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Rosy's 29 Days of Appreciation
Rosy: February 3rd is National Ice Worm Appreciation Day. I will give you a moment to contemplate that before I continue. I have asked my sister Holly to tell you about Ice Worms.
Holly: An Ice Worm is a species of the worm and they live in glacial ice.
Me: Come on. You expect me to believe this.
Holly: The first Ice Worms were discovered in 1887 In Alaska. But they can be found on glaciers in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
Me: I know people who live in all those places and I am calling them up right now and asking them if they have ever seen one.
Holly: Their Latin name is solifugus….
Rosy & Ivy: Discusting!
Holly: …which means sun avoiding. Ice Worms retreat underneath the glacial ice before dawn. They have very low temperatures, and can be denatured at even a few degrees above 0.
Ivy: Explain denatured.
Holly: Not now sweetheart. When Ice Worms are exposed to temperatures as high as 41 degrees F, their membrane structures disassociate and fall apart (i.e. melt) causing the worm to liquify!
Me: That is just repulsive. What is their purpose? What do they do?
Ivy: I know this lovely Canadian song that mentions Ice Worms. (Screaming at top of lungs):
In the land of the pale blue snow,
Where it's ninety-nine below,
And the polar bears are roaming o'er the plain,
In the shadow of the Pole
I will clasp him to my soul,
We'll be happy when the ice worms nest again.
Me: I am incredulous.
(So I dressed the girls and put them around a great big bowl of ice. Turned on the camera and such. After I attached the camera to the computer I undressed the girls and put them to bed and poured some orange juice on the ice. I sat down at the computer to get the photo and realized I never took the shot! So I used this old one. I need to get some sleep!)
Rosy's 29 Days of Appreciation
Rosy: February 3rd is National Ice Worm Appreciation Day. I will give you a moment to contemplate that before I continue. I have asked my sister Holly to tell you about Ice Worms.
Holly: An Ice Worm is a species of the worm and they live in glacial ice.
Me: Come on. You expect me to believe this.
Holly: The first Ice Worms were discovered in 1887 In Alaska. But they can be found on glaciers in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
Me: I know people who live in all those places and I am calling them up right now and asking them if they have ever seen one.
Holly: Their Latin name is solifugus….
Rosy & Ivy: Discusting!
Holly: …which means sun avoiding. Ice Worms retreat underneath the glacial ice before dawn. They have very low temperatures, and can be denatured at even a few degrees above 0.
Ivy: Explain denatured.
Holly: Not now sweetheart. When Ice Worms are exposed to temperatures as high as 41 degrees F, their membrane structures disassociate and fall apart (i.e. melt) causing the worm to liquify!
Me: That is just repulsive. What is their purpose? What do they do?
Ivy: I know this lovely Canadian song that mentions Ice Worms. (Screaming at top of lungs):
In the land of the pale blue snow,
Where it's ninety-nine below,
And the polar bears are roaming o'er the plain,
In the shadow of the Pole
I will clasp him to my soul,
We'll be happy when the ice worms nest again.
Me: I am incredulous.
(So I dressed the girls and put them around a great big bowl of ice. Turned on the camera and such. After I attached the camera to the computer I undressed the girls and put them to bed and poured some orange juice on the ice. I sat down at the computer to get the photo and realized I never took the shot! So I used this old one. I need to get some sleep!)