Monteverde
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Macro view of tiny (Stelis sp.) orchids, with raindrops.tugging on each flower, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Unidentified small cricket or grasshopper, with bold black, green, and red coloration, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Detail of banana leaf with the silhouette of a damselfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Butterfly specimens from the Skutch Laboratory, including two Blue Morphos, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
A newly discovered orchid species found in May 2003. It has no scientific name yet. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Collection of small beetles in Skutch Laboratory. Shows a small slice of the tremendous beetle diversity in a typical cloud forest, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Tiny rain frog (Eleutherodactylus sp.) with translucent webbed toes, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
The wilderness of the Penas Blancas Valley under golden light, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Butterfly specimens from Skutch Laboratory including two Blue Morphos, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Intricate patterns in a dessicated leaf that's been thoroughly chewed by insects, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
Sunrays through primary forest on the Sendero Roble (Ancient Oaks Trail), Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
Rare macro view of a Praying Mantis devouring a tiny winged insect, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
Rare macro view of a Praying Mantis devouring a tiny winged insect, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
Male violet sabrewing hummingbird (Campylopterus hemilecurus) perching, CR SP Ala De Sable Violaceo, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Arac. family (Xanthosoma undipes), also called elephant ear, along a foggy access road, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
A Costa Rican girl holds a (Papilio garamas syedra) or Swallowtail butterfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
A Costa Rican girl holds a (Papilio garamas syedra) or Swallowtail butterfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
A Costa Rican girl holds a (Papilio garamas syedra) or Swallowtail butterfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
Original Quaker Settler and Monteverde Reserve co-founder Wilford Guindon examines maps of the Penas Blancas Valley, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.
The strange Tomato Hornworm caterpillar, with its fake eyes and fake tail to scare off predators such as birds, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
An exotic bronze metallic caterpillar inches along the edge of a leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
The strange Tomato Hornworm caterpillar, with its fake eyes and fake tail to scare off predators such as birds, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
A tiny unknown caterpillar rising up to chew the end of a leaf. Stark red, yellow, and black coloration suggests danger, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
A tiny unknown caterpillar rising up to chew the end of a leaf. Stark red, yellow, and black coloration suggests danger, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
A striking pale blue, red, and black stinkbug, shows the topside, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
A striking pale blue, red, and black stinkbug, shows the underside, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
A wild avocado (Lauracea sp.), in an area near Monteverde, Costa Rica where new species of the tree have bee found in recent years. It's a favorite of the three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunlata).
Amber-colored sap drips from a broken stem in a palm plant, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Lichen-Mimic Katydids take on the appearance of different lichens for protection, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Face-to-face with the strange Tomato Hornworm caterpillar, with its fake eyes and fake tail to scare off predators such as birds, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
An unidentified white and orange caterpillar slithers down the underside of a branch, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
The strange Tomato Hornworm caterpillar, with its fake eyes and fake tail to scare off predators such as birds, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Fiery-throated hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) - SP Colibri Garganta De Fuego, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Macro view of the eyespot on the Owl Butterfly - SP Caligo, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Macro view of the eyespot on the Owl Butterfly - SP Caligo, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Inside wing from a Blue Morpho ( Peleides limpida) butterfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Detail of the outside wing from a Blue Morpho ( Peleides limpida) butterfly, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Macro view of unknown moth wing revealing individual colored scales, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Macro view of the underside of a green scarab beetle, revealing its intricate plates of armor, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Green violet-ear hummingbird (Colibri thalassinus) - SP Colibri Orejiviolaceo Verde, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Macro view of a jelly mushroom growing over fern fronds. (Calostoma cinnabarina), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Ground level view of misty cloud forest canopy with tall tree ferns, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
The roots of a huge strangler fig tree spread across the Sendero Chomogo, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Venomous side-striped palm pit viper (Bothriechus lateralis), Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica. SP Lora
Venomous side-striped palm pit viper (Bothriechus lateralis), Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica. SP Lora
