with
* SENNIS
_Horwoon J

A skipper ‘buiterfly rested’ ‘thomentarily ona patch | of.
roadside daisies. After a brief pause, it floated from flower
“to flower, sipping nectar froni each. As the dark-bodies In- |

sect reached the last blossom, the flutter of Its: wings alerted was sending ‘four ferries-a |

a concealed predator,

In leas thari ay instant, a pair. of ‘ber ‘chalicerae pierced. Zeebriigge from the, English .

‘the butterfly’s vulnerable abdomen. A potent venom was - ports... of: Dover -, _ and:
“.. dnjected.at the same time and rendered the trapped butterfly .Southanipton: * coe :
helpless. It never. really had a chance, as its, captor is. a “Hundreds. ; British

>

Ss ye eRe

‘the arrival. of the skipper.

Crab spiders are well known for this. ‘kind of bet
“Instead of building webs, elaborate traps or other, devices, es
“1: they. have depended on speed, concealment and ‘gurprise ° ‘free camp beds to- sleep on -
2" attack. Tolive this way, they have special equipment,” ;
-, Body design Is one of their most important aids: Crab

: ‘taster’ of surprise and skillful attack. - ;
' [witnessed the'end of this scenario. By the tine I ioticed in schools; clubs and private -.
the predator and its prey, the bright yellow crab spider. had :chomes that were’ opened to —
“= lifted the butterfly up and was sucking out the: ‘body juices. «.
” Ever aware of any movement, the small spider dropped the. between, the fishermen and.

4 * ‘butterfly as I moved close to the flower. It quickly disap--' thelr. government... Hotels in

*- ‘peared beneath the petals where it undoubtably was before.

With about 660. | kilometres:
Of harbor along | the’ northern:
many -

coast” ‘blocked,
motorists drove “on to .the

Belgian: ports: of Ostend. and -
_ Zeebrugge to catch a ferry’
home; The-result was long -
:Iriéathere | and delays of 6 Bev: -

eral hours... =.
P. and;0 Ferries, one of
‘the cross-channel operators,

* day Son “round trips to

‘tourists’ ‘spent Sunday, night. -.

I ee and Le’ Havre put up

‘ofteeed stranded visitors

- pltis bread and milk,
‘fhe fishermen are com-

i. ‘spiders resemble the-unrelated“dceanic crabs. They both: - -plaining. of lower, prices for

a have a flattened body ahd hold their legs at each side. ‘The. ‘thelr ‘catch and a goverti- - .

“flattened body helps: them hide against stems and leaves, or “ment plan that would cut the

When necessary, disappear in the thinnest crevice, The long © “immber ofcrew members on -

legs, arranged perpendicular tb the side, allows for forward,

backward and slideway motion,

a unionized boat. One’
* maritime. union appealed to

Their agillty and body design is coordinated with a keen. “all of France's fishermen to

sense of touch and movament. ‘ Their eyes easily detect go on strike. Fishermen a

movement in daylight. At night, chemical receptors on their the Mediterranean : ‘coast:
-,. legs help pinpoint any potential prey. Thus, they ai are equally were expected to decide

-. adept.at day or night hunting, -

. today whether. to join. ‘the

° : When a crab spider Is hidden,. waiting for: its, quarry, it. protest.
-: often holds its legs olitstretched and ready..: ;Onee an insect is ©
Be ~ detected, they swiftly grab it with their legs. Their weak py, nnel coast was
-.jaws‘or chelicerac inject a powerful toxin. So powerful, in neh cha
n 1 faet, that large bees, wasps and even other spiders are no ‘Boulogne, many gift shops

“match for .. this

‘formidable

‘creature's poison.

.. Some species of crab spiders h2 ‘4 still one mové advantage -
‘over the creatures they hunt - caz(vuflage. These aggressive pif full, and business at the

v  spdiers are often: cojored yellow, white or tan: They blend
ts: perfectly with simildrly colored flowers. ‘Ina few cases, they

The tourist trade along the

taking a. ‘beating. In-

did _ not open Sunday,

restaurants. were less than.

casino was cotiiderably be-
low normal.

British “victims of the row ®

The Herald, Monday, August 16, 1980, Page 3

_ Cedar ‘siding, old fashioned porches and wooden sidewal ks. for other buildings In Hazelton to make It the Barkerville of

similar to that of the municipal office, are being proposed the northwest.

vere’ s a future in tk

able to get a good plan’ ‘

By GaIL DOTINGA

. Herald Staff Writer

Hazelton,

Barkerville’ of the nor-
thwest?

It's a possibility, one

“the mayor and. mariy- of

the residents there would: *

the -

idea, says “Mayor Alice

Maitland.

“K’san draws in lots of :

tourists but there is not
enough here to keep them

overnight or for the rest
’ of the day.”

~The plans for the

“Tt “would be like .
. Barkerville, except there.

would be people living

. here.”

The rich: history of the

‘area would add to the 1830

theme, said Maitland,

referring to the fact that.

\ -detually change theircolor to tiratch the-leafor petals around Passengers aboard the . like to see. . > downtown area of the Hazelton was one of the
v'-them. Spidersi that ‘can’t changecotor try ‘to imitate ferry Valiant -Viking were Recently,. TIDSA village. include cedar first communities
- inanimate objiety1sSome reseble‘bird droppings, while terrified .; when. ‘the funded a consultant to siding, old-fashioned established in the nor-
‘others appeatiad Hriedgeatis, leif buds) dnd dven parts of the trawlermen-attacked their look at the feasibility of | porches and ‘wooden thwest.
flower itself. . ship agit tried: unsuccess- remodelling the village in - sidewalks. _ “The first bank .and
The crab spider has earned Itself an interesting reputation. fully’ to run the blockade at an 1880 style and the “fhe buildings would . hospital were built here."
Itis a master at ambush, fast on its feet and both a day and Cherbourg. Six passengers | impact it would have on — - be done over in the same The village also ‘hopes
night hunter. Its camouflage techniques‘render it almost were injured when the’ tourism, The report has — fashion as the municipal © todraw in packaged tours
invisible to the eye. Itis a vood thing that they seldom grow fishermen threw flares, ball been ‘completed-: and office is now,” said from Japan with its new |
larger than one centimetre. bearings and metal halts. Maitland. -image. Other com-

speaks favourably of the

' _ munities in'the area such

"as Kitwanga, Kitwancool

and Kispiox have shown
an interest in the idea.

“In the Kispiox, they're

| e

which was something we
never had before,” said
Maitland; ;
The project will cost
approximately $1 million,

’ but Hazelton residents -

feel they will be lucky to.
get $500,000. Next month’
the proposal comes
before TIDSA: offers who

-will decide if it is feasible :
-and, if 80, -

how much
money will be. granted.
“We'll ask -for

everything we can. get,”

said Maitland...

. She feels the money .
would be well spent and —
the .

would” benefit

province as a'whole,
* “Right now too many of

Photo by Gali (Dotinge

past -

: ‘he: tourist attractions are

overused and ‘more are
needed."

The consultant's report
indicates there’ is
potential in turning the
valley into.a travel

- generator, sald Maitland.

’ This type of Barkerville
attraction Is the type of
industry Hazelton would
like to attract.

‘We want to bring in-
dustries that won't bring

. ina lot of people,” added

the mayor,

Along with tourism, the °
village is looking at
chipboard . manufac- -
turing, furniture building
and cottage craft in-

dustries.

thinking of putting: in -
trails and dude ranches .
for the tourists. There's .~
‘also talk éf a Hand of
History tour, which would
be in the back road to
Kitwanga,'’ said.
Maitland. | .

The idea of changing -
the appearance of ‘the
village has been talked
about for ten years. The
project was helped along
several years ago when
Hazelton received a
Canada Works grant .
which employed people to
research the history of
the village and sketch
architectural drawings of
what it would look like in
the 1886 style. .
’ “Now with the TIDSA
money, we were at least

( weaTHER }

A slow, moving weather
system ‘from the northwest
will continue to pass through
the area today and tonight
giving clouds and showers.

High today should reach 22
-with the low dropping off to
12.

Tuesday afternoon, we
should see some sunshine as
the disturbance dissipates,
with a ridge of high pressure

Moped. !
gett aso

ee

CANADA'S
forest industry
provides the
backbone for our
country’s economy
today. PLEASE

be careful with

all fire!

PREVENT
FOREST
FIRES!

developing over the area.
Highs tomorrow are ex-
pected to reach 18.

DECORATED DEAD

Siberian tribesmen
decorated the graves of their
deud with reindeer antlers.

Increase of cruise ships travelling up the coast. Almost
daily, one will be docked in the Ketchikan harbor during the
summer months.

“Creek Street in Ketchikan, Alaska, Is one of the more
popular spots for tourists visiting that city. In recent years,
tourism has grown In. Alaska’s s third largest city with the

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after she failed to make theS
curve on the Kuldo extension’
and rolled into the ditch.
There were no injuries, but
damage to .the car was
estimated at $3,000.

oderick Kale and Nora
Wilson will appear’ in court
on a charge of creating ‘a
disturbance. following an

“A Prince Rupert man was
Involved in an accident
Saturday when his car hit a
year-old bear cub crossing
Highway 25 near Kitimat.

He lost control of the car
ahd slid over & 20-foot em-
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ithe bear had to be destroyed

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Kitimat RCMP caution
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