Spotting

Description:

There were thousands and thousands of these little spiders living together in a web that stretched over everything for many meters along the path. Difficult to photograph as the web was thick and the spiders were within it.

Habitat:

Kyambura Gorge in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. Verdant, rich Tropical Rain-forest right close to the Equator crossing. Last photo shows the habitat.

Notes:

Kyambura is located on North-Eastern side of QENP. Kayambura Gorge is a part of the great Albertine Rift - a fabulous gorge with a thick forest at the bottom The reserve's mean altitude is 1100 m.a.s.l. The total area of the reserve is 156 sq. km. The stunning Kyambura Gorge also called the “Valley of Apes” is located in the far eastern corner of the well- known Queen Elizabeth National Park in south western Uganda. It is a part of the great Albertine Rift - a fabulous gorge with a thick forest at the bottom. Approximately 1 km across – at its broadest point and about 100 meters deep, this gorge is actually drained by River Kayambura. The landscape is among the most impressive you will find in Uganda and it is swarmed a rich wildlife bio-diversity that comprises of primates, wild animals as well as birds.