Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
As Hurricane Nicole approaches on 11/9/2022, a blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) has worked hard to raise the height of the entry to its burrow. Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) and Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL) are home to lots…
Populations of blue land crabs (Cardisoma guanhami) have declined dramatically over the years due to over-harvesting and habitat loss. They are most active at dawn and dusk near the full moon. September and October tend to be their most active…
Since 1999 Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Professor Emeritus Dr. George O'Meara has presented Life in the Pits & Treetops as part of the Volunteer Nature Stewardship Class. We have learned that the holes in moist areas at the Oslo Riverfront…
Last year this giant land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) decided to check out "higher ground" and clambered up the railing to our first floor. Also known as the Great Atlantic land crab, these semi-terrestrial crabs live in burrows -- crab holes…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 