Training program: carabid beetles and spiders
A training on arthropods, to finalize WP3 protocol, will take place on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th at the University of Picardie – Department of science – Laboratory of animal biology.
Marc Deconchat and Brice Giffard, Dynafor laboratory (INRA Toulouse) and Pallieter De Smedt, Gent University (Belgium) will host this two days of training with Vincent Le Roux and Ludmilla Martin, Unit Edysan FRE 3498.
DAY 1
I. Generalities about carabid beetles
What is a carabid beetle ? why using carabid beetles in landscape ecology
Taxonomy of carabid beetles : main characteristics, how to recognize a carabid beetles of another arthropods
Examples of possible confusions with others arthropods
II. Relevant criteria to reach the subfamilies and genera of carabid beetles
Presentation of simple criteria for each subfamilies
How to distinguish species in the genera
III. Species determination: presentation of the determination key used
How is it work?
Main criteria exposed
Difficult criteria
II. Demonstration of individuals (the most abundant and the most difficult species) under a camera using the determination key
III. Practical exercises of determination with individuals and binocular
DAY 2
I. Presentation of the genus Carabus
Main criteria for recognition
Demonstration of some species
II. Presentation of other arthropods groups (mainly spiders) : Pallieter De Smedt
Why using spiders ?
Criteria for spiders determination
Presentation of other potential interesting groups for smallFOREST project
III. Second practice exercise for carabid beetles identification (under binocular)
IV. Specific discussion about WP3 protocol of smallFOREST project