Well, the maggots have once again demonstrated that they are adept at escaping. Rylo put together a large black bucket and drilled holes in the top of the sides for ventilation. Then he put 3 layers of thick tape around the bucket, to cover the holes. However, the maggots were not to be thwarted. If we had not gone to check on them a few hours later, we would definitely have had escapees- one was working its way through the tape and would have soon seen the outside world.
This was especially an issue, as this particular black bucket was in the kitchen of UBC Farm. The unfortunate soul who opened up the next morning could very well have been greeted by hundreds of maggots crawling all around the kitchen. If this were the case, I'm pretty sure we would not be invited back . .
In other news, the power was once again off in the growth chamber (for no apparent reason). This has now occurred 3 times (when we randomly check) in the past week and a half. There was a strange smell in our growth chamber #4 because the air pump in our aquarium was not functioning (as it needs electricity), so we ran an extension chord from the aquarium to a plug outside of the growth chamber room.
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