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Category Archives: Insects

A species of Sharpshooter Leafhopper, Ladoffa dependens

August 25, 2019by rathomas49 Leave a comment
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Stink Bug Nymphs Newly Emerged From Their Eggs, Chlorocoris isthmus

August 25, 2019by rathomas49 Leave a comment
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Masters of Disguise: Life on Lichens

August 25, 2019by rathomas49 Leave a comment
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Insects, Lichens

Imperial Moth, Eacles imperialis

August 25, 2019by rathomas49 Leave a comment

Compare this lovely adult to the juvenile unfurling its wings in this section.

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Lichen cricket – species unknown to us

August 25, 2019by rathomas49 Leave a comment
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Insects, Lichens

Imperial Moth, Eacles imperialis, Unfurling its Wings

August 20, 2019by rathomas49 Leave a comment

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. […]

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Megaloblatta blaberoides – an attractive roach in need of a common name

August 20, 2019by rathomas49 Leave a comment

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. […]

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Mutualism between cecropia & ants

August 6, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment
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Insects, Vascular Plants

Bullet Ant, Paraponera clavata

August 5, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment

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 […]

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Frangipani Hawkmoth, Pseudosphinx tetrio

July 30, 2012by rathomas49 Leave a comment

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 […]

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