer moths or Geometridae (from Greek geo γη or γαια ‘the ear...

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Gaudy sphinx ( Eumorpha labruscae)   The family Sphingidae consists of about 1400 moths known as “sphinx” or “hawk” moths. Adults generally have an elaborate stature, holding their win...

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Citizen scientists around the world will hang white sheets and lights in backyards, woods and fields July 20 through July 28 for the second annual National Moth Week , a global project begun last...

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Pandora sphinx moth (Eumorpha pandorus) Unfortunately for troubled mothers throughout the world, you won’t find any tips here on how to change a diaper or quell a bad attitude, though you’...

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Let me begin with a confession: like thousands of other people around the world, I have visited an entertainment venue that displays sea mammals – seals, sea lions, dolphins, whales – and has...

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For the last twenty years, we have coordinated experiential learning programs in the Peruvian Amazon for US educators and students.  Over the course of two decades, participants in our Amazon Ra...

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As a biologist, I sometimes get to do some really cool things. This spring, I was invited to help out with the longest ongoing Eastern box turtle study being conducted in the United States. I eag...

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The beauty and behavior of birds has fascinated people throughout mankind’s history. The earliest known artistic depiction of a bird can be found in the Lascaux Caves of France: a picture of a ...

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Sweat Bee (Halictus ligatus) June 17 – 23, 2013 is National Pollinator Week - - A week to celebrate the pollinating animals that sustain our ecosystems and put many foods and beverages ...

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