Bogota giant fishing spider, Ancylometes bogotensis
Photo by Bob Thomas Photo by Jenny Lamb, May 2010. Most naturalists know the pisaurid fishing spiders of the genus Dolomedes. Ancylometes are a larger type of fishing spider, and is […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Belize leaf-toed gecko, Phyllodactylus insularis
Photo by Aimee K. Thomas. When Phyllodactylus insularis was first described by Dr. James R. Dixon (coincidently Bob Thomas’s major professor), it was only known from Half Moon Caye, Lighthouse […]
Vocal pouch variety in frogs
A Milk Frog, Trachycephalus (=Phrynohyas) venulosus calling in Tikal, Guatemala, May 2010. Note the two vocal pouches that extend upward, sometimes touching when actively calling. Photo by Shannon Fortenberry. A […]
Dewlaps: Lizard communication
Photo by Bob Thomas, Chiquibul Education Centre, Las Cuevas, Cayo District, Belize, May 2012. Norops rodriguezi Photo by Bob Thomas, Chagaramas, Trinidad, November 2009. Anolis aeneus. Photo by Bob Thomas, […]
Noni, Morinda citrifolia
Photos by Bob Thomas Noni, Morinda citrifolia, is a popular fruit in health circles. It is native to southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Caribbean. These photos were taken […]
Natural suds in Chiquibul River
Photo by Bob Thomas This photo was taken deep in the Chiquibul National Forest, Belize, on the Chiquibul River in March 2005. Most people’s first thought is that foam on […]
What Moth Caterpillar
Photo by Frank Jordan. Taken in Tikal, Guatemala, May 2010. Photo by Shannon Fortheberry. Taken in Tikal, Guatemala, May 2010. Photo by Bob Thomas. Taken in Tikal, Guatemala, May 2010.
Morpho caterpillar
Zanthozylum sp.
Photo by Bob Thomas, Bush Bush, Trinidad. Photo by Bob Thomas, Chiquibul Education Centre, Las Cuevas, Belize. Photo by Bob Thomas, Chiquibul Education Centre, Las Cuevas, Belize. Photo by Bob […]
Tropical Natural History 