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Host: Celeste Mittelhauser Producer: Glen Mittelhauser In this episode, Celeste reads an essay by Janet Galle reflecting on decades of close observation at a small dug pond, from frogs and aquatic insects to the arrival of leeches. Through a memorable encounter with a determined leech, the piece explores resilience, instinct, and the shifting balance of a backyard food web. More information about Maine Natural History can be found at mainenaturalhistory.org. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural History Observatory (MNHO) in 2003 to fill the need for an organization that specializes in collecting, interpreting, and maintaining datasets for understanding changes in Maine’s plant and wildlife populations.  Glen received his Bachelor’s in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic in 1989 with a focus in the biological sciences and received his Master of Science degree in Zoology (with a focus on ornithology and statistics) from the University of Maine in 2000. Glen was the Managing Edito