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I didn’t actively search for insects on this trip, but as in any rainforest you can’t help but notice some unique ones! Here’s three:
¡Pura Vida!
She was in my garden today and the first time I have ever seen a web by one of these Golden Orb Spiders that was actually gold in color, though hard to see in the photo. I assume that is how they got their name, but most of the webs I’ve seen in the past with them looked no different from other spider webs, dirty white. Nice to see a “golden” one! 🙂
“The spider’s web: She finds an innocuous corner in which to spin her web. The longer the web takes, the more fabulous its construction. She has no need to chase. She sits quietly, her patience a consummate force; she waits for her prey to come to her on their own, and then she ensnares them, injects them with venom, rendering them unable to escape. Spiders – so needed and yet so misunderstood.”
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Check out my More Insects CR (65+ species) for more interesting bugs in Costa Rica! 🙂
¡Pura Vida!
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| Jewel bug or Metallic shield bug (Scutelleridae) Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Central American Spider Monkey Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Red-tailed Squirrel Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Isabella Tiger Butterfly Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Ant Bridge They create a bridge of ant bodies for others to walk over. Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Golden Orb Spider Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Active Termite Nest Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| I was walking up the hill to 214 to get my dinner from Chef Dan, At this driveway entrance (101) a German family was photographing something! I stopped and saw a cobweb stretched over the red plants. I pulled out my cellphone and opened the camera. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| A butterfly had flown into a Golden Orb Spider Web and was already being eaten by the Golden Orb Spider. “The law of the jungle!” or “The food chain!” Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Another Golden Orb Spider waited nearby. Will he eat the leftovers? Or do they share? Atenas, Costa Rica |
Doesn’t this remind you of the giant spiders in the Forbidden Forest of the Harry Potter books? 🙂
Related photo galleries:
This was yesterday afternoon’s experience. This morning yielded another photo op which I am saving for tomorrow’s post. Never a dull moment in the Costa Rica Rainforests! ¡Pura Vida! 🙂
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| Grasshopper (1 of 11,000+ species) Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Golden Orb Spider Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Whitened Bluewing Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Common Mytip Butterfly Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Green Page Moth Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Isabella’s Tiger Longwing or Heliconianf Butterfly Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Sara Longwing Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Helcale Longwing or Heart-spotted Helconian Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Almond Eyes Owl-butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Emerald Patches Cattleheart Butterfly Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Blue Morpho Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Giant Skipper Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
See my BUTTERFLY PHOTO GALLERY
and/or
See my OTHER INSECTS PHOTO GALLERY
My collections are growing! The adventure never ends!
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| Raccoon Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Mexican Porcupine Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Green Iguana Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Golden Orb Spider Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Paper Wasp Nest Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Monarch Butterfly Lost Canyon Nature Preserve, Nicaragua |
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| Gray Cracker Butterfly Lost Canyon Nature Preserve, Nicaragua |
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| Adelpha Iphiclus Butterfly Lost Canyon Nature Preserve, Nicaragua |
Well, I’m not posting as often and haven’t even finished telling about my second trip to Nicaragua! Just been too busy and too tired late at night. I’ve also spent a lot of time trying to all my paperwork correct, in Spanish, for the Caja application interview tomorrow. Actually, I’m on standby for a no-show or vacant time slot tomorrow with my firm appointment the following Friday, the 15th. Be glad to get that behind me. And to be insured again!
And don’t miss my Nicaragua Birds photo gallery for 98 different species!
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| Golden Orb Spider Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica At the entrance buildings |
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| Walking-Leaf Katydid
Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Walking-Stick Insect
Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect
Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Leaf Cutter Ants Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Butterfly Caterpillars in the Rainforest Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica |
There were of course many more insects seen and not photographed. Costa Rica has one of the largest selection of insect species in the world, more than all of the U.S. and Canada combined and yet it is the size of the state of West Virginia.
My Other Insects of Costa Rica PHOTO GALLERY OR Costa Rica Butterflies
And I just finished the Monteverde Birding Club Trip 2016 TRIP PHOTO GALLERY
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| Land of Great Species Diversity |