Day 12: A Grave Mistake
Seaman’s new legs grew larger today, which was exciting to see. I wanted to fully capture the movement this time, so I worked on creating an animated .gif - something I’ve never done before. After some fiddling around, it turned out to be pretty easy. Behold!
This momentary distraction came with a drastic unforeseen cost, however. While messing with my phone to get the perfect animation, I was temporarily ignoring the other Seaman’s pleas for food. I figured a minute or two of delay wouldn’t matter.
I was wrong. The hungry Seaman uttered his matter-of-fact last words (”all you had to do was feed me...”) and promptly keeled over.
Hmm.. this could be a problem. I was expecting one of the Seamen to turn into a female to initiate a mating process, which presumably would set in motion the birth of the next generation. Does this mean Goldie will be the last of his kind? If so, he tragically won’t be able to act upon his so-called “purpose of life.”
Frankly, I think this is a bit unfair. There was no indication, other than the very routine hunger complaints, that a slight delay meant risking a permanent death. It was also never clear to me whether the two tank-mates were sharing the food each time I dropped it in, or if they needed two pieces per feeding session. I had already dispensed some food at the beginning of the session, but I guess only one got his fill.
Is this whole experiment over already? Has it become a complete failure? Or can I still achieve a C on this research project?