obsolete Shannon trap true An arthropod trap that is made of cloth and netting and is designed to be suspended from above (e.g. from a tree). It is also designed so that the arthropod enters the trap from beneath, being attracted to some bait, and is prevented from escaping upward by the suspended cloth, which allows them to be collected from the upper interior of the trap. IRO:0000191 shannon trap catch The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume s1-19, Issue 2, 1 Mar 1939, p. 131 - 140 Shannon trap term imported