This is a continuation from Part 1. ID’s/corrections are welcome.
Our official surveys were conducted at night, but we had plenty of time during the day to explore the area as well.
Cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa?)
Large grub
Bromeliad (Guzmania monostachia)
Millipede (Polydesmid?)
Patterns of ingestion
Ryan examines an enormous leafcutter ant mound
Sharpshooter Leafhopper (Platygonia spatulata)
Black Howler Monkeys (Alouatta caraya) – they sound terrifying (see video below).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5s5JI3pnB8[/youtube]
Peacock Butterfly (Anartia amathea)
Beetle
Weevil (same kind as in [url=http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=16217]Part 1)
Butterfly
Kids
Ryan shows the group the process of identifying and recording data on a frog caught the night before.
More hoppers
Juvenile Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) – notice the differences in pattern/coloration compared to the adult in Part 1.
Millipede
Leptodactylus labrosus
Amblypygid
Cachabi Robber Frog (Pristimantis achatinus)
Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)
Fleischmann’s Glass Frog (Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni) with eggs – more of these cool frogs later
Ripe Cacao pod (Theobroma cacao). The seeds are used to make cocoa powder/chocolate.
Katydid sp. (family Tettigoniidae)
Stenocercus iridescens
With Eight-spotted Flea Beetle (Omophoita cyanipennis)
Menapis Tigerwing (Mechanitis menapis mantineus)
Bird
Masked Tree Frogs (Smilisca phaeota)
“Earth Star” fungus (Geastrum sp.)
Beetle
Bocourt’s Dwarf Iguana, a.k.a. Wood Lizard (Enyalioides heterolepsis)
Ryan examines a lizard while Kat records data
Eggs
Moth
Fungi
Hoppers
Fern study
Moth
Stunning, large, iridescent purple/blue tarantula, I believe an adult Pamphobeteus sp. (compare with juvenile in Part 1)
Thanks for looking, still tons more to come!
-Zach
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Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2
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Re: Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2
Awesome post and pics! Thanks for sharing.
Re: Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2
Nice pics! I love the glass frogs! The tarantula is indeed a Pamphobeteus... An adult male.
The bromeliad is Guzmania monostachia.
Nice post. can't wait to see the next! Go find some O. sylvatica!
The bromeliad is Guzmania monostachia.
Nice post. can't wait to see the next! Go find some O. sylvatica!
Re: Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 2
Thanks guys! Josh, I added the bromeliad ID. Unfortunately no O. sylvatica.