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https://zoom.us/j/93345668623?pwd=VkdJSjJTc1dwZHY2OWdETmVkblp2Zz09 Meeting ID: 933 4566 8623 Passcode: 156421
Crustaceans are a diverse group of animals whose members can kill prey with venom or sound, filter food from water with their antennae or legs, or obtain nourishment as parasites. Crustaceans are mostly marine, but some live-in fresh water, and a few are terrestrial. At this presentation, you will learn about amphipods. copepods, decapods. isopods, krill, mantis shrimp, seed shrimp, and sowbugs – as well as the roles they play in ecology and our economy. Also, we will review the crustaceans of Alberta. By attending this talk, next time you eat a lobster or crab, you will be able to tell its sex.
Free community event! This event may be recorded and posted to our website at a later time in past events. Also, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel.
This will be a virtual event on Zoom.
*** These Miistakis Institute webinars have been quite interesting and informative. Some have been on wetlands, some on urban wildlife, municipal mechanisms for conservation, etc. The previous webinars are all posted on their website: https://www.rockies.ca/webinars.php
In case you missed the info, was a comet visible in our night sky (roughly between 11pm and 4am) near the Auriga constellation, relatively low above the horizon (see attached photo for approximate location marked with a red x). It is so bright that it is visible with the naked eye (but with binoculars, it's even better), even in the city with all the light pollution. It will still be visible until August, but its brightness will decrease over time; and it will not be back before 6,800 years. -Pictures courtesy of Frederique Pivot
To Book Hour of Code school talks and demos with Wayne Brehaut school presentations for students ages 12 to 15... Contact Science Outreach if interested.
To Book DNA labs and demos with Carmen Allen... Contact Science Outreach if interested.
To Book Spider Talks with Robert Holmberg, Professor Emeritus AU and resident Entomologist at your school... Contact Science Outreach if interested.
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Science Outreach Athabasca - February 16, 2021