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  1. Belgica larva

    Belgica larva by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Belgica microhabitat by Molly Steinwald

    Here is the largest land animal on Antarctica that stays on land all year round! A whopping 7mm (less than 1/3 of an inch)!

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  2. Belgica larvae are tiny

    Belgica larvae are tiny by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    As the largest year-round land animal on Antarctica, Belgica antarctica larvae are only 7mm long! (That is less than 1/3 of an inch!)

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  3. Potassium sulfate

    Potassium sulfate by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Potassium sulfate is a chemical that decreases the amount of moisture in the air, and so it is used to create different experimental conditions for testing dessication stress in the Belgica antartica larvae.

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  4. Dessication chamber

    Dessication chamber by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    After the Belgica antartica larvae are cleaned, they undergo different environmental condition treatments in the dessication chamber.

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  5. Ice

    Ice by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Ice is used to keep the Belgica antartica larvae at less than 5 degrees C.

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  6. Dry bag

    Dry bag by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Belgica antartica sample collection involves travel to multiple Antarctic islands, so researchers must use a small rubber boat (called a "Zodiac") to travel between the mainland and the islands. In order to protect their gear--including the Gigapan--from water damage, the researchers package it in water-tight "dry bags."

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  7. Molly Steinwald

    Molly Steinwald by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Government Plaza on April First by Tom Nelson

    www.mollysteinwald.com Will open in a new tab or window
    Wow, Tom! That was tricky! Thanks-

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  8. Matt Lamanna, PhD

    Matt Lamanna, PhD by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Fine Outreach for Science GigaPan workshop, May 2009 by mj knelly

    Assistant Curator, Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History (www.carnegiemnh.org/vp/cv/lamanna.htm Will open in a new tab or window)

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  9. Dennis vanEngelsdorp

    Dennis vanEngelsdorp by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Fine Outreach for Science GigaPan workshop, May 2009 by mj knelly

    (bee colony collapse)
    www.ted.com/speakers/dennis_vanengelsdorp.html Will open in a new tab or window

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  10. Dan Westergren

    Dan Westergren by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Fine Outreach for Science GigaPan workshop, May 2009 by mj knelly

    National Geographic

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  11. Mark Thiessen

    Mark Thiessen by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Fine Outreach for Science GigaPan workshop, May 2009 by mj knelly

    National Geographic

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  12. Molly Steinwald (www.mollysteinwald.com)

    Molly Steinwald (www.mollysteinwald.com) by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Government Plaza on April First by Tom Nelson

    Wow. Whose body is this? That's not my hair either. I'm impressed! (And this must have taken you forever to do...) Happy April Fool's Day! Thanks for including me-

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  13. Floating ice

    Floating ice by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sunset at the peninsula by Molly Steinwald

    Sometimes the station gets surrounded by brush ice completely.

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  14. Palmer Station

    Palmer Station by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sunset at the peninsula by Molly Steinwald

    Bio, GWR, and the garage buildings of the station are in this snap shot.

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  15. Terra Lab

    Terra Lab by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sunset at the peninsula by Molly Steinwald

    One of the main buildings of Palmer Station. All of atmospheric data from the peninsula are collected/processed here by a research associate. Numerous scientists from their home institute can access these data and peform analysis.

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  16. Magnifying glasses

    Magnifying glasses by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Nick and cold baths I by Molly Steinwald

    Because our organisms of interest is so small (they are still the largest land animal on Antarctica!), we sometimes had to use the magnifying glasses to take a closer look.

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  17. Bath temperature

    Bath temperature by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Nick and cold baths I by Molly Steinwald

    This particular bath was set at 12 degrees C.

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  18. Digital thermocouple reader

    Digital thermocouple reader by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Nick and cold baths I by Molly Steinwald

    We carefully monitor the temperature of cold bath with thermocouples to make sure the bath is operating at desired temperature.

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  19. Cold bath

    Cold bath by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Nick and cold baths I by Molly Steinwald

    For this particular experiment, the cold bath was set to be at -4.0 degrees C.

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  20. Timer

    Timer by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Nick and cold baths I by Molly Steinwald

    Some of our experiments are time sensitive and have to be performed with timely manner.

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  21. Glove

    Glove by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Nick and cold baths I by Molly Steinwald

    We wear gloves when we do our experiments to avoid any contaminations.

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  22. Belgica larva

    Belgica larva by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Nick and cold baths I by Molly Steinwald

    There is a Belgica larva in the tube.

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  23. Notebook

    Notebook by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Weighing Belgica by Molly Steinwald

    We take maticulous notes of our experiments.

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  24. Microbalance

    Microbalance by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Weighing Belgica by Molly Steinwald

    The balance is capable of weighing samples at 0.001-mg scale.

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  25. A bottle of pottasium sulfate

    A bottle of pottasium sulfate by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Juanita in chemical van by Molly Steinwald

    Potassium sulfate is a chemical that decreases the amount of moisture in the air, and so it is used to create different experimental conditions for testing dessication stress in the Belgica antartica larvae.

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  26. Material log sheet

    Material log sheet by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Juanita in chemical van by Molly Steinwald

    We have to sign out everything we take from this shelf so that the chemical supply is closely monitored.

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  27. Bottle of cellulose powder

    Bottle of cellulose powder by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan chemical van by Molly Steinwald

    A bottle fo cellulose microcrystaline powder.

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  28. Material log sheet

    Material log sheet by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan chemical van by Molly Steinwald

    All the chemicals and equipments must be signed out for inventory purpose.

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  29. Radio

    Radio by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Radio is being charged. We always had to carry at least two radios per group when we go out on the zodiac.

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  30. Automated pipettes

    Automated pipettes by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Some of the pipettes we used were automated ones.

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  31. Cryobiology research group folder

    Cryobiology research group folder by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Many researchers work in Antarctica and use Palmer Station's research facilities. To reduce confusion, each research group at Palmer Station has its own unique identifying code; B-256-P identifies our group.

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  32. Chemical shelf

    Chemical shelf by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Bottles of drierites and sodium chloride.

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  33. First aid kit

    First aid kit by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    All the lab spaces have the first aid kit. Safety first.

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  34. Sign for our group

    Sign for our group by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Yes, we are the cryots. This is the cool design Juanita made for our group.

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  35. Dry bag

    Dry bag by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Some of our gears are carried around in dry bags when we go on a zodiac.

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  36. A pan full of Belgica larvae

    A pan full of Belgica larvae by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Sorting I by Molly Steinwald

    Belgica larvae are dumped in cold water for further sorting.

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  37. Aspirator

    Aspirator by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Weighing Belgica by Molly Steinwald

    We suck on the other end to create vacuum to handle individual Belgica larvae.

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  38. Dried Belgica

    Dried Belgica by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Weighing Belgica by Molly Steinwald

    Being weighed

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  39. Backpack with a water bottle

    Backpack with a water bottle by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Norsel point I by Molly Steinwald

    Very important to bring water out. Antarctica is a very dry environment. You must keep you hydrated all the time.

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  40. Nick looking for Belgica

    Nick looking for Belgica by Molly Steinwald from the GigaPan Norsel point I by Molly Steinwald

    We often find Belgica in moist soil in close vicinity to moss/algae.

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