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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 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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Kamayura Tribe Of The Xingu Indian Reserve
PAN, People of the Kamayura tribe come to the lake at dawn to bathe and wash clothes. The Kamayura people are an indigenous tribe that populated the areas around the Xingu River for centuries before the arrival of the first Europeans....
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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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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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Giant green Amazonian grasshoppers mating
- The male is much smaller than the female. In the rainforest understory at night, Ecuador.
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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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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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Flower-mimicking crab spider Epicadus heterogaster (family Thomisidae)
- Eating a grasshopper in the rainforest understory, 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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Flower-mimicking crab spider Epicadus heterogaster (family Thomisidae)
- Eating a grasshopper in the rainforest understory, 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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Flower-mimicking crab spider Epicadus heterogaster (family Thomisidae)
- Eating a grasshopper in the rainforest understory, 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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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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Mating pair of tropical weevils In the rainforest at night, Ecuador
Mating pair of tropical weevils In the rainforest at night, Ecuador