860-291442 - Researcher photographing a 2.6 gram Stripe-throated Hermit hummingbird as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291441 - Researcher measuring a 2.6 gram Stripe-throated Hermit hummingbird wing as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291439 - Researcher measuring the beak of a Rufous-tailed hummingbird as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291440 - Researchers picking up pollen with a brush from the beak of a hummingbird Stripe-throated Hermit as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291438 - Researchers picking up pollen with a brush from the beak of a Rufous-tailed hummingbird as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui , Costa Rica
860-291436 - Researcher catching Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia Tzacatl) in a net set up for pollination study, rainforest at "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291437 - Researchers picking up pollen using tape on the beak of a Rufous-tailed hummingbird as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291434 - Researcher setting up a net to capture hummingbirds as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291435 - Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) in a net set up by a researcher as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291433 - Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) in the hand of a scientist as part of a pollination study, tropical forest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291432 - Bat caught in a net as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291431 - Researcher unhooking a bat caught in a net as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291430 - Researchers applying a mascara brush to the hairs of a Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) to test methods to capture pollen that bats may carry as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291429 - 3 microscope slides to analyze pollen transported on bat hairs, "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291427 - Researchers applying tape to the hairs of a bat to test methods to capture the pollen it carries as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the 'La Selva' research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291428 - Researchers applying a mascara brush to the hairs of a Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) to test methods to capture pollen that bats may carry as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291426 - Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) caught as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291424 - Net for catching bats as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291425 - Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) caught as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291422 - Earth diluted with water in order to extract the PH from the soil as part of a study on nitrogen exchanges between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the tropical forest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo from Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291421 - 27-year-old female researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes showing an example of a nodule of bacteria attached to the roots in the rainforest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291420 - Earth diluted with water in order to extract the PH from the soil as part of a study on nitrogen exchanges between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the tropical forest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo from Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291419 - 27-year-old researcher working in a lab on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291418 - 27-year-old researcher and her team working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291417 - Research assistant working on nitrogen exchanges between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the tropical forest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291415 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291416 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291414 - 29-year-old assistant researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291413 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291412 - Research assistant working on nitrogen exchanges between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the tropical forest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291409 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291410 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291408 - 27-year-old researcher and her team working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291406 - 27-year-old researcher in front of the Pracaxi legume (Pentaclethra macroloba) at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
83-13377 - White sand Playa Golondrina beach just north of San Juanillo on the Nicoya Peninsula coast, San Juanillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13376 - Couple hold hands on Guiones Beach where people gather to surf and watch at sunset, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13375 - Surfer silhouetted on Guiones Beach where many come to relax and surf at sunset, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13374 - Sunset at Guiones Beach where hundreds of people gather to watch in high season, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13373 - Surfer and woman photographing the sunset with smartphone on popular Guiones Beach, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13372 - Couple hold hands on Guiones Beach where people gather to surf and watch at sunset, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13371 - Surfer silhouetted on Guiones Beach where many come to relax and surf at sunset, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13370 - Shortboard surfer rides a wave at this fast-growing surf beach and yoga destination, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13369 - Tightly coiled fern frond (fiddlehead) in the rainforest on Tenorio volcano, Volcan Tenorio National Park, Alajuela, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13368 - Shortboard surfer rides a wave at this fast-growing surf beach and yoga destination, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13366 - Horse for hire on the popular sandy beach at this laid-back village andresort, Samara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13367 - Olive Ridley turtle leaves after nesting at this crucial beach refuge, Playa Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13365 - Olive Ridley turtle digs nest in the sun at this crucial beach refuge, Playa Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13364 - Shortboard surfer rides a wave at this fast-growing surf beach and yoga destination, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13362 - Shortboard surfer rides a wave at this fast-growing surf beach and yoga destination, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13363 - Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata), named for its call, eating leaves in tree, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13361 - Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata), named for its call, eating leaves in tree, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13360 - Vultures wait to steal eggs as Olive Ridley turtle digs nest at this refuge, Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13358 - Shortboard surfer rides a wave at this fast-growing surf beach and yoga destination, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13359 - Guardabarranco (turquoise-browed motmot), national bird of Nicaragua, in the Biological Reserve, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13355 - Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) looking for fish at Nosara Beach and river mouth, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13356 - Girl and surfers silhouetted by sunset at this hip surf beach and yoga destination, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
83-13354 - Great Egret (Ardea alba) on left and little egret (Egretta garzetta) at Nosara Beach and river mouth, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
1350-6678 - Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach.
The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu
832-398200 - Mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus), with splayed purple feathers on the head, the violet ears, lives in the highlands, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, Central America