A better photo of the sheep frog, Hypopachus variolosus.  The males of this species secrete some kind of glue substance from their belly to adhere to mates when they amplex.  It’s nearly impossible to remove the male when that occurs.  And, when there are a couple hundred of these guys in a bucket, there are always several pairs linked up…

Before leaving, the froglets began to emerge from the wetland.

The Jacana have also constructed nests in the Palo Verde sector.

Each morning, this anhinga is perched, drying his wings on one of the posts at my fence.  Today, he was not dry enough to fly off when I reached the fence, so, after falling into the water, he made his way back up to the top of the post to dry completely.  I was able to get about 5 m from him before he started to make a lot of noise….

A few minutes later, some of his feathers had dried, reflecting a lighter color, and he took off.

I have no idea if this is really an Africanized Honey Bee, but I have seen a couple of nests.  Additionally, while working in the wetland or walking through the forest, large swarms of bees will occasionally fly overhead, presumably headed toward a new patch of flowers.  It’s kind of intimidating when you hear the swarm… what if they decide to stop and descend?

A snail- or goo-eating snake, Sibon specializes on slimy things.  They are very docile, small, and pretty. 

Brightly colored but highly camouflaged, this orthopteran was chowing down on some Thalia, which seems to be a favorite food source for invertebrates around here.  There are other grass hoppers that hang around on Paspalum repens, a floating grass in the wetland, in large numbers.   This guy was alone by my account.

This is the biggest we’ve seen so far.  Incidentally, it was fairly docile and only managed to produce a large, smelly spot on Paul’s shirt once.