Biodiversity Stewardship Lab

How do spiders build webs? (TIP: choose one species)

For two species that use one structure, why have they coevolved? (TIP: pick specific species such as mites and swallows)

For a bird species of your choice, how is the nest constructed?

For a mammal species of your choice, how are shelters built?

Why has the choice of nest material diverged in two colonial insect species that build nests? (TIP: compare two ant species, or compare bees & wasps)

Why has the shape of termite mounds diverged for two species that live in different habitats?

How does a species with a GENERALIST foraging strategy decide what to eat?

(PC TIP: choose a species and be specific about the availability & content of food items)

What is the function of a GENERALIST foraging strategy, for a species of your choice?

(UF TIP: discuss the predictability of foods for this species)

What are examples of divergent SPECIALIST foraging strategies for feeding from plants? (UE TIP: refer to species that use nectar, pollen, fruits, seeds, leaves)

What is the function of a SPECIALIST foraging strategy, for a species of your choice?  (UF TIP: explain adaptations that overcome plant defenses)