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Local Florida Wildlife

Giant Hermit Crab in close view showing its spiny orange-red legs, eye stalks, and unequal claws

Giant Hermit Crab

Crab

Rock beauty angelfish with yellow head and black body beside colorful sponges in Biscayne National Park

Rock Beauty

Marine Fish

Adult Atlantic blue tang swimming over a Caribbean reef

Blue Tang

Marine Fish

Furry orange puss caterpillar, the larval stage of the southern flannel moth, on a leaf

Southern Flannel Moth

Butterfly and Moth

Terminal-phase bluehead wrasse with blue head, black and white bars, and green body

Bluehead Wrasse

Marine Fish

Queen angelfish with a blue-ringed forehead crown swimming above a sponge-covered reef

Queen Angelfish

Marine Fish

Foureye butterflyfish showing its white-ringed rear eyespot and fine diagonal body lines

Foureye Butterflyfish

Marine Fish

Mottled hogfish swimming above seagrass and sandy bottom

Hogfish

Marine Fish

American snout butterfly with folded brown wings and long snout on white flowers

American Snout

Butterfly and Moth

Adult gray triggerfish with blue facial markings swimming underwater

Gray Triggerfish

Marine Fish

Front view of a French angelfish showing its pale chin and yellow markings around the eyes

French Angelfish

Marine Fish

Spotfin butterflyfish with white body, yellow fins, black eye bar, and rear dorsal spot

Spotfin Butterflyfish

Marine Fish

Great purple hairstreak butterfly nectaring on pink flowers in Florida

Great Purple Hairstreak

Butterfly and Moth

Red-banded hairstreak butterfly showing gray-brown wings and orange-red band on a green leaf

Red-banded Hairstreak

Butterfly and Moth

Sergeant major fish showing five dark vertical bars in Florida coastal water

Sergeant Major

Marine Fish

Two adult gray angelfish with pale-edged scales swimming beside a reef wall

Gray Angelfish

Marine Fish

Queen triggerfish swimming above a Caribbean coral reef

Queen Triggerfish

Marine Fish

Terminal-phase stoplight parrotfish with green body and orange head markings on a coral reef

Stoplight Parrotfish

Marine Fish

School of French grunts with yellow body stripes among reef structure

French Grunt

Marine Fish

Long-tailed skipper butterfly nectaring at small yellow flowers

Long-tailed Skipper

Butterfly and Moth

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