Day 3: The Wild Hunt
Today, I traversed through the rainforest with many friends. We have formed a tribe, formed from many cultures ranging from the great lakes, all the way to the western seaboard.
After I traipsed through the trail, and returned to the Station, Rachel introduced me to the project of which I has peaked my interested. The study of which has caught my curiosity is Lepidopterology. I was a bit deterred from the overwhelming amount of information but it was amazing.
The thrill of the hunt through the butterfly garden was absolutely fun. Rachel showed me a few methods of catching many of the multiple families found here at the Station. After she caught thethe first, which happened to be a Sulfer, it was my turn. I immediately caught one moments later, and identified within a minute, it being a Giant Patch or Crimson Patch. We ended up catching 4 species during the time we had. One of them took us nearly 2 hours to identify. But thanks to Juan, we were able to identify from a rare print for identification of Lepidopterology.
Tonight we also met in the Reception hall and met 4 indigenous people from Panama. It was an honor to have met them and get to know them. We introduced ourselves to them, and they did the same. I was nervous speaking my Native tongue of Ojibwe, but I did get by and was happy that I was able to recall the introduction. I did speak spanish towards everyone, even though I havent spoken more than a sentence since being a sophomore in high school. But, I did get admiration from Jessica on my fluency, even though I felt I was horrible at it.
After I traipsed through the trail, and returned to the Station, Rachel introduced me to the project of which I has peaked my interested. The study of which has caught my curiosity is Lepidopterology. I was a bit deterred from the overwhelming amount of information but it was amazing.
The thrill of the hunt through the butterfly garden was absolutely fun. Rachel showed me a few methods of catching many of the multiple families found here at the Station. After she caught thethe first, which happened to be a Sulfer, it was my turn. I immediately caught one moments later, and identified within a minute, it being a Giant Patch or Crimson Patch. We ended up catching 4 species during the time we had. One of them took us nearly 2 hours to identify. But thanks to Juan, we were able to identify from a rare print for identification of Lepidopterology.
Tonight we also met in the Reception hall and met 4 indigenous people from Panama. It was an honor to have met them and get to know them. We introduced ourselves to them, and they did the same. I was nervous speaking my Native tongue of Ojibwe, but I did get by and was happy that I was able to recall the introduction. I did speak spanish towards everyone, even though I havent spoken more than a sentence since being a sophomore in high school. But, I did get admiration from Jessica on my fluency, even though I felt I was horrible at it.
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