Yearly Archives: 2012
Giant cockroach, Blaberus gigantea
Bioluminescent click beetle
Pink-toed Tarantula, Avicularia avicularia
Autograph tree, Clusia rosacea
Yucatecan Cantil, Agkistrodon russeolus
Photos by Kevin Zansler, May 2012. The Cantil is basically the tropical moccasin, being in the same genus as the North American cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus). It has a similar disposition, […]
Mistletoe
All photos by Bob Thomas, taken at Hato El Cedral, Apure, Venezuela, in June 1991. The plant (upper) is very dense and has showy flowers. The very sticky seed […]
Bay cedar, Guazuma ulmiflora
Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal along runway, May 2008. Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal along runway. Creoles call this plant Plug-up-your-butt; can you guess what it is used for? Seek […]
Common thatch palms in Belize
Photo by Bob Thomas, Bacab Eco-park near Ladyville, Belize District, Belize, March 2005. Photo by Bob Thomas, taken at Tikal National Monument, Guatemala, May 2005. Photo by Bob […]
Florida leatherleaf slug, Leidyula floridana
Photo by Bob Thomas, San Miguel Village, Toledo District, Belize, May 2002. We rarely see slugs in our adventures, but we’ve occasionally found the leatherleaf around the Maya village of […]
Tropical Natural History 