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October 2010 – Bug Girl
"Insects are a handy study organism," she explains. "PETA isn't much interested in them, they are small and easy to observe, and, as a bonus, they tend to be most active during afternoon/evening hours, which pretty much matched my undergraduate schedule. I initially wanted to work with birds, but that only lasted for two 5AM observation sessions."