on our hunt for heliconeae and beetles, we found this sign strewn with bullet holes 

if you look closely, you can see the mantis is cleaning its antennae 

a mantis on roberto's hand 

really cool shot of a large spider; its web has a golden tint 

discussing 

henry looking for treasures 

 

 

an extremely rare species called peripatus, believed to be the link between annelids and arhtropods

the forest canopy 

view from the top of this crane 

and the other meg 

morgan 

meg on the crane ladder 

getting the truck out of the mud 

the sloth 

ian serenading the monkeys to come out 

 

eating 

 

Day 3: Monkeys in Colon, during our study on the Pacific side 

a cool moth that actually has its head on the right side, with "antennae" on its back that probably trick predators 

close up of a leaf-cutter ant 

the crane driver 

a vulture