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Looking
Penelope Boston looks at the mud biovermiculations near the entrance of Cueva de Villa Luz
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Using your eyes and looking really carefully at the walls, floor and ceiling of the cave can reveal a lot about what lives there and the geology. Carry a notebook and record your observations, making sketches of important features.

This picture of Penelope Boston in Cueva de Villa Luz, Tabasco, Mexico is an example of a researcher looking in a cave.
Penelope Boston looks at the mud biovermiculations near the entrance of Cueva de Villa Luz
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Sampling
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Sterile Techniques
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Culturing
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Climate Measuring
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Trapping Invertebrates
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Artificial Substrates

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Why Do You Study Caves?
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What Scientists Say About Studying Caves