We’ve arrived at our field camp, and are getting settled nicely. The camp hasn’t changed much from last year, but there’s a whole new group of folks that I’ve been getting to know. When I was here last September, there were only about 3 teams here (mine, a small mammal duo, and two people working on stream invertebrates). This year, there are about 10-12 projects going on, covering bats, leeches, small mammals, mosquitoes, dragonflies, herbivory, and a few others. I’m realizing that this is the only field site I’ve worked with such an array of projects—most of my past work has been in places where mine was the only project, or other scientists passed through for only short periods of time. I wasn’t sure whether I’d like big group living in the field, but it is
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