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Marine Biology - the Rocky Intertidal Pool

My groupmates Edward and Vanessa, standing on a rock formation at Tanguisson beach.
Many wonder how we evolved from land to sea. For Marine Biology, the week was mainly about the Rocky Intertidal Pools. The Rocky Intertidal Pool is the most stressful environment for marine life to live in, or as what I've learned. Our professor thought it would be best to see it up close and personal. And so, in the wee hours of Friday morning (that's the day we go out for lab), I received an e-mail from him saying we would be going out to Tanguisson beach to observe how animals adapted to survive in their environment. Right around 1pm, we went out of our cars and followed our Professor and Julie, our teacher assistant, out to find marine life in the tide pools. After 30 minutes of walking and having a mini hike out in the hot sun, we finally reached our destination. After that, we were told to split in our canoes (aka group) and look for an animal and point out to the professor how they survive. I wanted to find a snail because I remember it survives the heat and changing tides by sticking itself to a rock. It does that by producing mucus and resting on it until it hardens and becomes a boundary between the rock and snail. Unfortunately, I was unable to find one. 😞  But it's alright because I'm sure I'll find one another time. Until next week!

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