OWLHK launched our first Hong Kong Spider Ecology and Identification Course in 2022. This course reveals the mystery and importance of spider wildlife in Hong Kong.
Target Participants
Spider lover, eco-enthusiast yearning for an ecological surveyor and Interpreter career
Key Learning Points
- Morphology and structure of Arachnida
- Ecology and importance of Spiders
- Observation and identification technique of spiders in Hong Kong
Learning objectives
- To understand the basic ecological knowledge of spiders
- To familiarize the observation skill of spiders
- To understand ten major families of spiders in Hong Kong
- To identify some common species in Hong Kong
Course Feature
- Small class teaching: each class opens for application within 24 trainees, arranged on a first-come, first-served basis. Teacher-to-student ratio remains 1:8.
- Professional tutor: lecturers and field-trip tutors are local graduates of ecology, who are also sophisticated in environmental education and research.
- Outdoor education: the course consists of over 15 hours field trip.
- Featuring Ecology Component: on top of species identification, it introduces the importance of spider ecologically.
Time and format
3 sessions of online lectures, 3 full-day field trips. 21 hours in total.
Certificate
Participants will receive a certificate of at least 80% attendance
