Now that we've figured out some stuff about our dead stuff columns (like what the worms are doing and that fuzzy/velvety stuff), we've headed back to the raccoon that launched all these investigations in the first place. We have recognized that when we consider what happens to dead stuff disappearing, it's really be transferred into the organism that consumes it, and it's getting smaller. This all takes place as the organism that's doing the consuming gets bigger. Which made us think...how did that raccoon on the side of the road get bigger from a baby to an adult?
Reading an article about raccoons helped us figure out that a raccoon's diet is pretty varied, and it eats a wide range of things. All these organisms seem to "disappear" as the raccoon gets bigger, and we created a consensus model showing how the raccoon gets the matter it needs to grow (longer bones, more fur, replacement skin, etc. to name a few)!
Reading an article about raccoons helped us figure out that a raccoon's diet is pretty varied, and it eats a wide range of things. All these organisms seem to "disappear" as the raccoon gets bigger, and we created a consensus model showing how the raccoon gets the matter it needs to grow (longer bones, more fur, replacement skin, etc. to name a few)!
We've also been checking in on our dead stuff columns, and we've been finding some pretty awesome things that are making us ask some new questions. Here are some of our new findings:
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