832-401058 - An common lionfish (Pterois miles) lurks for prey, on sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), Marsa Shuna reef dive site, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa
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
1350-5476 - foxglove, common foxglove, purple foxglove or lady's glove (Digitalis purpurea). Collados del Ason Natural Park. Cantabria, Spain, Europe
1350-5477 - foxglove, common foxglove, purple foxglove or lady's glove (Digitalis purpurea). Collados del Ason Natural Park. Cantabria, Spain, Europe
832-393793 - Diver looking at and illuminating Yellow cluster anemones (Parazoanthus axinellae) on rock overhang, Mediterranean Sea, Portofino Marine Reserve, Portofino, Liguria, Italy, Europe
832-389420 - Detail of toxic Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), spines, crown of thorns, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-386373 - Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) swims over coral reef in the backlight of the sun, Great Barrier Reef, Unesco World Heritage, Pacific, Australia, Oceania
857-95805 - A blue coloured boiling hot mud pool emanates steam as the sunset colours the sky orange, in Hverarâândor Hverir Geothermal Area at Namaskard Pass, North Iceland.
1116-39717 - This Common Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is perched on the mantle rim of a Giant Tridacna Clam (Tridacna gigas). It's venomous spines can inflict a painful wound, Philippines
1112-3127 - An adult venemous male Borneo temple viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus), Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia