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Amazon Leaf Frog (Agalychnis hulli) jumps off a leaf
Amazon Leaf Frog (Agalychnis hulli) jumps off a leaf
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Wide-angle shot of Kichwa Indian elementary school students taking final exam at rudimentary school in autonomous indigenous region of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Wide-angle shot of Kichwa Indian elementary school students taking final exam at rudimentary school in autonomous indigenous region of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon
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El Universo newspaper's editor will stay Panamania
Quito, 1 Mar (EFE).- (Camera: Fernando Arroyo) Ecuadorian main opposition newspaper El Universo's Editor, Carlos Perez, will stay at the Panamanian Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, even though Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa had said that...
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Interior of tropical rainforest during an afternoon shower with rain and mist, Ecuador. Time-lapse.
Interior of tropical rainforest during an afternoon shower with rain and mist, Ecuador. Time-lapse.
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Cordyceps fungus growing out of a parasitized moth in Ecuador.
- The fruiting body (ascocarp) is growing out of a parasitized moth in the rainforest, Ecuador. Thread-like spores (ascospores) are being released from the flask-shaped perithecia on the ascocarp. The ascospores will drift away and...
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Red treehoppers on a leaf in a rainforest shrub in Ecuador.
Red treehoppers on a leaf in a rainforest shrub in Ecuador.
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Woman dyeing wool with natural colors in Salinas de Guaranda, "paramo" (upland), Ecuador
Woman dyeing wool with natural colors in Salinas de Guaranda, 'paramo' (upland), Ecuador
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Walking to a large rainforest tree with buttress roots in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Walking to a large rainforest tree with buttress roots in the Ecuadorian Amazon
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Interior of tropical rainforest, Ecuador, during an afternoon shower with rain and mist
Interior of tropical rainforest, Ecuador, during an afternoon shower with rain and mist
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Grey Field Slug (Deroceras reticulatum). Time-lapse.
- A common garden and agricultural pest. Several other invertebrates, a centipede, ants etc also come into view.
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Glass frog larvae (tadpoles) developing in their eggs, twelve days after being laid.
Glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) inhabit moist tropical forests in Central and northern South America. They typically lay their eggs on a leaf above water, so that the tadpoles fall into the water as soon as they hatch. Glass frogs...
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Eggs of Maria's Giant Glass Frog (Nymphargus mariae) in the Ecuadorian Amazon with a waterfall in the background
Glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) lay their eggs on vegetation overhanging streams and the tadpoles drop into the water once they have developed, thus avoiding aquatic egg predators. Listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
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Eggs of Maria's Giant Glass Frog (Nymphargus mariae) in the Ecuadorian Amazon with a waterfall in the background
Glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) lay their eggs on vegetation overhanging streams and the tadpoles drop into the water once they have developed, thus avoiding aquatic egg predators. Listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
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Eggs of Maria's Giant Glass Frog (Nymphargus mariae) in the Ecuadorian Amazon with a waterfall in the background
Glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) lay their eggs on vegetation overhanging streams and the tadpoles drop into the water once they have developed, thus avoiding aquatic egg predators. Listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
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Eggs of Maria's Giant Glass Frog (Nymphargus mariae) in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) lay their eggs on vegetation overhanging streams and the tadpoles drop into the water once they have developed, thus avoiding aquatic egg predators. Listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
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Clouds moving over tropical rainforest in Ecuador with Cecropia tree in foreground
Clouds moving over tropical rainforest in Ecuador with Cecropia tree in foreground
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Extra close-up of jungle ants swarming over decaying leaves and other organic material in the constant cycle of life, death and renewal in Ecuadorian Amazon.
Extra close-up of jungle ants swarming over decaying leaves and other organic material in the constant cycle of life, death and renewal in Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Long shot of rain water cascading off thatched roof during heavy downpour in rainy season in Ecuadorian Amazon.
Long shot of rain water cascading off thatched roof during heavy downpour in rainy season in Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Middle-aged-Kichwa-Indian weaves basket in traditional manner of indigenous inhabitants of autonomous region of Sarayaku in Ecuadorian Amazon
Middle-aged-Kichwa-Indian weaves basket in traditional manner of indigenous inhabitants of autonomous region of Sarayaku in Ecuadorian Amazon
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Wide-angle shot of Kichwa Indian woman washing clothes in early-morning light at her home in Ecuador's autonomous Amazonian region of Sarayaku.
Wide-angle shot of Kichwa Indian woman washing clothes in early-morning light at her home in Ecuador's autonomous Amazonian region of Sarayaku.
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Cascada Manto de la Novia, waterfall on a basalt cliff in the Rio Pastaza gorge near Banos, Ecuador.
Cascada Manto de la Novia, waterfall on a basalt cliff in the Rio Pastaza gorge near Banos, Ecuador.
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Cascada Manto de la Novia, waterfall on a basalt cliff in the Rio Pastaza gorge near Banos, Ecuador.
Cascada Manto de la Novia, waterfall on a basalt cliff in the Rio Pastaza gorge near Banos, Ecuador.
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Time-lapse of meliponine bees (sweat bees) at the entrance of their nest on the rainforest floor, Ecuador.
Time-lapse of meliponine bees (sweat bees) at the entrance of their nest on the rainforest floor, Ecuador.