Of course, you can also find shells of bivalves such as oysters on the beaches in the ABC-islands. And one of the families you can encounter is the genus of the Spiny Oysters.
The most striking ‘wet’ forests in the world, but still somewhat the ‘underdogs’ of the forests as a whole, are the mangrove forests, the only forests that can grow and flourish in and near salt water.
Mangrove forests were the neglected child, forgotten by many despite major information campaigns by nature organisations over the years.
Many birds regurgitate remains of their prey as there are usually some parts that are not digestible. We captures this Yellow-crowned Night Heron doing exactly that.
If you look closely at the flower cone on the photo you will see that it consists of 2 different kinds of flowers; creamy rounded ones on the underside and reddish ones on the upper side.
The ABC-islands also have forests, although they are somewhat different from the forests we have in mind when we think of the large areas of forests in, for example, Germany, the United States and the Amazon region in South America.
Meet the plant named Katuna di Seda, Katúnbóm, Mata di lechi (Calotropis procera) or Milkweed. It is an introduced plant on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao and all of the New World
The Shoco (Athene cunicularia arubensis) , the endemic subspecies of Burrowing owl of Aruba, is the National Symbol of Aruba. An unique, but endangered bird species on the island.
Download link below! Title: Invasive Alien Species in Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire: Introduction pathways, population establishment and environmental impacts Author and publication date:Gerard van Buurt, Nov 20, 2024 Excerpt: Alien…
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.