Found along Sendero Echandi.
A couple of caterpillars in Las Alturas
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Beetles in moss
A couple of minute beetles on moss covered rocks within Río Java.
Leaf litter in Río Java
Leaf litter accumulates at the bottom of Río Java.
Heliconia along Sendero Echandi
Common basilisk
Macy, an REU student this summer (not pictured), discovered a large male Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus – aka Jesus Christ Lizard) under a rock while surveying for spiders. They get their name from “running” on water to escape, but this individual seemed to be too cold and wedged in hiding. I pulled it from the rock and we took some photos—only Juliet, my student, and another research mentor, Patricia, braved holding it.
Howler monkey calls
Ignore the video (it’s unclear), and appreciate the audio of these mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) calling in Palo Verde last year.
Another Sunrise from Guayacan
Not quite a dramatic as previous sunrises, but here’s the last sunrise I created a timelapse of from the peak of the Guayacan trail in Palo Verde in 2017. We got a late start (not mentioning any names, Barkley), so there was quite a bit of light by the time we reached the peak and I set the camera up.
A full frame version created from my camera:
A timelapse of the same sunrise, created a few minutes earlier with a locked exposure—the images became over-exposed quite quickly…
Clouds of Cerro Chai
A timelapse video of cloud movement in the valley as seen from the top of Cerro Chai in Las Alturas. Created from 299 photos at 1 sec intervals for about 5 minutes.
A full framed version.
A version created by my camera—an Olympus TG-4.
Bird’s nest fungus macro
A few years ago I featured some Bird’s Nest Fungus – a basidiomycete that looks a bit like a bird’s nest with eggs. Here are a few images with a different camera and macro ratio.
Spotted tiger beetle
A few more images of the tiger beetle (Carabidae, Cicindelinae, Pseudoxycheila tarsalis) commonly found in Las Cruces.
Cristian braves handling it—the serrated jaws pierce his skin. There is a horn extending from the labrum that is also serrated.
