Tropical Biodiversity - Santarém - Pará - Brasil
Sunday, February 28, 2010
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
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Costus
Flowers 752
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Assassin bug
Butterflies
Tortoise beetle
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Insect 878
Dragonfly
Friday, February 12, 2010
Butterfly 351
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Moth 417
Long-horned Beetle 423
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Insect 312
SPATHOGLOTTIS
My thanks to my friend Claudio Serique for identifying this orchid as SPATHOGLOTTIS, an orchid from Philippines.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
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.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Fungi 908
Fungi 900
Small spider
I assume a small colorful spider.
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