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The CIA, World War II Bombs, and 8 Million Dead Fish: A True Story

The CIA, World War II Bombs, and 8 Million Dead Fish: A True Story

Mississippi paddlefish, Polyodon spathula. (Photo: Richard Conniff)

by Richard Conniff/National Geographic

It is a horror movie director’s dream of a natural history collection. You find it by driving 10 miles southeast of New Orleans, to a piece of land that is part swamp, part forest, on a bend in the Mississippi River, down a dirt track named Wild Boar Road. Alligatorsand water moccasins live…

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Monday I trained one of our summer interns on the fishes imaging station.  They’ll be imaging cleared and stained fish the whole summer.  A little jelly... but I suppose I can look at this stuff anytime.

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Precious? Perhaps… Anna Goldman says it’s a blue ringed octopus… one of the MOST VENOMOUS SPECIMENS In our collection… Yikes!

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Spode Woodland Trout Dinner Plate

Spode Woodland Trout Dinner Plate Spode's Woodland is a tribute to American Wildlife as well as man's favorite hunting companion's. These beautiful rendering's can be mixed and matched together to create a wonderfully distinctive dining experience. All Woodland item's can be mixed with Spode's Delamere pattern for a softer table presentation. The 10.5 inch Dinner Plate's from the North American Fish collection feature's assorted motif's. This Dinner Plate feature's the Rainbow Trout.