Tiny critters: Elaphidion irroratum

The Elaphidion irroratum, is a well known beetle species from the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao that will often be attracted to artificial light.

Wild flowers – Flaira

If there is a popular herb-like plant on the island it is the Flaira (Jatropha gossypiifolia). Either the variety with the green leaves, or the even more popular variety with the red leaves, the Flaira is one plant almost everyone wants in their garden.

Dealing with heat

What do birds do when they live in an extremely hot location and need to manage their body temperature.

Wild flowers: Erythrina velutina

The month of March is a month of transitions. It is a month in which the dry season hits hard with occasionally a heavy rain shower that wakens nature for…

A rocky warning

On March 2, 2012, through a facebook post, I happened upon a blog that aims to ‘examine efforts to balance human affairs with the planet’s limits’.

Wild flowers: Bini-bini

The Bini-Bini was first discovered in the Caribbean by one Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in the period between 1755 and 1759. In 1773 the plant was found in Florida by William Bartram.

World Wildlife Day 2025

With a world investing more and more in egos and deep pockets of a few, it is essential that we as a people fight for the quality of the daily habitat we all live in, including wildlife. This is not only the job of just a few individuals or organisations, it is the job of us all as users of these habitats. So what will you do in the close future to help protect wildlife?

Butterfly species: Tropical striped blue

Almost all year round this mini butterfly, the Tropical striped blue (Leptotes cassius) can be found on the flowers of the Wayaca, the Banana di ref, the Wabi, the Beyísima and many other flowering plants.

Birds: the Green Heron

Wherever there is a body of water, there is a good chance that a Green Heron is somewhere nearby.

Wild flowers: Passiflora foetida

A popular wild flower on the islands is the wild Passion flower, or Korona di la birgen as it is called in Papiamentu.

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