Bird Park Cave, Hawaii Volcanos National Park 2008-01-08

Participants: Matt Garcia, Monica Moya, Diana Northup, Penny Boston, Mike Spilde, Fred Stone, Kenneth Ingham

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Monica in the cave, near the entrance.	Monica in the cave, near the entrance.


Monica below a white ceiling area.	The white ceiling area.


Trap line for a fungus gnat larvae.	Trap line for a fungus gnat larvae.


Tracks from the larvae of Limoniidae Dicranomyia cf. jacoba	Millipede (Monica's fingers)


Matt looking at larvae tracks	Closer view of the larvae tracks


Still closer view of the larvae tracks	Matt coming down the entrance mud slide.


Matt coming down the entrance mud slide.	Matt coming down the entrance mud slide.


Monica coming down the entrance mud slide.	Monica coming down the entrance mud slide.


Monica coming down the entrance mud slide.	Monica coming down the entrance mud slide.


Matt and an area with patterns and different densities of microbes.	Close up of part of img_0216.


Patterns in the microbes; Matt's finger.	Patterns in the microbes; Matt's finger.


Roots; Matt's fingers	Monica near red ash layer.


Monica near red ash layer.	Limoniidae Dicranomyia cf. jacoba larvae tracks; areas of feeding around the tracks.


Drop on a formation.	Limoniidae Dicranomyia cf. jacoba larvae tracks; note they are raised above the surface.


Other densities from area in img_0216	Other densities from area in img_0216


Monica and an area of Limoniidae Dicranomyia cf. jacoba larvae tracks.	Close up of the Limoniidae Dicranomyia cf. jacoba larvae tracks from img_0233.


Trap line for Keroplatidae Tylparua hawaiiensis.	Trap line for a Keroplatidae Tylparua hawaiiensis.


Trap line for a Keroplatidae Tylparua hawaiiensis.	Microbes on the water surface.


Microbes on the water surface.	Microbes on the water surface.


Microbes on the water surface.	Microbes on the water surface.


Pink larvae tracks.	Pink larvae tracks.


Pink larvae tracks.	Monica in the cave, near the entrance.