After a repeat collection trip to Cueva de Seibo, the CarBio team is currently processing oodles of specimens, some exciting but expected (like amblypygids and Loxosceles) and others that are completely new to science such as blind Ctenidae and (probably) Dipluridae. Outside the cave, we have found at least 5 species of Micrathena, many new types of scorpions, amblypygids (likely unique from those found in the cave) and many other intriguing specimens too numerous to list.
The Dominican children we met on Thursday have returned twice to help with leaf litter sorting. Today the children were on a field trip in Parque Nacional del Este with their local school and one of the girls brought a collection of spiders including Gasteracantha.
This is our last night here, and after finishing sorting and processing we will pack up and move tomorrow to Parque Nacional los Haitises.
The Dominican children we met on Thursday have returned twice to help with leaf litter sorting. Today the children were on a field trip in Parque Nacional del Este with their local school and one of the girls brought a collection of spiders including Gasteracantha.
This is our last night here, and after finishing sorting and processing we will pack up and move tomorrow to Parque Nacional los Haitises.
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