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Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)Observer
chuckfordDescription
Found amongst coral near shore; when agitated, flared plumes of white, needle-like hairs from sides.
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Pilosocereus armatusObserver
chuckfordDescription
These blue-green cacti were found on the rock outcroppings nearish the coast and were between 1-2.5 meters in height
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Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans)Observer
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This large tree was found in the forest in Virgin Islands National Park, about 1/4 mile from the beach. The tree was buttress-rooted and had broad, conical spines or thorns on the trunk.
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Caribbean Land Hermit Crab (Coenobita clypeatus)Observer
chuckfordDescription
Found in the forest near the beach on St. John (Cinnamon Bay)
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Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)Observer
chuckfordDescription
Abundant woodland orbweaver, often building webs across park trails
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Giant Toad (Rhinella horribilis)Observer
chuckfordDescription
Found outside Sirena Station very early in the morning (3 AM); football-sized toad
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Golden Silk Spider (Trichonephila clavipes)Observer
chuckfordDescription
Abundant in the coastal forest, these look different from the N. clavipes we have in the southern United States with their overall greenish coloration and distinct yellow spots on the dorsal surface of the abdomen.
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Genus AntirrheaObserver
chuckfordDescription
Unknown caterpillar about 2-3" long on palmetto frond, looks almost like a morpho caterpillar but unsure. We saw a few of them on palm fronds.
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Observer
chuckfordDescription
Seen along the pacific coastline within Corcovado National Park
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Observer
chuckfordDescription
These wasps were quite small and the nest almost went unnoticed until I was about to lean on a tree and noticed some minute motion... The nest was quite flat, about the size of a baseball and almost looked plastered onto the side of the tree, with only a single, dime-sized opening that the wasps moved in and out of.
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Eacles ormondeiObserver
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Several large silk moths were found on the park office building, presumably lured there at night by the lights
