This shows the shelves where the jars of invertebrates are kept. They are arranged by phylum and then genus and species. I am getting the hang of finding where things are.
At the entrance to the collection is a selection of the different types of invertebrates in the collection. Last week when the Wellington cluster group of Teacher Fellows came to visit they were really interested in looking at all the strange things.
At the back of this lab there is a fume hood that you can use when working with ethanol or formalin. It sucks out the nasty vapours.
One of the labs. You can see the microscope that scientists use to have a closer look at the specimens so they can identify them.
This is the bench where we work with dry or frozen samples.
Sadie has gone into the -20 degrees freezer to collect a box of frozen samples. She had to put on a big, thick freezer jacket because it is so cold in there.
The busy main lab. You can see Maz, Dean and Sadie hard at work!
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