Mimi focuses on creature features, like hairy noses, squishy bodies, or tiny sizes. She wonders: How does an animal work when it's doing something mechanical, like swimming or flying? And what body features affect how well a creature stands up to nature's forces, like tides, waves, currents, and winds?

A lot of creatures interest Mimi. But she especially likes marine animals without backbones, lobsters with hairy noses, and microscopic animals that float or swim in the waves and currents.