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Day: October 16, 2015

Minor victories

Posted on 2015-10-162023-01-06 by Allison J. Gong

I always find that autumn is a tough season for me, in terms of maintaining enthusiasm and fascination with the world around me. I feel, like most creatures, that autumn is a time to hunker down and take it easy until the winter solstice, after which we’ll be gaining daylight again instead of losing it….

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Off with the old, Case B

Posted on 2015-10-162023-01-06 by Allison J. Gong

ORGANISM OF THE MONTH: Pugettia producta, the kelp crab For a few months now, I’ve had a pet kelp crab running around in one of my seawater tables. I don’t remember where I collected it, or even whether or not I collected it at all; quite often crabs and other animals arrive as hitch-hikers on…

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