Kaumana Cave, near Hilo, Hawaii 2008-01-16

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

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Kaumana cave sign	Warning sign at top


Warning sign at bottom	Not `Ohi`a roots


Not `Ohi`a roots	Not `Ohi`a roots


Not `Ohi`a roots	Matt and microbes on the wall


Microbe-covered formation, water drop	Microbe-covered formation, water drop


Microbe-covered formation, water drop	Microbe-covered formation, water drop


Microbe-covered formation, water drop	Diana, Penny, Mike sampling


Diana, Penny, Mike sampling	Diana, Penny, Mike sampling


Diana, Penny, Mike sampling	Diana, Penny, Mike sampling


Diana, Mike flame sterilizing	Diana, Mike flame sterilizing


Diana, Mike flame sterilizing	Mike labeling a SEM sample


Monica and microbes on the wall	Monica and microbes on the wall


Close up of the microbes on the wall (img_0656)	Close up of the microbes on the wall (img_0656)


Monica and microbes on the wall	Close up of the microbes on the wall (img_0661)


Close up of the microbes on the wall (img_0661)	Isopod


Isopods	Isopods


Isopods	Isopods


Isopods	Isopods


Isopods	Isopods


Isopod and Swiss army knife blade for scale	Isopod and Swiss army knife blade for scale


Fred and Deborah	Fred and Deborah


Fred and Deborah	Pink microbes


Pink microbes	Pink microbes


Lighter pink microbes	Lighter pink microbes


Deborah and yellow microbes	Diana and yellow and white microbes


Diana and yellow and white microbes	Planthopper: Cixiidae Oliarus polyphemus This photo is on p. 54 of Caves of Fire: Inside America's Lava Tubes by Dave Bunnell, National Speleological Society, 2008.


Planthopper: Cixiidae Oliarus polyphemus	Planthopper: Cixiidae Oliarus polyphemus


Planthopper: Cixiidae Oliarus polyphemus	Diana and Deborah sampling roots


Diana and Deborah sampling roots	Diana and Deborah sampling roots


Diana and Deborah sampling roots	Diana and Deborah sampling roots


Diana placing a sample of beige bacteria in a tube	Diana sampling beige bacteria


Diana placing a sample in a tube held by Deborah	Diana placing a sample in a tube held by Deborah


Diana placing a sample in a tube held by Deborah	Diana placing a sample in a tube held by Deborah


Diana placing a sample in a tube held by Deborah	Diana placing a sample in a tube held by Deborah


Fred collecting a water sample	Fred collecting a water sample


Fred collecting a water sample	Fred collecting a water sample


Fred collecting a water sample	Water droplet on a root


Water droplet on a root	Root


Water droplet on a root	Monica coming out of a hole


Monica coming out of a hole	Monica coming out of a hole


Monica coming out of a hole	Monica coming out of a hole


Monica looking for litter, roots hanging from the ceiling	Monica looking at roots hanging from the ceiling


Monica looking for litter, roots hanging from the ceiling	Monica looking for litter, roots hanging from the ceiling


Monica passing litter to Fred	Monica passing litter to Fred


Monica passing litter to Fred	Monica looking at roots hanging from the ceiling