The Littles...
The 'Littles' are the smallest residents of Karamea, the tiny beings who live busy, unnoticed lives, all around us.
These Littles are often misunderstood, sometimes feared and most frequently ignored. But when you stop and look closely, they turn out to be skilled engineers, patient hunters, tireless cleaners and excellent parents ...... just doing their best in a complicated world. This page I hope will help you look through the doorway into their world. If you think you don't like insects, that is okay, you don't have to love them.... but just take a moment to meet them.
The many ways of being small...
THE BUILDERS
Some Littles build; they manufacture threads, weave tunnels and traps from silk, make homes out of bubbles or bits of stick. They use these tools and materials for shelter or catching food, leaving behind these little clues to the existence of these quiet survivalists eeking out a living all around us.
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THE WATCHERS
Some Littles watch, they perch, they pause, they stop and sit for ages, we notice them when they are observing, waiting, looking, looking for a home, looking for a buddy, looking for something tasty, but what are they doing in between?
THE WANDERERS
Some Littles wander, the wander along the ground, they wander from one environment to another, from one country to another, from one lifestyle to another. We might spot them in just a moment in time on their journey.
