Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter Everyone! While you are all eating your hardboiled eggs, we are studying hard learning latin names and phyla for every specimen we have collected, which reminded me that some of the lingo I have thrown out here might be a little confusing. First of all, nudies. Although both kinds are equally fascinating, this is a "nudie."



His name is Hermissenda crassicornis and he grows to be about 3 inches long. Even though he is really cute, he is a voracious eater, ill-tempered, and a cannibal! He is also my favorite critter so far. I had never seen these in a tidepool before, but now that I know what to look for I find them EVERYWHERE!

Second, this is my class:


Everyday we have a field trip of some sort, 2 lectures, a lab, and a beer (or two). Unfortunately for me though, I just made a deal with Chris that everyday he runs a mile, I will turn down a beer. So, if these field trip stay as strenuous as they have been we will both be in shape by the wedding! In all, there are 20 of us, all from Oregon State, but originally from Hawaii, Alaska, Cali, and even Figi.