Wild flowers: Commelina erecta

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

Fungus: Clathrus sp.

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.

Tiny critters: Ultramarine Hover Fly

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.

Fish: Green Moray eel

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

Wild flowers: Makurá

Bright red beans with a black dot are the feature of this plant that most people will recognize. The flowers are delicate and pink.

Wild flowers: Ceratosanthes palmata

The plant known scientifically as Ceratosanthes palmata occurs on all three ABC-islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao .

Moth species: Nepheloleuca politia

The Nepheloleuca politia is a moth species belonging to the Geometridae family.

Young and adult – Yellow-crowned night heron

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of 2 species of night herons living and breeding on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.

Fish: The Stoplight Parrotfish

While snorkelling in the clear sea of ​​the ABC Islands, if you’re lucky, you might encounter several parrotfish species underwater. One of these is the so-called Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride).

Wild flowers: Cat’s claw

The Papiamentu/o word uña means nail, and when this word is imbedded in the local name for a plant you can be sure there is some spiny element to the plant that can be nasty.

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