Spiders that hunt at night often have a special layer at the back of their big eyes. It acts like a mirror to bounce light back into the eyes. On a dark night, this reflected light makes the spider's eyes seem to glow!
Forest Insects and Diseases
When insects get transported to another continent from where they normally live, sometimes they can get out of control and eat up the forests. The Global Forest Insect Quaratine Facility located at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia studies these insects to figure our ways to fight them if they do start to eat up the trees. Besides insects, we are also testing biological control agents to effectively treat forest diseases. These agents are naturally occurring in our forests.
GF Research
When insects get transported to another continent from where they normally live, sometimes they can get out of control and eat up the forests. The Global Forest Insect Quaratine Facility located at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia studies these insects to figure our ways to fight them if they do start to eat up the trees. Besides insects, we are also testing biological control agents to effectively treat forest diseases. These agents are naturally occurring in our forests.
