Video snippet: Atlantic Ghost Crab munching

Food choices of wildlife can be very diverse. Some species are very specific, only eating a certain type of food, making them specialists in searching for and capturing their food.…

New species of bat recorded for Bonaire

The island of Bonaire has recorded a new species of bat, the Visored bat (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum).

Tiny critters: Sourbush seed fly

Besides butterflies and moths, numerous other insect species can be found on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, many of which have not yet been described and identified. Such as the Sourbush seed fly

Dragonflies & damselflies: Ischnura ramburii

The Ischnura ramburrii is one of several damselfly species occurring on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

Nature in August – Cicada Concerts

In various locations on Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba, it’s happening again: those incredibly loud chirping sounds emanating from the mondi, growing to deafening proportions. The cicadas have awakened.

Invasives: Giant African snail

Giant African snails are invasive species that have been introduced and established on the islands of Bonaire and Curaçao.

Tiny critters: Spotless Lady Beetle

The Spotless Lady Beetle is an indigenous species for Bonaire and Curaçao.

Natural introductions: Southern lapwing

The Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) was a bird species that only occasionally visited the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao and was known as an infrequent visitor from South America. Now it is a breeding bird.

Young and adult – Monarch butterfly

There is almost no greater difference between young and adult stages as there is in the taxonomic class of insects. Butterflies are often the most ‘in your face’ example of this fact. Take Monarch butterflies for instance.

Butterfly species: West Indian Mangrove buckeye

The West Indian Mangrove buckeye is a jewel amongst the mangrove trees. Using the Black mangrove as a larval plant, it is nonetheless rare.

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