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A potentially new species of crayfish from Lancer Park!

April 19, 2018

The Eastern United States is the global hotspot for crayfish diversity with nearly 400 species described so far. Do you know that we have found five different species of crayfish from the Lancer Park flood plain? One of those species, a digger crayf

Do you want to see the biggest frog in the US?

April 18, 2018

American bullfrog is the largest frog in the United States. They can grow up to about one and half pounds. Bullfrog tadpoles may take up to two years to complete the metamorphosis. Although they mainly feed on insects, adult bullfrogs may prey upon s

Wetland Biology Course Visits the Great Dismal Swamp

April 11, 2018

Members of Ben Campbell's wetlands course pose for a class photo in front of Washington's Ditch during a field trip to the Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge.

BIOL 455 students pose in front of Washington's Ditch at the Great Dismal Swamp

Celebrate Earth Day with Longwood BioBlitz

April 11, 2018

Do you know that April is the Earth month? Would you like to be a citizen scientist and celebrate the Earth month with Longwood BioBlitz?

People looking at wildlife at the Bio Blitz

Biology Students Create a Public Blog to Describe Local Microbial Diversity

April 28, 2017

All around us are millions of unseen microbes that are essential to our health and the health of the ecosystem. Students taking "Introduction to Genetics and Cell Biology" have taken a step toward demystifying this unseen world with their blog.