I lived in Palau for 4 years where hiking into the jungle was a regular part of the job. Never saw a spider web once. I was told, the brown tree snakes ate the birds who eat the spiders, our bird numbers are down but our spider numbers are up...
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Replying to @kayT671 @ASAPFernz
When I participated in the island ecology field course, I tried to overcome my fear of bugs and dip my toes into terrestrial ecology. The instructor for the class authored that study on spiderwebs on Guam. This article puts that study into perspective.https://wamu.org/story/12/09/19/hungry_snakes_trap_guam_in_spidery_web/ …
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The field course was awesome bc it took place on Guam, Saipan and Tinian, so us students got to see differences between forests on all three islands! Bird-inhabited vs uninhabited.
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Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @ASAPFernz




It's wonderful that we have courses like that! It can be transformative to experience the birds and ecology of our neighboring islands as well as help us understand what we are trying to protect and save here.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Yes it was an amazing course and it happens every few years to give the forests time to recover in-between. It opened my eyes futher to the differences. Between primary karst limestone forests on Saipan and Guåhan, there is a noticable striking difference once you enter.
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