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Firestone Center for Restoration Ecology

5/28/2013

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I have way too many pictures from the FCRE, so am going to have a run at putting a number of them on the blog.  All of the blog pics coming up were taken during the 2013 field season and are extremely current.  There are even MORE pictures of the place, and some information about it with links at:  http://www.tropicalbats.com/costa-rica.html
The FCRE pics are in the first obvious link, while the second link to the Hacienda Baru has pictures that were taken on the property right next door.

Many if not most of the animal photos have not yet been worked out to species, although I will add that information as I have time to go through the field guides and do a proper search to get them figured out as close as possible.  And now a set of photos...
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Always a favorite, what I call the zebra hopper is actually the nymph of the giant grasshopper Tropidacris cristata, one of the largest grasshoppers in the neotropics.
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Katydids after an evening rain.
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Close up of an Amblypygid, commonly known as tail-less whip scorpions.
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There are plenty of stick insects around, but they tend to be hard to figure out.
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A beautiful orb weaver, which I hope to have a species on soon. NEW This is the Golden Silk Orb Weaver (Nephila clavipes)
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These tiny honey bees have built a hive inside a cement block wall on one of the buildings. The honey from these bees is considered the finest in Costa Rica, and quite expensive to buy.
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Vine snakes are quite common, but can be tricky to find. This one is quite small, and only a few millimeters in diameter. NEW It is called Oliver's Parrot Snake (Leptophis nebulosus)
And finally, since this is tropicalbats.com, BATS!
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Three pygmy fruit-eating bats (Artibeus phaeotis) in a tent they have made for themselves by chewing the ribs of a big leaf until it droops down into a shelter from the rain and predators.
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