insectivores Archives - The Wildlife Society

Joro spiders could spread throughout East Coast

March 17, 2022

Joro spiders may look big and scary, but biologists say that unlike some other introduced species, they may not pose a danger to the environment, even if they spread across the East Coast. The Japanese …

Urban forests draw more birds and insects than street trees

June 18, 2020

Rather than rely on the safety of tree-lined streets for food, leaf-eating insects seem to prefer urban forests, even if they have to tolerate more predators in them. In the wild, insect-eating birds prefer areas …