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Sometimes. I have seen her get more active and start climbing around when a big storm hits, but it seems to depend on her mood because I’ve also seen her sleep through storms and not even notice. I think the more leeches you have, the more likely it is that at least one will get excited and start climbing during a storm, because back when I had a bigger Squad I definitely noticed it more often.

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Ye I had Lyme disease a few years ago and a flare-up is basically just a resurgence of symptoms months or years after it’s been treated. It’s usually caused by environmental factors (such as weather)

I also have permanent joint damage in my right knee from it (which is why I use a cane sometimes) and that always gets worse whenever it’s cold or rainy, but usually it’s just the joint pain and not the whole experience of overall body pain, weakness and fatigue which is what I’m getting this winter (but no fever or other signs of actually being sick)

I have heard of it and it is one of very few video games that sound intriguing to me

That sounds like the sickest fucking thing ever and I will always be waiting for that picture

Go run around in the snew

It’s not quite like an earthworm, more like. A slimy wet slinky. Squishier than an earthworm but also considerably more muscular. They change texture as they move so they can go from bumpy to smooth in a second and it’s really cool to handle them, I highly recommend holding a leech if you ever have the opportunity

Fun fact, they may not have a poking appendage but they do have a proboscis that’s full of thousands of teeth and secretes acid to dissolve and then liquefy their prey!

Tbh I felt the same way about moving from Pennsylvania to Maine but I ended up loving it in Maine so much I stayed. It can be scary to leave your home but if you try it, you might find a new home

You need a degree in some field of biology, and then you just have to be willing to take temporary jobs for a while as you build the skillset you need to work in large aquarium systems. Personally I did an internship for 3 months at the Pittsburgh aquarium, then had a 6-month job at the Maine State Aquarium, and then another 6-month job at the Maine Oceanarium (which I plan to go back to part-time in the summer).

Yes, I still work at the hatchery and my main job at the moment is taking care of the adult clownfish (the brood stock). Yes they have absolutely attacked me. They do not appreciate it when I take their eggs (even though if I leave them in there, they’ll just eat the babies when they hatch). Although biting is most common, some of the big maroons will jump out of the water and slap my hand with their tail which is lowkey kind of terrifying.

We also have a couple who will try to attack you even if they don’t have eggs, like they’ll just go after you the moment you put your hand in the water. They have signs on their tank that say “I’m Mean”.

I want pictures of whale sharks and also pictures of the weirdest fish you can find. I’ll leave it up to you to decide what constitutes “weird”

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I don’t know that I’ve played the original Tetris but I’ve probably played one of the knockoff puzzle games. I guess I have played some (like, my sister had a Wii when we were kids and I played that sometimes) but I’ve never really been that interested in any of them

It stands for Assigned Harpooner At Birth and yes I am very much on Moby Dick tumblr. I cosplay as the aforementioned insane sea captain