Fauna – Caribbean Footprint

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Amber Pen Shell (Pinna carnea)

juni 11, 2026

When walking along the shores of our islands we you can sometime find delicate pink wing-shaped bivalve shelves of varying sizes that look and feel like they are made of the most fragile of materials.

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Moth species: Fig Sphinx (Pachylia ficus)

juni 5, 2026

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Various species of sphinx moths can be found on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. The Fig sphinx (Pachylia ficus) is usually not very numerous on the islands.

Birds - Vogels Fauna

Special visitors: Black skimmers

mei 14, 2026

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Black skimmers are regular visitors to the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao and can be spotted as early as May.

Behaviour - Gedrag Birds - Vogels Fauna

Bird behavior: A work of art with 2 legs

mei 4, 2026

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When a bird is producing the next generation, several factors play a role in achieving a successful cycle, resulting in healthy adult chicks.

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Tiny critters: Cactus lady beetle (Chilocorus cacti)

april 30, 2026

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Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao are home to various species of lady bugs, or lady beetles although most people do not really recognize them.

Behaviour - Gedrag Fauna

Help wildlife with a bowl of water

april 28, 2026

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More and more nature is being destroyed on the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire for so-called development purposes. As a result, the habitat for many animals is shrinking, and birds, reptiles, and other animal species are increasingly coming to gardens to survive.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Fish: Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi)

april 14, 2026

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It is not every day that you swim into a seahorse, and it is therefore a spectacular experience to be able to observe one.

Behaviour - Gedrag Fauna

A little dance for Mrs. Carib grackle

april 9, 2026

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Carib Grackles (Quiscalus lugubris) are a relatively new bird species on the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire. Anyone visiting the ABC islands now will see that the black birds can now be spotted practically everywhere in human-influenced environments.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Upside-down jellyfish

april 6, 2026

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Anyone who has ever walked along the Jan Kok salt pans or other inland waters on the island of Curaçao, other than the Schottegat, has surely seen the Upside-down jellyfish.

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Tiny critters: Needle nose flies (Genus Geron)

april 1, 2026

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The taxonomic family Bombyliidae, also known as the Bee flies, is a family of flies whose species are generally very hairy and have a woolly appearance. The family consists of various genera, including the genus Geron, which includes about 180 species worldwide. This genus is also known as the Needle nose flies in English.

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