After lunch today our lab supervisor decided we'd all been sitting at our computers for too long and instigated a walk around the nature trail.
Mustard and I brought along our new macro lens and took some snaps of the flowers. Scientists who study plants and flowers are called botanists. One of the plants we came across was a sundew, a carnivorous plant. Unlike the Day of the Triffids movie (if you haven't heard of this, watch it, it's a classic), sundews don't eat people... but they do eat insects.
Sundews have lots of sticky 'tentacles' that they use to catch tiny insects, which they digest and absorb nutrients from. Pretty cool!
Sundews have lots of sticky 'tentacles' that they use to catch tiny insects, which they digest and absorb nutrients from. Pretty cool!
Mustard also helped the lab group through the adventure trail at the camp site, tackling swinging bridges and climbing frames.
Being part of a lab group and working with some really great, friendly people is one of the best parts of being a scientist. You get to hear about all the interesting things other people in your lab are doing, have people you can ask for help, and even make some new friends.
Being part of a lab group and working with some really great, friendly people is one of the best parts of being a scientist. You get to hear about all the interesting things other people in your lab are doing, have people you can ask for help, and even make some new friends.