Forest Scorpion, Centruoides gracilis
A UV illuminated forest scorpion. Tikal National Park, Departamento Petén, Guatemala. Photo by Bob Thomas Forest scorpions often perch on tree trunks, but are also encountered moving on the forest […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Lizards at night
Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2012. Photo by Bob Thomas, taken in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, May 2005. Norops lemurinus is relatively easy to find at night. They […]
Fan Orchid
Stinkhorns, Dictyophora sp. & Phallus sp.
Photo by Bob Thomas, San Miguel Village, Toledo District, Belize, May 2004. Photo by Bob Thomas, Grande Riviere, Trinidad, November 2004. Photo by Bob Thomas, near Refugio Amazonas Lodge, Tambopata […]
Clathrus crispus
Photos by Bob Thomas, Chaa Creek Restort (tented camp), Cayo District, Belize, August 2007. Clathrus crispus is a stinkhorn, and flies spread the spores. This beautiful little wiffleball mimic has […]
“Hanging fungus”
All Photos by Bob Thomas This is called a “hanging fungus” because it hangs, and we don’t know yet what it is. They were found in Tambopata National Park, Peru. […]
Peanut-head bug, Fulgora laternaria
Photos by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, May 2012. One of the great and weird insects in the rainforest, the peanut-head bug is so named because the head looks […]
Blunthead tree snake, Imantodes cenchoa, ultimate design for moving above the ground
All photo by Bob Thomas One of the neatest snakes to find at night is the blunthead tree snake, Imantodes cenchoa. These snakes cruise forest vegetation at night searching for […]
Sexy Pink, Heliconia chartacea
Tropical Natural History 