6. Animals You Won’t See at the B. W. Wells Savannah
(Unless you are very, very quiet)
Crab Spider on Flower/Niche
It was Winnie the Pooh who advised that if you were going after honey, it was best not to let the bees know you were coming. Just as the B. W. Wells Savannah is unique in its plant life, it is also home to interesting animals. But it’s hard for a noisy group to see wildlife. Sometimes you have to be sneaky. Photographers often use long lenses and binoculars to find animals. They remain a long distance away from an area, so as not to disturb the animals that visit or live there. If you have access to binoculars, you may wish to watch the Savannah from the vehicle, or standing some distance away from the Savannah.
Sedge Winged Grasshopper/Steve Hall of the N.C. Natural Heritage Program
The “Welcome to the B. W. Wells Savannah!” brochure from the Coastal Land Trust also contains a list of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians you may encounter at the Savannah. Please note that venomous snakes such as rattlesnakes and copperheads may be in the Savannah, so make sure students are familiar with them as well.
One critter unique to the Savannah is the broad winged sedge grasshopper, more common on the midwestern plains. The Savannah is only known from three locations on the east coast all of which are in North Carolina.
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