Uh oh! Uh oh! Sphagnum bog!

"Oh! Pitcher plants!"
*tries to move closer*
*falls through the sphagnum moss into swampy liquid*
"Uh oh! Uh oh!"
----"Yeah, it's not solid ground."


This video was taken on July 21st on a field trip to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. The trip was organized as part of the summer ecology course at the City University of New York, Queens College, and the man with the heavy New York accent is Dr. Peter Chabora, Professor of Biology.

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