FMNH scientists have identified previously unknown species of insects, marine invertebrates, moths and more. They and their colleagues worldwide are in a rush to identify as many as they can as biodiversity is slipping away because of habitat loss, climate change and other factors. “That’s basically my life’s work. All I do is try to document life on earth,” Gustav Paulay, museum invertebrate zoology curator. “It’s the single most-important thing I can do today as a scientist.” Even as new species are being discovered, it may already be too late. Florida Museum of Natural History discoveries A blue-green lichen, cora timucua, was recently identified from among the museum’s collections, the museum reported.