Mutualism between cecropia & ants
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Category Archives: Insects
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 […]
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. […]
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.
What Katydid?
Photo by Bob Thomas, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, November 2008.
