When the humidity is right, the ground is wet and you have the luck to have the seeds of these plants in the ground, these little sweethearts will grow like crazy
The Latticed stinkhorn is called that for a reason. The mushroom produces a dark brown, rotting-flesh-smelling substance in the centre of its gauzy structure, which attracts flies and other insects.
During the large-scale biodiversity study conducted a couple of years ago by various scientists, primarily on Bonaire, a considerable number of small creatures were found and identified.
A strikingly large moray eel species is the Green Moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris), a species found in large parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Se
he fall bird migration, in which millions of birds travel from North America to the Caribbean and South America to overwinter, is in full swing and the ABC-islands are the host for some of these species to overwinter on, or to use as a resting point before continuing their journey south.
The disruption of natural processes is the final blow to forests. The isolation of small patches of nature, disrupting not only animals but also plants in their natural habitat, is a common occurrence on the ABC Islands.
September is the hotspot month for bird migration in the fall. All kinds of warblers, swallows, waders, birds of prey and other waterfowl are on the move on their way south and many species will use the island as a place to rest and replenish their fat reserves after which they will continue their journey south or decide to stay longer and sometimes even overwinter.