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.

Wild flowers – Sida ciliaris

Yerba di pinda, a native plant, most people will not look at twice!

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.

Nature in July – Breeding season of plovers

What happens in nature in the month of July? Some sea and shorebirds are still in the middle of breeding season. Reason for us humans to be careful.

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.

Wild flowers – Indigofera tinctoria

The True Indigo or Indigofera tinctoria is not native to the islands but was introduced in colonial times.

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.

Video snippet: Swimming flamingos

Have you ever seen a flamingo swimming like a duck. Watch the video and read on for the explanation.

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (11) – Cacti; special trees

The most picturesque plant on our islands is simply the cactus, and especially the columnar cactus. On the islands there are three different native columnar cacti that each have their own name on each of the islands. Learn how to differentiate between them.

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