<p> INVERTEBRATE CLONING, CULTURE AND ADOPTION AGENCY</p><p>Charlie Drewes (CEO = “chief eccentric oddball”) Office: Room 638 Science II BuildingLab: Room 637 Science II Building Iowa State University, Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Ames, IA 50011 see map: http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/maps/</p><p>In my lab at Iowa State University, I maintain year-round, reproducing cultures of numerous living freshwater invertebrates. Teachers and students are welcome to visit my lab and I am happy to share tips for culturing invertebrates. I am also happy to provide, free-of-charge, living specimens for teachers to start their own culture and/or use in their biology classes (take- home containers and samples of critter food are included, as well). </p><p>I have large cultures of the following freshwater organisms:</p><p>Blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus (freshwater oligochaetes) Ramshorn pond snail (Helisoma trivolvis - albino strain) Mixed cladoceran (daphnid) species Freshwater limpets (Ferrisia sp.) Leeches [family Erpobdellidae] (excellent predator on Lumbriculus) Freshwater isopods (Asellus aquaticus) Ostracods Hydra sp. Micro-oligochaetes (several species from family Naididae) Vinegar eels (nematodes)</p><p>ALSO ON HAND: fingernail clams, planaria, physid snails, Gyraullus snails, snail-eating leeches, amphipods, copepods, Artemia and more. </p><p>SEE FULL LISTING OF FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AT: http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/faculty/DrewesC/htdocs</p><p>SEND SNAIL MAIL TO: Charlie Drewes EEOB Dept 339 Science II Building Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011</p><p>SEND EMAIL: [email protected]</p>