Calaica or Bitter Melon, Mormordica charantia
Photo by Bob Thomas, taken at Nim Li Punit, Toledo District, Belize. A member of Curcubitaceae, calaica is the fruit of a vine. Our colleague Dr. Larry David Wilson tell […]
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What spider with egg case? (05-2012)
Photo by Bob Thomas, taken at Chiquibul Education Centre, Las Cuevas, Belize, May 2012. Spider on the right on the web (a little over exposed) with brown egg case hanging […]
Collared Peripatus, Macroperipatus torquatus
Whose eggs are these? (05-2008)
Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2008.
Cocoon of a Sphinx Moth, Xylophanes sp., Family Sphingidae
Photo by Bob Thomas, probably found in Chiquibul National Forest along the Chiquibul River, but definitely in Belize, March 2005. This identification is by Dr. Jan Meerman, Green Hills Butterfly […]
Thread-legged bug
Photo by Bob Thomas, Palacio’s on Hummingbird Highway, Belize, May 2006. Photo by Bob Thomas, Palacio’s on Hummingbird Highway, Belize, May 2006. More information on the identify of this insect […]
One of world’s most entertaining entomologists: Ray Mendez
Photo by Bob Thomas, March 2002.Photo by Bob Thomas, November 2010. Ray Mendez, principal of Work As Play, is one of the best invertebrate exhibit designers. He was formerly with […]
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars, Heraclides anchisiades, Family Papilionidae
Photo by Bob Thomas. Taken in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, May 2008. This identification is by Dr. Jan Meerman, Green Hills Butterfly Ranch & Botanical Collections, Mountain Pine Ridge […]
What caterpillar? (05-2012)
Photo by Bob Thomas. Taken in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, May 2012.
What moth? (05-2010)
This photo was taken in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, Belize, in May 2010.
Tropical Natural History 