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Philippine Spinach (Talinum fruticosum)Observer
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TALINUM ???
Looks like some type of "Waterleaf" / "Cariru" / "Jawa Ginseng" [possible Talinum fruticosum]
A Panamanian variant as leaves look rounder and softer in this specimen. Might be due to age as this is a fairly young plant.
This specimen I took home from the wild and is now .
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Dioscorea mexicanaObserver
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Possible "Cabeza de Negro" (Dioscorea mexicana)
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Dioscorea mexicanaObserver
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Possible "Cabeza de Negro" (Dioscorea mexicana)
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Transvestite Rove Beetle (Leistotrophus versicolor)Observer
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It was reported by my friend that the insect appeared very aware of his presence and played to fly away and return to a spot close to him - He allowed me to post the photos so you could help us identify the species. Thanks a lot.
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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
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King's-Crown (Justicia carnea)Observer
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Por las faldas del Cerro Peñas Blancas
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Megalopyge lanataObserver
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Megalopyge lanata / polilla de la familia Megalopygidae
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Sphinx Moths (Family Sphingidae)Observer
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Does anyone know what is this? About 2 inches long.
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Variegated Sea Urchin (Lytechinus variegatus)Observer
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Sea urchin. Do you know it?
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Giant Anemone (Condylactis gigantea)Observer
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Anemone. A "snakelocks" perhaps?
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Genus DoxocopaObserver
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Possible butterfly under the Doxocopa family
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Hardwood Stump Borer (Mallodon dasystomus)Observer
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Beetle. Possible Mallodon.
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Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)Observer
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Small frog, no more than 1.5 inches long. Black with mint spots.
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Northern Warrior Wasp (Synoeca septentrionalis)Observer
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What type? Is this a great black wasp? Something similar?
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Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira rhombifera)Observer
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This cute noodle was wandering in my backyard. Couldn't get a better photo :(
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Polyclad Flatworms (Order Polycladida)Observer
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Almost 2cm long. This thing wanders over the sand when the shore has a film of water on top of it (low tide). Sand needs to be very wet. They move fast and they bury themselves under the sand. They also eat dead fish, snails, shrimps, etc. The longer I've seen is around 1inch long.
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Lobonematid Jellies (Family Lobonemidae)Observer
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Huge Jellyfish. I'm not sure what type of jellyfish this is. Diameter was similar to the one of a foot ball.
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Family MellitidaeObserver
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It's a Sand Dollar. I selected "mellitidae" because of the number of openings but I'm not sure about it.
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Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena)Observer
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Trogón colipizarra. Healthy male. A shame I didn't have anything better than my phone but you can see the distinctive colors.
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Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)Observer
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Ñeque or Agouti, with youngsters.
Babies where doing very cute calls while the mom was very aware of us. The area has a very big and healthy population of ñeques.
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Middle American Ameiva (Holcosus festivus)Observer
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Lizard. Maybe related to what we call "borrigueros". It was pretty calm even when I approached very close and pointed mi cellphone right next to it. Very pronounced scales in it's tail.
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Grapeleaf Passionflower (Passiflora vitifolia)Observer
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Some type of climbing plant. Close flowers around 3 inches long. I doubt it's edible. Not perceptible scent from short distance, it might even be odorless for human senses.
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New World Flannel Moths (Family Megalopygidae)Observer
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Very furry and small white caterpillar(beetle?) * At first, I didn't see it so I accidentally touch it with the back of my middle finger. At the beginning, it felt like the burning of a paper cut but gradually transformed into accute pain with a bit of itching. Here's when I searched for a reason and saw the caterpillar. The pain lasted for almost two days.
It was on a wall, I made it move on top of a conifer cone to take the picture. It was around 1.5 inches long.
