More cascades from Rio San Lorencito. We pseudo-repelled down the larger waterfall. 
Lichen bug
An interesting bug that appears to camoflauge as a lichen.
It’s dry
This is a veiw of the laguna from La Roca, another small mountain overlooking the flood plain of Rio Tempisque. Those dark areas may look like water, but they are just dark, dry soil. There is no water and my research plan is now in the midst of changing…
First scorpion sting
I was stung yesterday by this scorpion (Centruroides margaritatus) that had decided to hide in a sink.
Toe = Ouch
While playing soccer with the folks here in Palo Verde, I got a blister that covers almost the entire ball of my foot. I made the thumbnail of a picture I took of the wound small, so if you find it disgusting it’s more difficult to see. I cut off some of the skin that had begun tearing off, but the rest is still intact. There’s currently no soreness after two days but it hurt quite a bit just after finishing our game.
Stream anole
Stream anoles (Norops oxylophus) were scattered throughout the Río San Lorencito. Every chance I got, I caught them and examined their bright dewlap. They are a relatively large anole and were able to dive underwater, but more often would simple swim across the surface. Those that did make it underwater would be covered in a blue-ish shine where air bubbles were adhered to their scales.
The Swimming Hole
On one of the day hikes Hugo led, we stopped at a swimming hole on Rio San Lorencito. The water was about 8 ft deep and crystal clear. On the deepest side, there was a cliff we were able to jump off of… It was a much needed break from our trailless hike.
Hugo is in the background of the first picture.
Another dip
Do you recognize this cascade?
Coral Snake
We saw one poisonous snake at San Ramón, despite that we were promised hundreds. The coral snake not pictured here slide under the log before I could get my camera out.
Diploglossus bilobates
Although it’s not the greatest photograph, I wanted to share an image of a skink we caught in San Ramón since the lizard’s coloration and patterning were pretty awesome. I picked it up shortly after taking this photograph and was promptly bitten… first skink bite for me.