Species ID – Caribbean Footprint

Tiny critters: Orange longhorn beetle (Oxymerus aculeatus)

juli 14, 2026

The Orange longhorn beetle is not officially called that; no popular name has been designated for these animals yet, but we do know that the scientific name is Oxymerus aculeatus, a species belonging to the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).

Wild flowers: Palu di Dushi kabei (Maclura tinctoria)

juli 13, 2026

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Many of the local fruits that were once popular are now hardly known. An example of such a forgotten plant is the Dushi kabei also called Palu di mora or Palu dushi di kabei.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Fish: Sharptail Snake-Eel (Myrichthys breviceps)

juli 10, 2026

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Various species of moray eels can be found in the waters of the ABC islands. Moray eels belong to the group of fish and not snakes, as many people think.

Edible plants - Eetbare planten Flora

Titbits: Nature in July – Wild Fruits in July

juli 7, 2026

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Even in the generally dry month of July, fruits can be found in the ABC-islands’ nature, although they are mainly found in places where moisture remains in the soil for a longer period.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers: Wayaca (Guaiacum officinale)

juni 30, 2026

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The popular and striking native local tree Guaiacum officinale has, in addition to its scientific name, several other names that vary from island to island and from location to location on the ABC-islands

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Amber Pen Shell (Pinna carnea)

juni 11, 2026

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When walking along the shores of our islands we you can sometime find delicate pink wing-shaped bivalve shelves of varying sizes that look and feel like they are made of the most fragile of materials.

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Moth species: Fig Sphinx (Pachylia ficus)

juni 5, 2026

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Various species of sphinx moths can be found on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. The Fig sphinx (Pachylia ficus) is usually not very numerous on the islands.

Flora Wild flowers - Wilde bloemen

Wild flowers: Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus)

juni 3, 2026

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This post is also available in: Dutch (below) The Buttonwood is a tree species that has become part of the landscaping in various neighbourhoods on all three islands of Aruba,…

Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Marine treasures: The Blue button (Porpita porpita)

mei 20, 2026

Michelle Pors-da Costa Gomez

Anyone visiting and strolling along the coast regularly can encounter a bright blue organism resembling a jellyfish after a period of change in wave and wind patterns: the Blue Button.

Birds - Vogels Fauna

Special visitors: Black skimmers

mei 14, 2026

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Black skimmers are regular visitors to the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao and can be spotted as early as May.

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