Costa Rican Collection (page 7)

Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena) adult male, perched on branch, near Sarapiqui River, Costa Rica, February

Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) adult, perched on branch, Monteverde, Costa Rica, January

Great Curassow (Crax rubra) adult pair, standing on forest floor, La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, March

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) adult, walking on mud, Cerro Silencio, Turrialba, Costa Rica, January

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) adult, standing on mud, Cerro Silencio, Turrialba, Costa Rica, January

Common Tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) adult, with spider web in beak, perched on twig, Costa Rica, April

Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) adult, standing on sand, Costa Rica, April

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) adult male, standing on birdbath, Costa Rica, April

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii) adult, close-up of head, with beak open, Costa Rica, April

Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) adult male, resting on rock in rainforest, Volcan Arenal N. P
Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) adult male, resting on rock in rainforest, Volcan Arenal N.P. Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, August

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) adult female, bathing in rain shower, perched on twig, Costa Rica, March

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) adult male, with cricket in beak, at nesthole in tree trunk, Volcan Arenal N.P. Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, August

Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) adult, perched on branch, Costa Rica, April

Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) seedling sprouting on beach, Manuel Antonio N. P. Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, August
Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) seedling sprouting on beach, Manuel Antonio N.P. Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, August

Cloudforest habitat, Volcan Arenal N. P. Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, August
Cloudforest habitat, Volcan Arenal N.P. Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, August

Owl Moth (Automeris belti) adult, flashing eyespots and showing opossum face in defense, on ground in cloudforest, Volcan Arenal N.P. Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, August

Hewitsons Longwing (Heliconius hewitsoni) adult, feeding on flowers in rainforest, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, July

White-edged Longwing (Heliconius eleuchia) adult female, laying eggs in communal egg batch, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, July

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) adult, resting on leaf in rainforest, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, July

Purple Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda reticulata) adult, clinging to stem in rainforest, Tortuguero N. P
Purple Lubber Grasshopper (Taeniopoda reticulata) adult, clinging to stem in rainforest, Tortuguero N.P. Limon Province, Costa Rica, August

Black River Turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea) adult, basking on log in flooded forest, Tortuguero N. P
Black River Turtle (Rhinoclemmys funerea) adult, basking on log in flooded forest, Tortuguero N.P. Limon Province, Costa Rica, August

Many-scaled Anole (Norops polylepis) adult, close-up of head, clinging to leaf in rainforest, Corvovado N. P
Many-scaled Anole (Norops polylepis) adult, close-up of head, clinging to leaf in rainforest, Corvovado N.P. Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, July

Granular Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga granuliferus) adult, standing on leaf litter in rainforest, Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, July

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) adult male, close-up of head, in rainforest, Manuel Antonio N. P
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) adult male, close-up of head, in rainforest, Manuel Antonio N.P. Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, August

Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) adult male, climbing on leaves in primary rainforest, Tortuguero N. P
Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) adult male, climbing on leaves in primary rainforest, Tortuguero N.P. Limon Province, Costa Rica. August

Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) young, close-up of head and front leg, resting on leaf in rainforest, Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, July

Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) adult, sitting on moss, Costa Rica, March

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) adult, sitting on ground in leaf litter, Costa Rica, March

Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) immature, close-up of head, at surface of water in flooded forest, Tortuguero N.P. Limon Province, Costa Rica. August

Long-nosed Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) six adults, roosting in line on wooden beam of jetty, Sierpe River, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, July

Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) adult female, with beak open, perched on birdbath, Costa Rica, April

Passerinis Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii) adult male, perched on branch, Costa Rica, March

Riverside Wren (Cantorchilus semibadius) adult, perched on stem in primary rainforest, Corcovado N. P
Riverside Wren (Cantorchilus semibadius) adult, perched on stem in primary rainforest, Corcovado N.P. Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, July

Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris) two chicks, sitting on nest suspended under palm frond in primary rainforest, Corcovado N.P. Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, August

Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae) adult female, in flight, feeding at Porterweed (Stachytarpheta sp. ) flower
Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae) adult female, in flight, feeding at Porterweed (Stachytarpheta sp.) flower, Volcan Arenal N.P. Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, August

Southern Regal Moth (Citheronia lobesis) adult, curled up in defensive wasp immitation pose, in cloudforest, Volcan Arenal N.P. Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, August

Black-pincered Bark Scorpion (Centruroides bicolor) adult, resting on dead leaf in rainforest, Corcovado N. P
Black-pincered Bark Scorpion (Centruroides bicolor) adult, resting on dead leaf in rainforest, Corcovado N.P. Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, August

Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas) adult, Costa Rica, March

Magenta-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox bryantae) adult male, in flight, Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica, March

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) adult male, perched on twig, Costa Rica, January

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) adult, standing on branch over water in mangrove swamp, Costa Rica, April

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Scorpion carrying young. Female scorpion (order Scorpiones) carrying its young on its back. Photographed in Costa Rica

Trap-jaw ant C018 / 2436
Trap-jaw ant. Close-up of the head of a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.), showing its large mandibles (lower right). These carnivorous ants have spring-loaded serrated jaws to allow them to trap prey

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Trap-jaw ant. Close-up of the head of a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.), showing its large mandibles (lower right). These carnivorous ants have spring-loaded serrated jaws to allow them to trap prey

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Scorpion carrying young. Female scorpion (order Scorpiones) carrying its young on its back. Photographed in Costa Rica

Flower chafer beetles. View of the upper side of a selection of flower chafer scarab beetles (Eudicella gralli mechowi) - a subspecies of the flamboyant flower beetle (Eudicella gralli)

Scorpion sting C018 / 2456
Scorpion sting. Close-up of the sting of a scorpion (order Scorpiones)

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Trap-jaw ant. Close-up of the head of a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.), showing its large mandibles (right). These carnivorous ants have spring-loaded serrated jaws to allow them to trap prey

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