This spider web holds together the cliff face on which it rests. It reminds me of Hydropsychid caddisfly larva, which weave funnels to capture food particles in streams and have actually been shown to alter sediment transport dynamics.
Tag Archives: Macro
Vaccinium
Some cool, soft colors.
Before the flash
Check out that tiny insect on the right-edge of the emerging, fungal fruiting body.
Hemipteran under attack?
This juvenile bug has a queer appearance. First of all, it is covered in tiny, blue-ish tufts. Secondly, there are two white ‘eggs’ along its midline. I’m not sure whether either of these structures are actually part of the bug, or if they are from an outside source – fungus/parasitoid.
There are no tufts on the eyes, and they appear rather uniform in distribution about the rest of the body, so they might be part of the bug. The ‘eggs’, on the other hand, look a bit more dangerous for this guy… It’s be cool to see a couple of wasp larva hatch out and burrow in.
Unknown ant
I bet Myrmecos knows this guy. I found several that appeared to be patrolling a dead staulk of Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium)
More Virginia Chain Fern
Those spores are very cool.
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Mimic
Thin-waist, pigmented wings, hints of warning color – but what Family?
Yet another
Another unknown fly found in the wet, pre-montane forests of the Alberto Brenes Biological Reserve.
Desmognathus eggs
These eggs were discovered with the mother Mountain Dusky Salamander watching over them. You can see the larva wrapped around their yolks.
Plethodon glutinosus
During the last Vertebrate Zoology field trip, we encountered Plethodon glutinosus. Unfortunately, its tail partly fell off during capture. A beautiful catch though!
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