02:30
Oh my, what a day. First of all we had an interesting lecture on insect, then
the students found samples in 40 minutes and we then completed the first ever
insect-o-rama sorting inverts into similar looking groups. We saw a really cool
leaf moth in the lab. My group wore surgical masks whilst collecting insects -
in my group was Na, Ja, Da and Kat. An Anteater was also spotted:
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| Fishing In Coconuts (D.Philpot) |
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| Just Exploring The Trees (D.Philpot) |
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| A New Yellow Butterfly (D.Philpot) |
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| A Cool Dragonfly (D.Philpot) |
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| An Alien Creature (D.Philpot) |
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| Insect Diversity 1 (D.Philpot) |
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| Insect Diversity 2 (D.Philpot) |
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| Golden Green Beetle (D.Philpot) |
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| Golden Green Underside Too (D.Philpot) |
Next
we had an "optional snorkel," which of course everyone wanted to do,
and so I took the so-called "beginner" group out only to find they
naturals. I taught one girl (An) how to duck-dive to swim at depth among the
fish and do some underwater rolls just for fun after ditching her life vest.
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| Chameleon Wrasse (D.Philpot) |
After
lunch they split into research groups as we guided and advised if their chosen
research project was feasible. At dinner we had a quiz again, I sorted my
photos, got equipment ready for one of the groups and got electrocuted whilst
setting up a sheet with lights to attract insects. From 10:30pm - 12:00 I
helped dispatch fish traps, placing them in rockpools in attempt of catching
Blennies (fish). We got a half hour
break from midnight, and then collected them 12:30 - 02:00 where we got fishes!