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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 […]
Walking sticks mating
Photo by Bob Thomas, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, May 1997. Photo by Bob Thomas, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, May 1997. Most naturalists have seen walking sticks of […]
Cocoon of a Moth of the Family Saturnidae
All Photos by Bob Thomas, Sittee River community, Stann Creek District, Belize, May 2012. This identification is by Dr. Jan Meerman, Green Hills Butterfly Ranch & Botanical Collections, Mountain Pine […]
Custard apple, Rollinia deliciosa – flowers
Photo by Bob Thomas, Trinidad, June 1988. These propellers look more like seeds than the flowers that they are. Thanks to Dr. Julian Duncan, eminent retired botanist of the University […]
Tropical Natural History 