Spiders have very small mouths. And just like spiders, the insects that are their prey have hard outer bodies. In order to eat their prey, spiders use their strong jaws to puncture the hard outer bodies of insects they have caught. They then throw up special juices from their stomachs into the insect's soft inner body. Within seconds, whatever these juices touch turns into liquid. The spider then sucks the inside of the insect dry and eventually all that is left is the hard insect outer body suit.
The People's Work: The Tsleil-Waututh Community Archaeology Project
Preservation of cultural resources.
The traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation has been extensively impacted upon by urban development and natural resource extraction. Due to the severity of these impacts, Tsleil-Waututh community members have expressed a strong interest in identifying, protecting and interpreting all remaining cultural resource sites. Global Forest is supporting researchers from Simon Fraser University and the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, British Columbia, along with an independent archaeological consultant, in funding an archaeological education and research component as part of a larger archaeological assessment and field school project. This support will aid in the organization of guided tours through selected sites, the preparation of a brochure describing the archaeological history of the area and the preparation of public displays on the material culture of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation and the processes involved in the archaeological dig. These activities will contribute to the distribution of knowledge of the Tsleil-Waututh culture to both community members and to the general public.
GF Research
