Category Archives: Insects
Stink Bug Nymphs Newly Emerged From Their Eggs, Chlorocoris isthmus
Masters of Disguise: Life on Lichens
Imperial Moth, Eacles imperialis
Compare this lovely adult to the juvenile unfurling its wings in this section.
Lichen cricket – species unknown to us
Imperial Moth, Eacles imperialis, Unfurling its Wings
We found quite a number of Imperial Moths the evening of May 25th. Many were fully metamorphosed and fluttering about in vegetation or sitting near lights on the research station. […]
Megaloblatta blaberoides – an attractive roach in need of a common name
Our Chiquibul experience is restricted to May, and we always encounter Megaloblatta blaberoides roaches in their nymph form. They are commonly encountered in the humid forest around the Maya ruins. […]
Mutualism between cecropia & ants
Bullet Ant, Paraponera clavata
Photo by Bob Thomas, Refugio Amazonas Lodge, Tambopata National Park, Peru, November 2007. Also called the hormiga bala, giant tropical ant, and 24-hour ant (the latter due to the 24 […]
Frangipani Hawkmoth, Pseudosphinx tetrio
Photo by Aimee Thomas, Gasparee, Trinidad, November 2011. Photo by Shannon Fortenberry, Gasparee, Trinidad, November 2011. Photo by Shannon Fortenberry, Gasparee, Trinidad, November 2011. This is the caterpillar of the […]
Tropical Natural History 