We are blogging earlier today due to our schedule. Today we packed up our things and took off from Finca La Anita after breakfast to the research station Horizontes. It was a fairly long trip but we were able to stop at a local grocery store for some snacks along the way. Students had fun finding treats! Once we arrived at Horizontes we settled into our rooms and then had lunch. After lunch we discussed the second year program focusing on Bioinformatics. Then we walked to some Acacia trees to study another type of ant, Pseudomyrmex. These ants live in the thorns of the Acacia tree and protect it from other organisms. Afterwards, we discussed our plan for the evening.....our sweep of the beach for Eastern Pacific Rim Black Turtles. Right now, students are resting and after dinner we will head to the beach for the sweep. Depending on if we find a turtle or not we could be in for a very late night! Our last two students will blog tomorrow about the turtle sweep and our last day in Costa Rica.
Katie & Kristin
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