OMG THIS WAS SO GROSS (But REALLY fascinating) First day of Micro our teacher was showing us these clean agar petri dishes and she opened one and was like “Touch it, feel its flexibility (from the agar)!” and we all touched it, then she though to open another and do the same thing so she could incubate one at body temp and one at enviro temp. AND THERE ARE FREAKING FLY MAGGOTS IN THE DISHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Along with a lot of different colonies) the last three images are close ups of the live moving larva. the scratch marks are where it traveled 

Learned to use triple beam balance to measure solids. Getting used to striking a Bunsen burner! (Blue cone achieved) Most important lesson from microbiology: “Teach the psychology of aseptic technique” (my teacher STRESSED THAT THOUGHT, which was given to her by her supervisor. The more I think about it, the more critical it becomes to every aspect of my actions in lab (and eventually my career).