Monthly Archives: February 2012

Spider of the year 2012

The large cave spider Meta menardi (see image) has been elected Spider of the Year for 2012 by the European Society of Arachnology. I would greatly appreciate if cavers could keep their eyes peeled for this animal as they are entering cave systems through 2012. This large spider is completely harmless and occupies only the [...]
Posted on February 28th, 2012 in News | Leave a comment

SUI Training Calendar 2012

Please note the following dates for SUI training for the coming year Caving Fundamentals – March 10/11th – BOEC,  Clare , Leave no Trace Trainers Course – July 14/15th – POEC,  Galway BCL training -  August 11th/12th – BOEC,  Clare Cave Leader Training ( x2 weekends) – Dates  TBC – GOEC,  Fermanagh BCL Assessment – [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2012 in News | Leave a comment