Video snippet: Atlantic Ghost Crab munching

Food choices of wildlife can be very diverse. Some species are very specific, only eating a certain type of food, making them specialists in searching for and capturing their food.…

Tiny critters: Sourbush seed fly

Besides butterflies and moths, numerous other insect species can be found on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, many of which have not yet been described and identified. Such as the Sourbush seed fly

Wild flowers: Indju, Kwihi, Palu di Kuida

Have you ever noticed the flowers of the Indju, Kwihi or Palu di Kuida tree, also called Mesquite.

Dragonflies & damselflies: Ischnura ramburii

The Ischnura ramburrii is one of several damselfly species occurring on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

Wild flowers: Hilu di diabel

The Hilu di Diabel is very easy to recognize. If you see a bush along the side of the road that is covered with long orange-yellow tentacle-like threads, then you have located a specimen of Dodder

Nature in August – Cicada Concerts

In various locations on Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba, it’s happening again: those incredibly loud chirping sounds emanating from the mondi, growing to deafening proportions. The cicadas have awakened.

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.

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