Vol 1 - The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club

Page 13 THE FIELD NATURALIST Issue No. 1/2013Field Trip Report, Saturday February 16th, 2013TTFNC Bug Trip to Arena Forest ReserveReport by Matt KellySix bug enthusiasts arrived at the North entranceof the Arena Forest Reserve on Cumuto-TumpunaRoad for a look at the insectcommunities of the 1546 hectare (over 3800acre) reserve.According the welcome sign there, constructedby the Forestry Division, we wereabout to experience “Evergreen SeasonalForest”, with an annual rainfall of around 200– 300 cm. The sign also told us that “Arena”is an Amerindian word for “Place of Sand”,and this was also the site of “one of themembers of the Bug Group on Morne CatherinefrontL-R: Shane Ballah, Dan Jaggernauthback L-R: Paula Smith, Christopher Starr, Rakesh Bhukal, Matt Kelly