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In my opinion, this is kind of cool. Yes, it is disgusting, but has an awe factor. It is strange about, why does it go for the tongue first? And that is a huge parasite for how big the fish is.
September 27
Wow man that is definitely kinda creepy lol. I wonder does it only attach to fish, and if so is it only specific fish or just any it can get inside?
September 18
Thanks a ton for posting this........ yes, yes... parasites certainly incite the "ick" factor embedded within us, don't they? Wow. That is certainly one sick little example of a creature very adapted to a particular situation. Funny how we person...
September 12
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I stumbled upon this today while browsing the good ol' intertubes. Apparently, there's a parasitic isopod out there that's burrowing into fish, eating their tongues, and replacing the tongues with themselves. After doing a little more research, I...
September 12
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Matt and I woke up around 7:30 and headed to breakfast, which consisted of what most hotel breakfasts do – bagels generic bran flake cereal, various fruit, do-it-yourself waffles – you get the idea. Following breakfast, the entire group took a shu...
May 11
I got 86 correct. I think I learned quite a bit since the last time, when I got, like...seven out of forty. I'm pretty confident I'll recognize most of the fish that I'm supposed to while I'm at the reef. I'm so pumped WE LEAVE IN A FEW DAYS.
March 31

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At 10:30pm on January 20, 2009, Taylor Braby said…
um well, torin started a group thing for our group its called "Something's fishy" so you should join. :)
At 10:04pm on June 16, 2008, Nicole Rohr said…
On your interests, it says that you like longboarding. Out here in RI that means surfing but I'm going to guess in MO that it means something different? Skateboarding, perhaps? Please enlighten me! :)
At 6:33pm on June 16, 2008, Nicole Rohr said…
Spin class is stationary bike riding at the gym. Sounds boring but GREAT exercise for those of us who have an aversion to riding thin metal objects on tiny roads with big cars...
At 5:12pm on June 11, 2008, Chris Puett said…
did you no going in you tell me do things and i dont run and...
At 7:38pm on May 31, 2008, Sean Nash said…
"principal's kid".... ok, i'll bite.
do tell how what seems like basic fact
becomes an "extracurricular activity"/
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The last three CD's I purchased/downloaded were:
The Cool Kids - Bake Sale
Jose Gonzales - Veneer
Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas
My favorite subject during the regular school day is:
Most things except math
Extracurricular activities I am involved in at school:
principal's kid
My interests (other than school) are:
longboarding (9000+)
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team squeeky bearings

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Bite Your Tongue, It'll Bite Back (If you're a fish)

I stumbled upon this today while browsing the good ol' intertubes.

Apparently, there's a parasitic isopod out there that's burrowing into fish, eating their tongues, and replacing the tongues with themselves. After doing a little more research, I found that the parasites don't actually eat the tongue. The creature latches on to the fish-tongue's base and leeches blood from it. As the creature grows, less blood makes is able to enter the tongue, and the tongue atrophies. The isopod then takes th… Continue

Posted on September 12, 2009 at 2:32pm — 3 Comments

Mike Westfall

Awesome Andros Adventure

Matt and I woke up around 7:30 and headed to breakfast, which consisted of what most hotel breakfasts do – bagels generic bran flake cereal, various fruit, do-it-yourself waffles – you get the idea. Following breakfast, the entire group took a shuttle to the airport where we departed after about half an hour.
In the plane with me were Dakota, Chris, Nick, Mr. Nash, Shelby, Terra, and Jayse. [picture from in the plane] I sat in the back of the plane by myself. When I sat down, the seat made a lou… Continue

Posted on May 11, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Mike Westfall

Macroliteral Assesment

My post is basically based on Terra's post, and a little of what I remember from last class. So, here we go...

I chose an article on Microbes in the thermal vents. I have always been interested in microbiology since middle school, when my seventh grade biology teacher, Nate Arnold, briefly touched on various single celled organisms. One organism in particular, Volvox, stood… Continue

Posted on December 1, 2008 at 7:30pm —

Mike Westfall

More Fierce Fishing

Chapter twelve continues with the destructive fishing techniques by introducing muro-ami. Muro-ami was pretty interesting, if you ask me. Little kids scaring fish into a net with ropes and stuff. Sounds like fun. That is, until you realize the destruction caused by the weights at the bottom of the scary ropes. The weighted ropes would smash into coral and other sessile organisms at the sea floor and basically kill it all off. The poor things didn't stand a chance. It's really very surpris… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2008 at 6:41pm — 10 Comments

Mike Westfall

Fresh From the Reef

Chapter eleven has gained a place in my top three favorite chapters in The Enchanted Braid. My interest in this chapter comes more from the sociological aspects of the chapter than the more relative coral destruction parts. The dive to survive idea blew me away after reading it. It's very similar to a sort of primitive struggle for life; the people are having to put their very lives at risk in order to barely get by. I suppose the divers are better of than I am leading myself to believe.… Continue

Posted on October 15, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

 
 

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