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Some smells linger for days

Posted on 2015-06-262023-01-06 by Allison J. Gong

A few months ago, a former student invited me to participate in an activity with local Girl Scouts. The Scouts have a camp this weekend at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, and this year their theme is “Commotion in the Ocean.” The former student, whose name is Thomas, works for the Squids for Kids program run…

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Slugs and sex

Posted on 2012-06-042017-06-04 by Allison J. Gong

What better way to start a new blog than to talk about sex? This morning at the Seymour Center I noticed a blob of what looked like nudibranch eggs on the wall of one of the tanks. Looking around for the likely culprit I saw three big nudibranchs on the tank. Ooh, cool! This is…

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