Fancy-leaved tococa, Tococa guinensis with domatia
All photos by Bob Thomas, May 2010. Tococa is a member of the Neotropical plant family Melastomatacae. They have domatia, chambers produced by the plant, at the base of leaves. […]
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Cow’s Udder, Solanum mammosum
Photos by Bob Thomas, Aripo Agriculture Station, Trinidad, June 1988. A most interesting species of Solanum. Can you see why they are called Cow’s Udder, among other similarly focused names? […]
Stingless Bee: a very large, very old nest
Photos by Bob Thomas, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, located below the verandah. This nest is the largest we’ve seen and it is at least 35 years old, according to […]
Stingless Bees, Meliponini
There are a variety of stingless bees in most tropical environments. They construct nests in fissures, holes, etc., and normally have a waxy opening.
Southern House Wren overnighting in post hole
Photo by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, May 2010. The wren used this evening resting place a couple of nights. Allowed us to get a nice look without touching […]
Who ate these Maya apple snails?
Both photos taken by Bob Thomas. When the water is low in the lagoons that surround Crooked Tree, Orange Walk District, Belize, the shore is littered with empty freshwater Maya […]
Sandbox Tree, Hura crepitans
Photo by Bob Thomas, Grand Rivere, Trinidad, November 2004. Photo by Bob Thomas, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, June 2012. Photo by Bob Thomas, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, June […]
Vaillant’s Frog, Lithobates vaillanti
Photo by Bob Thomas, Augustine, Rio Frio, Cayo District, Belize, May 2005.Photo by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, Belize, May 2010. Rana vaillanti is the most […]
Ramon or Breadnut, Brosimum alicastrum
All photos by Bob Thomas, Tikal, Guatemala, May 2008. Ramon has food value for many forms of wildlife, as well as humans. It was a staple starch source for cereal […]
Terrestrial turbellarian flatworms: Gigantea gigantea
Terrestrial flatworms, planarians of the family Geoplanidae, are rather secretive animals that live in humid zones like leaf-litter, under logs and rocks, and in burrows in moist soil. They prowl […]
Tropical Natural History 