Introduction: An Unexpected Partnership At first glance, a fast-running, shaggy wolf spider and a neat row of glossy red cranberries don’t seem like natural partners. Yet across North America (and in cranberry-growing regions elsewhere), spiders […]
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Have you ever wondered why a spider’s size is more than trivia for ecologists? In cranberry bogs—wet, patchy, and teeming with insect life—size influences what a spider can catch, how it hides, how it survives […]
Introduction — Why Cranberry Fields Matter for Ecology Cranberry fields — or cranberry bogs — are more than tidy rows of ruby fruit. They are living, breathing wetland mosaics that support a surprising diversity of […]