Guides

Paulinho (Little Paulo), one of our favorite guides in the Amazon. On this day he was with a group of passengers from a cruise ship.

Brazil nut bloom

The fallen bloom of the Brazil nut tree (Bertholetia excelsa).

Ceiba pentandra

Leaves of Ceiba pentandra

Beetle

I was actually filming the mass of fibers and ended up including the beetle too. My first impression of the fibrous mass was that it was the remains of howler monkey feces, but I guess not. Maybe a grass eating animal.

Butterfly 626

Click beetle

Costus

Flowers 752

Assassin bug

Butterflies

Tortoise beetle

Insect 878

Dragonfly

Butterfly 351

Moth 417

Long-horned Beetle 423

Insect 312

SPATHOGLOTTIS

My thanks to my friend Claudio Serique for identifying this orchid as SPATHOGLOTTIS, an orchid from Philippines.

Seedpod

A seedpod from a paricá tree (Schizolobium parahyba) didn't quite make it to the ground. It seems to have been caught up in the brush for some time.

Fungi 908

Fungi 900

Small spider

I assume a small colorful spider.

Tadpoles

I took these pictures using the zoom of a simple point and shoot digital camera. I was surprised to see that I captured the movements of some of the tadpoles in that foamy material the frogs produce to protect eggs and the tadpoles. Bottom image is that of the foam as secured in the notch of two trees. Top image, the tadpoles moving about.

Tortoise beetle

Centipede x Millipede

Centipede out hunting. Or is it a millipede? Read Dave's comment.

Long-horned beetle

Lichen

Another shot of that lichen I posted some days ago. I was after the darker background.

Manuel Dutra visits Bosque

I was honored to have received Manuel Dutra at Bosque Santa Lúcia a few days ago. Professor Dutra is a professional journalist and author of several books on Santarém and the Amazon. Image, Dutra on the left with friends from France, Ammyvonne and Jean Yves.

Spider

Lichen a tree

Paricá

No, it's not a bird. No, it's not an insect. It's a seedpod from a paricá tree (Schizolobium sp.)

Skipper 85

Ground orchid

Leaves 5773

Orchid 758

Fungus 57

Insect 5782

Fungi 5775

Fungus 5756

Fungus 755

Leaves2010

More carnival dress.

Lichen

Lichen us 2010.

Red leaf

Some new leaves get dressed up for carnival.

Fungi 94

I wish I had taken a picture of these two or three days before. They were real showoffs from a distance.

Fungus 5589

A small and lonely mushroom among grass blades in the backyard.

Ship tours

Since I returned to work in the health field, I haven't had much time to receive visitors at Bosque Santa Lucia. Most tours are those of passengers from the cruise ships, for example, the Royal Princess. Grand Amazon in Manaus is the operator for this ship when it comes to Santarem. The owners are quite meticulous in planning and logistics, never forgetting a detail, including medical emergencies. In the attached image, two nurses contracted by the operator, along with the bus drivers.