Observation Fields Guide
There are several observation fields and at least 2 should be populated when adding an observation to the project.
- IF there are separate observations for the prey/predator or parasite/prey interaction, link the two via the URL for "partner" observation field.
- If there is only one observation in which a caterpillar is being parasitized or otherwise preyed upon, either leave that observation field blank, or duplicate the observation and link the two via the field.
- Interaction->Prey ID should be populated IF the observation is of a caterpillar that is being eaten, or otherwise utilised as food source (e.g. catterpillar in a beak of a bird, caterpillar being carried away by a predatory wasp or caterpillar eaten by a spider).
- Interaction->Predator ID should be populated IF the observation is of a predator killing, eating or carrying Lepidopteran larva in order to utilise it as food source (e.g. bird eating a caterpillar, predatory wasp carrying a caterpillar or spider eating a caterpillar)
- Interaction->Host ID should be populated IF the observation is of a caterpillar that is being parasitized (e.g. caterpillar from which vasp or fly larvae emerged, caterpillar covered in vasp cocoons).
- Interaction->Parasite ID should be populated IF the observation is of a parasite or its larvae that was found in, on, or emerging from a Lepidopteran larva.
