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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.
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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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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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WS PAN View of Bus driving to village in Ecuador / Ecuador
WS PAN View of Bus driving to village in Ecuador / Ecuador
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Bracket fungus releasing spores at night
- The fungus is growing on a dead tree trunk in tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Bracket fungus releasing spores at night
- The fungus is growing on a dead tree trunk in tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Bracket fungus releasing spores at night
- The fungus is growing on a dead tree trunk in tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Bracket fungus releasing spores at night
- The fungus is growing on a dead tree trunk in tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Bracket fungus releasing spores at night
- The fungus is growing on a dead tree trunk in tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Orchid (Cycnoches suarezii) in flower
- Growing wild in the rainforest understory in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This species is endemic to Ecuador.
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Time-lapse of a social spider web above a rainforest stream in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Many of spiders inhabit a large web where they share their prey. Two species cohabit this web, larger ones above and smaller orange ones below.
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Cecropia tree with stilt roots in tropical rainforest, Ecuador. Time-lapse with many ants running around.
Cecropia tree with stilt roots in tropical rainforest, Ecuador. Time-lapse with many ants running around.
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Red treehopper on a leaf in a rainforest shrub in Ecuador.
Red treehopper on a leaf in a rainforest shrub in Ecuador.
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Micro-orchid from Ecuador
- A twig epiphyte which grows on the smallest twigs in the rainforest canopy. It can loosely be identified as a 'pleurothallid'. In the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Red treehopper on a leaf in a rainforest shrub in Ecuador.
Red treehopper on a leaf in a rainforest shrub in Ecuador.
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MS Woman purchasing meat at shop / Otavalo, Ecuador
MS Woman purchasing meat at shop / Otavalo, Ecuador
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Micro-orchid from Ecuador
- A twig epiphyte which grows on the smallest twigs in the rainforest canopy. It can loosely be identified as a 'pleurothallid'. In the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Gold nuggets panned from a river in the Ecuadorian Andes
Gold nuggets panned from a river in the Ecuadorian Andes
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Gold nuggets panned from a river in the Ecuadorian Andes
Gold nuggets panned from a river in the Ecuadorian Andes
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Glass frog larvae (tadpoles) developing in their eggs, eight 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. They take their...
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Close-up of two glass frog larvae (tadpoles) developing in their eggs, ten days after being laid.
Their hearts are seen beating beneath their skin, with the main blood vessel running towards its tail. Dark areas of pigment are also seen. Glass frogs (family Centrolenidae) inhabit moist tropical forests in Central and northern South...
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Close-up of a glass frog larva (tadpole) developing in its egg, eight days after being laid.
The glass frog is so named due to its translucent skin, through which internal organs can be seen. Its heart is seen beating beneath its skin, and blood cells are seen moving in the large vessel in its chest. Dark areas of pigment are...