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Observations, interpretations, questions, and projects. This feed is a working prototype — the posts below are illustrative examples of what Fieldnote is designed to host.
I noticed… A turtle motionless under a ledge for twenty minutes, then one slow rise to breathe and straight back down. No feeding at all.
I think… I think the dew makes a web temporarily useless, and that's why I keep finding empty webs at sunrise.
Interesting guess. Another explanation researchers have proposed is nightly rebuilding, which happens on a schedule whether or not there is dew.
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I observed… Counted moths for eleven evenings on my street. Almost all of them were at the unlit end, near the allotments.
I'm wondering… I'm wondering whether boat noise shortens a turtle's resting dive. Has anyone seen a study that measures this directly?
I found research saying… I found research saying hawkmoth visitation drops measurably within about thirty metres of a streetlight. It reframed my whole street for me.
I'm working on… Dusk Count: a ten-minute moth count, same spot, same time, once a night. Eighty-one people logging so far.
Near me… Our council dimmed the seafront lights after 11pm last autumn. The turtle nesting group says fewer hatchlings went the wrong way.
I noticed… Same web, same three anchor points, rebuilt three nights running. The spiral was slightly different every time.
I'm wondering… I'm wondering if the frost pattern on a leaf is specific enough to identify the tree it fell from.