Ceiba or Kapok, Ceiba pentandra
Photo by Bob Thomas. Arguably the most popular tree in the New World Tropics is the Kapok, or Ceiba, tree, Ceiba pentandra. They are considered to have mystical, sacred qualities […]
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Goblet mushroom, Cookeina cf. sulcipes
Photos by Bob Thomas, Guacharo Trail, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, June 2012. These fungi are fond in moist, shaded areas throughout the new world tropics.
New growth
Photo by Bob Thomas. Taken at Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, November 2011. Photo by Bob Thomas. Taken at Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, November 2008. Photo by Bob Thomas. […]
Bukut seedpod
Native “viagra” plants
Photos by Bob Thomas. Taken in Bush Bush, Trinidad, November 2011. Photo by Bob Thomas. Taken in San Miguel, Toledo District, Belize, May 2005. The trees above are bois bande, Richeria […]
Chiche, Aspidosperma megalocarpon
Photo by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, May 2010. Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2010. Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2010. We found these “fried […]
Red-wing grasshopper, Tropidacris cristatus
Photo by Bob Thomas, taken in Grand Rivere, Trinidad, November 2010. Photo by Bob Thomas, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2012. Photo by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, […]
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 […]
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
Tropical Natural History 