Student story: Nynne Hove Olsen & Alexander Paick Mølbach Nielsen research in Greenland

To be able to travel to Narsaruaq with the help of north2north was a unique opportunity for our group to carry out research in Greenland, focusing on the spider Pardosa Hyperborea and how its hunting is influenced by changes in temperature. The three experiments carried out was to find the optimal filming period, period of starvation and size of petri disc. As part of the project, we carried our dose-response experiments that ranched from 0-35 with five degrees jumps. This experiment helped to identify the two optimal temperatures for filming. We then measured both 𝐶𝑇max and 𝐶𝑇min, to have an insight into this species limitations.

To try to put of findings into perspective, we compared the Arctic species (P. hyberborea) with a relative Pardosa species (Pardosa amentata) from Denmark. Through the program, we gained invaluable fieldwork experience, cross-cultural collaboration, and scientific insight that would not have been possible otherwise. We are grateful for the support and the chance to maybe contribute to a better understanding of these two exact
species hunting performance in a rapidly changing environment.