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Meet creatures of the deep
Friday, February 17, 2023 by Tai Moses
The next installment of the Wild Neighbors Speaker Series will explore the “amazing and unusual organisms that live in the dark, underground waters of the Lone Star State with special attention to new discoveries and groundwater ecology in the greater Austin area.” Tiny, mysterious, unknown creatures living in the deepest, darkest depths? We are here for it! The speaker, Dr. Benjamin Hutchins, a researcher and educator in the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center at Texas State University, focuses his work “on the distribution of groundwater species in Texas and patterns of biodiversity in subterranean habitats.” Friday, Feb. 17, noon-1 p.m. Register for the webinar here.
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