Non-Human Lab Members
Spot
Assistant (to the) Lab Manager
Spot is a 7 year old beagle mix who, as a trained service dog, takes his job very seriously! His daily tasks include napping in Lindsey’s office, demanding belly rubs from Alex, and making friends around campus. His research interests, like the rest of the lab, also revolve around fish, though Spot is most concerned with investigating the palatability of different kinds of fish.
Spot’s favorite fish are the frozen minnow treats his mom gets him, which totally don’t look exactly like zebrafish at all…
Felix
Remote Lab Assistant
Felix was advertised on the shelter website as a 10lb domestic shorthair. Lindsey is pleased to announce that he is now a 15lb domestic longhair, with the vet saying he is at a good weight, he’s “just a big boy.” Felix enjoys chasing his stuffed mouse, investigating shadows, and trying to convince Spot to play with him.
His favorite fish is tuna because it’s tasty.
Teal
Esteemed Visiting Scholar
Teal, a 4-year-old golden retriever, thinks she’s part fish and adores every human she meets. Her arch-nemeses? Squirrels in trees.
Whammy
Esteemed Visiting Scholar
Whammy, is a 4-year-old 130lb malamute who’s scared of cardboard boxes and getting his feet wet. But he loves the snow and kids!
Willow
Remote Lab Assistant
Willow is a cat but has the memory of a goldfish. She enjoys belly rubs and licking plastic bags. She prefers to not be very active so that she doesn’t have to think too hard about anything. Sometimes she sees ghosts.
Nemo
Nemo is very smart and can perform high-intellect tricks such as “high five”, “twirl”, and “up up”. His favorite thing is to chase bread ties, ice cubes, and other small pieces of trash around the house. Toys that cost money are boring to him. There is a nonzero chance that he is a human trapped in a cat’s body.
Remote Lab Assistant
Barnacle
Remote Lab Assistant
It's up for debate whether Barnacle is a kitten or a squirrel. Her favorite past times include attacking toys on strings, trash (particularly tin foil balls and bread ties), human hands, and her dog bestie Cassie.
Her favorite fish is the depicted trout on a string, which she has gone from fearing as a small kitten, to readily attacking as a bigger kitten.
Tucker
Esteemed Visiting Scholar
Tucker is a five year old German shorthaired pointer who only exists in two states: sleep and run.
Remi & Romi
Remote Lab Assistants
Remi and Romi (if you can tell them apart) are a bonded pair. They share the house with Tucker. They have one purpose only, which is to annoy him. When they are not busy doing that, they enjoy watching cat TV, aka birds through the window.
