Cages and Blood

So aside from data, I've been very busy helping a roomie get her project up. This means cages. The big kind.

Building them by night at the institute.

Taking them into the marsh. Pulling a chunk out of the marsh and lining it with mesh so that crabs can't get in from beneath. Putting that chunk back in. Putting the cage on top of it.

Catching snails, counting them, measuring them, sorting them. Lots, and lots of work. I need a vacation.

Note: not a snail.

But we're almost done! And my die-off project is out as of today. So yeah, good times.