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Urucurana seed pod, continued
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | August 5th 2008 by luccaa77
Last week I posted some images of urucurana pods (Sloanea sp.), but at that time I didn't have a whole seedpod. Now that I found one in its entirety, it's shown in the lower part of this image. read more
Wasps on guard
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | August 5th 2008 by luccaa77
Now just a minute! Why is everyone looking at me? read more
Tento seed pods
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | August 4th 2008 by luccaa77
The tento tree (Ormosia sp.) is the one that produces the bright red seeds used so much in the arts and crafts industry here in the Amazon. This tree is located just a few meters from the reception center at Bosque Santa Lúcia. There are a lot of read more
Paricá seeds
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | August 4th 2008 by luccaa77
This paricá tree (Schizolobium parahyba) is loaded with seed pods, which should start falling soon. There is one seed in each pod. Click on image to get a better view of the pods. read more
Fern on log
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | August 3rd 2008 by luccaa77
This fern seems well established on this old log. It's been producing these beautiful leaves for the last 2-3 years. I've shown the rhizome network before on this blog. read more
Humpback grasshopper
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | August 3rd 2008 by luccaa77
This humpback grasshopper was big enough to put on the grill for lunch. He must have had lunch himself because it made no effort to fly off as I moved in for a picture. It simply kept moving around to avoid being seen. I don't know if there is suc read more
Ferns on palm
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | August 2nd 2008 by luccaa77
Ferns find a home on a inajá palm (Attalea maripa). read more
Colors of African mahogany, continued
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 31st 2008 by luccaa77
Another view of new leaf formation on the African mahoganies (Kaya ivorensis). I'm anxious to see seedpods on these trees. I don't think it's going to be very far in the future. read more
Seedpods
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 31st 2008 by luccaa77
The seedpod of urucurana (Sloanea sp.) that has split open into a star-like formation. Top image, the seeds inside. Bottom image, the outer side. read more
Vine flowers
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 31st 2008 by luccaa77
Sometimes it's difficult knowing what's coming from the tree, or from a vine. These flowers fell from a vine that was way up in the crown of the tree. They sure resemble the flowers of a tree also found at Bosque Santa Lucia. read more
Glacier on a tree
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 29th 2008 by luccaa77
Having lived in Alaska for eight years, I have visions of snow, ice and glaciers, even here in the Brazilian Amazon. read more
3 nests, 1 tree
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 29th 2008 by luccaa77
We don't see a lot of visitors at Bosque Santa Lucia, but when we're so fortunate, I normally begin the ecological tour right under the tree we see in the attached image. Some people are quite quick to ask what that big black ball is up in the tree, read more
Small butterflies
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 28th 2008 by luccaa77
These butterflies are so small (less than an inch long), they might go by unnoticed by the casual walker. I'm not sure what they've found so interesting on the ground, but that's where they were having their party. We can be sure that it's food. C read more
Bug on pajurá leaf
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 28th 2008 by luccaa77
I'm hoping that the small mouth on this bug means that it doesn't eat up a lot of leafs because the seedling is pajurá de Óbidos (Pouteria speciosa). I only have two of these and it's not likely that I'll see more seeds for some time to come. For read more
Piririma palm
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 27th 2008 by luccaa77
I planted this piririma palm (Syagrus pseudococos) from a seed I found in the forest. Actually I planted quite a few of them, but few germinated. I was surprised to see the inflorescence (lower image), given that it's not very old. As reported in read more
Psychotria
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 27th 2008 by luccaa77
I'll pull another image from the bin, accumulated from the past rainy season. This one is of Psychotria sp., a hallucinogenic plant in the Rubiaceae family. The local name is "mata vaca", which translates into "kill the cow". I'm told that only a read more
Leaking tree
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 27th 2008 by luccaa77
We were just beginning the dry season when Cleuson, my caretaker at Bosque Santa Lucia, announced that a waterfall was coming from a nearby tree. Well, it wasn't exactly a waterfall, but there was a constant dripping of water that had wet the ground read more
Another clitoris
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 25th 2008 by luccaa77
Wherever there's sunlight, we find clitoris vines and flowers these days. They do produce beautiful flowers. read more
Caterpillars on vanilla
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 25th 2008 by luccaa77
Oh no, more caterpillars? Oh yes, they were caught in the act of eating the leaves of this vanilla plant on the back porch of the Bosque reception center. You can see that this small army is about to finish off one whole leaf. This same type of ca read more
Termites
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 24th 2008 by luccaa77
Some well-polished termites are a bit upset with my intrusion into their home. Can't say I blame them. Sorry, but there are some folks who haven't seen your likes. read more
Spider on tree trunk
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 24th 2008 by luccaa77
The light-colored fungus on this tree provides a spotlight for a spider normally not anxious to be seen. read more
Seeds
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 24th 2008 by luccaa77
It could be the first year that this unidentified tree has produced seeds. As you can see from the attached image, they are really quite large, much like Lima beans. To be honest about it, I would never have expected to see this kind of a seed come read more
From caterpillar to ....
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 22nd 2008 by luccaa77
Alright, no more caterpillars for today, but I insist on posting images of a butterfly. Wish I knew what the caterpillar looked like. read more
Another caterpillar
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 22nd 2008 by luccaa77
I promise, this will be the last caterpillar for now. They are interesting creatures because of the variety. It's been estimated that we may see as many as 300 different species of butterflies over a period of a year at Bosque Santa Lucia. Obviou read more
Pink caterpillar, continued
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 22nd 2008 by luccaa77
And here is a picture of our pink friend in a rolledup position, much like a centipede. Look at the hair on it. It's so fine, it could pass for dog hair. I suppose the acid test to determine whether or not it's a caterpillar would have been to cuddl read more
A pink caterpillar
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 22nd 2008 by luccaa77
Is it really a caterpillar? I asked myself this question because I've never seen a pink caterpillar. Secondly because the little creature rolled up like a centipede when I got close to it. Otherwise, it has all the characteristics of a future but read more
Save that caterpillar
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 21st 2008 by luccaa77
Just yesterday we made a stop at Bosque Santa Lúcia, mainly to satisfy the curiosity of local friends. I'm always a bit reluctant to take friends to my the Bosque because I never know how much they will appreciate the place, or not appreciate it. read more
Greek butterfly
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 20th 2008 by luccaa77
I gave this image the name of "Greek butterfly" because I was with an Greek biologist and her mother at the time we encountered it on the trail. The butterfly was very patient with all of us wanting photographs. Only after I got within an inch or t read more
Wasp on palm leaf
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 20th 2008 by luccaa77
On the other side of the reception center, I found other visitors on a licuelo leaf. I would never have seen them, but I was pruning off some old leaves on the palm. I'm surprised that I didn't get some stings for my efforts because I was right on read more
Katydid
Tropical Biodiversity - The Amazon | July 20th 2008 by luccaa77
I had to look twice to confirm that I was looking at a katydid on palm frond. It's amazing how well the insect has come to mimic a leaf. That granulated material on the palm is probably pollen from one of the nearby trees. read more
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