Friday, August 22, 2014

Bryozoan Hunt

This week, the biologists at Therkildsen Field Station posted an image of a bryozoan they had found to their Facebook page. I was immediately intrigued! I knew about fossilized bryozoans, but not living ones. And not only living, but in a freshwater lake along the Illinois River!


So Big Sis, Little Brother, and A Friend went hunting with me to find the elusive freshwater bryozoan. We had to laugh at ourselves as we left our hunting grounds empty-handed. We did not find any bryozoans, but we did enjoy the beautiful Thompson Lake at Emiquon. We will head back again soon to search, since the biologists have seen them there. 

Heading to the water's edge to seek out bryozoans...

Beautiful Thompson Lake at Emiquon

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