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| A furry spider? Will the gecko eat this? I leave most insects alone for the geckos. Atenas, Costa Rica |
See other interesting “monsters” in my gallery called Other Insects (all not butterflies)
Or the broader selection of “monsters” in gallery called Other Wildlife (all not birds)
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| Grasshopper in my Garden Atenas, Costa Rica |
This is one of more than 11,000 species of grasshoppers in Costa Rica. I have yet found a good source of identification of grasshoppers, thus in my gallery only one has a name.
AND TRYING TO BE AN ESL TEACHER
I was asked by a friend and English teacher at Colegio Liceo to lead an after-school “club” of 10 students going on a student exchange program for two weeks in the USA, to a Virginia suburb of DC. It is basically a conversational English class or group to help them be able to talk to people better on their trip. Last night was our first weekly hour meeting over the next three months and my neighbor George has agreed to help. He was a 5th-6th grade teacher in Arizona and is ESL Certified. He will have the class by himself Sept. 4 when I’m in the Caribe.
Last night we got introduced and learned the names, grade levels and interests of the 8 students that showed up (Grades 8-11). I had learning games on greetings, travel problem phrases, and restaurant phrases. For many of them their English vocabulary is worse than my Spanish vocabulary (which is minimal), so we quickly learned that we have a long ways to go for them to have normal conversations in the states. I’m creating my own lesson plans by researching online – not easy, but it worked out okay last night! As they left they each got a list of “76 English Phrases for Traveling with Ease,” which they are to study for next week. I also asked them to write down one American/English singer or band they liked to listen to. Next week I will put a piece of masking tape on each kid’s forehead with a singer/band name and they will have to figure out which one they have with yes/no questions. Then we will dive into the travel phrases. That lesson plan is not made yet. Next Monday I will try to get a group photo to share in my blog post.
Never a dull moment! Pura Vida!
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| Unknown Insect Inside my house, Atenas, Costa Rica |
There are thousands of species of insects in Costa Rica and I came back from Bijagua with bites from half of them! 🙂 But this one waiting on me at home was a new one for me. I swept him out. Don’t know if this is one the geckos like. But the geckos go outside some during the day, so they still may get him!
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| Unknown Insect On my bedroom wall, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect On my bedroom wall, Atenas, Costa Rica NOTE: this side view w/ something like a tail? And curl like a dead leaf. Inch and a half long maybe. 2 inches? |
There are several “dead leaf” insects in the books & online, even butterflies & moths, but I could not find one like this guy! Am I discovering new species? 🙂 Truly a land of discovery here!
See my OTHER INSECTS photo gallery
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| Dina Yellow butterfly My garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica On my “Once de Abril” flower |
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| Dina Yellow butterfly My garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica On my “Once de Abril” flower |
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| Unknown Insect, similar to a Green Orchid Bee except for red tail Caught accidentally while photographing the above Dina Yellow My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Here’s a Dina Yellow seen in my garden last year:
http://costaricadecisionprocess.blogspot.com/2015/05/leuce-yellow-butterfly.html
I know, I’m starting to repeat butterflies and even some birds, but hopefully the next few days will be fresh photos as I travel again. John Rasbury is here from TN and just bought a house here in Atenas to rent out as part of his income when he comes back later to retire somewhere in Costa Rica. The next four days we will be in Guanacaste (northwest corner of Costa Rica) where he will look at possible other rent houses in Tamarindo and Flamingo Beach. I’m tagging along and then we will be tourists and do a birding float trip in Palo Verde National Park on a river. Hoping for some new birds in a part of the country I have not been yet.
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| Reminds me of a very large tick, but I don’t think so. 6 legs = insect! Please Comment if you know its name. |
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| A different view, both shots on my terrace table. |
I love insects. They are amazing.~Andrea Arnold
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| Last night on wall in my bathroom. I left him there. |
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| This morning he had moved to my bath towel. I removed him before my shower. 🙂 |
“Matchstick” is not a conclusive identification, but the closest I could find online. He is not in my books. There is also a “Stick Insect” in the dry savannas of Guanacaste, but they aren’t suppose to live here and in photos they seem to have skinnier bodies. And I don’t think it is a spider. Anyone who really knows what it is, please contact me, charlie@charliedoggett.net.
Emailed from Kevin Hunter:
It’s a spider – 8 legs
Insects have 6 legs
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
~American Quaker Saying
and separate gallery of Costa Rica Butterflies & Moths