Thanks to Jamie being here to help us this week, I was able to go out with my team today to collect eDNA samples (that's environmental DNA, AKA "DNA found in the environment", like floating in the water) out on the Mississippi River for one of our Asian carp projects. We sampled 30 sites south of the Mississippi River Bridge down to Racetrack, and we saw a few jumping carp while out there. In fact, one randomly jumped when the boat wasn't even moving (usually they jump because they are startled by the boat/engine) and smacked Matt hard in the left kidney (better than his head...), fell onto my right knee (that thing weighed at least 12 pounds and was flying through the air with a force!), then bounced immediately back into the water. Crazy fish. No awesome bird sightings, but I got a nice sunburn from my upper arms to my gloves and my shorts to my rain boots (not nearly as awesome as my tan from my running shorts and tanks and socks). At least I remembered the sunblock on my face and neck. It was hot and humid, but we had a good time. Thanks for making it possible for me to get away from my desk/lab for a day Jamie!
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