Man-O-War

This is what likely stings us while in the ocean in front of Campanario, according to Helena Molina.  In that part of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, they don’t get much larger than this (about the size of a silver dollar), so they aren’t very dangerous.  They still hurt…

Limpkin feeding sites

Last updated:
23 May 2009

Figure 1 – Potential limpkin feeding site

Figure 2 – Potential limpkin feeding site

Figures 1 and 2 show a potential limpkin feeding site. I discovered 3 sites, one of which I had observed a limpkin fly away from. Before flying off, the limpkin was within 10 m of me, [...]

Dry Season Crabs

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At Campanario, in the Osa Peninsula, there were land crabs everywhere during the night. They were beautifully colored and I caught a couple of them consuming fallen, decomposing leaves near a stream, which is of course interesting to me.  They were much more abundant this [...]