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Rio Napo, Ecuador with the Andes Mountains in the distance. The Napo is a major tributary of the Amazon.
Rio Napo, Ecuador with the Andes Mountains in the distance. The Napo is a major tributary of the Amazon.
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Tracking along a column of leaf cutter ants (Atta sp.) carrying their leaves along a branch above a stream.
In tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Time-lapse of meliponine bees (sweat bees) building up the entrance funnel of their nest. On the rainforest floor in Ecuador.
Time-lapse of meliponine bees (sweat bees) building up the entrance funnel of their nest. On the rainforest floor in Ecuador.
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Time-lapse of a group of toadstools growing on a dead tree stump in tropical rainforest, Ecuador.
Many insects and a slug are crawling around the fungi.
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Rio Napo, Ecuador with the Andes Mountains in the distance. The Napo is a major tributary of the Amazon.
Rio Napo, Ecuador with the Andes Mountains in the distance. The Napo is a major tributary of the Amazon.
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Sunset in the rainforest, time-lapse
Sunbeams shining through the trees along a forest trail in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Group of spiny treehoppers attended by ants
- On a new shoot growing from a rainforest shrub in Ecuador. An ant is milking the treehoppers for honeydew.
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Ants tending treehoppers on the underside of a leaf in tropical rainforest, Ecuador
Ants tending treehoppers on the underside of a leaf in tropical rainforest, Ecuador
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Female Pleasing Fungus Beetle (Erotylidae) with brood of larvae
- Feeding on a fungus in the rainforest, Ecuador. An example of parental care in insects.
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Red latex of the Sangre de Drago tree (Croton lechleri)
- This tree is well known for its medicinal properties in Amazonian countries.
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Lantern Bug (Fulgora laternaria)
- A large hemipteran bug from the Amazon with an enlarged protuberance on the head resembling an alligator, presumably for deterring predators. Also known as Alligator Bug or Peanut Bug.
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Female Pleasing Fungus Beetle (Erotylidae) with brood of larvae
- Feeding on a fungus in the rainforest, Ecuador. An example of parental care in insects.
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Group of spiny treehoppers attended by ants
- On a new shoot growing from a rainforest shrub in Ecuador.
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Jumping spider (family Salticidae)
- Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether. This species is found in the rainforest in Ecuador.
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Walking under a fall ken branch in the rainforest, Ecuador
Walking under a fall ken branch in the rainforest, Ecuador
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Jumping spider (family Salticidae)
- Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether. This species is found in the rainforest in Ecuador.
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Walking through a natural arch formed by a tangle of lianas in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Walking through a natural arch formed by a tangle of lianas in the Ecuadorian Amazon
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Tortoise beetle (family Chrysomelidae) on a leaf in the rainforest, Ecuador
Tortoise beetle (family Chrysomelidae) on a leaf in the rainforest, Ecuador
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Clearwing butterfly caterpillars (Methona sp. family Danaidae)
- Timelapse of a group of the caterpillars eating a Brunfelsia grandiflora leaf. Their bright aposematic coloration warns predators of their toxicity.
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Jumping spider (family Salticidae)
- Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether. This species is found in the rainforest in Ecuador.
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Tortoise beetle (family Chrysomelidae) on a leaf in the rainforest, Ecuador
Tortoise beetle (family Chrysomelidae) on a leaf in the rainforest, Ecuador