1112-8096 - An adult white-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos), encountered on a night dive on Arborek Reef, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
1112-8091 - An adult white-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos), encountered on a night dive on Arborek Reef, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
832-401336 - Nudibranch Eye-spotted warty snail (Phyllidia ocellata) crawls through coral reef in search of food, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa
832-400078 - Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult, alert, standing in the savannah, UNESCO protected area, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
832-399559 - Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) baby, female adult with her cub in an intimate position at the hyena den. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa
1359-263 - Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), Lake Sandoval, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South 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
860-291320 - White-spotted octopus or grass octopus (Callistoctopus macropus) on a night dive. Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
860-291359 - Spotted hyena or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) cub with its mother. Cubs are born dark brown and when they are 2 - 3 month old, change to the adult coloration. Mpumalanga. South Africa.
860-291358 - Spotted hyena or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) showing submissive behaviour by flattening the ears and showing teeth. Mpumalanga. South Africa.
860-290845 - Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult and young, resting on the ground at the entrance of the den, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya
860-290840 - Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult and young, resting on the ground at the entrance of the den, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya
860-290841 - Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult and young, resting on the ground at the entrance of the den, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya
860-290837 - Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult and young, resting on the ground at the entrance of the den, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya
1336-411 - Amanita Muscaria (fly agaric) mushrooms in the underwood with a processionary bug (caterpillar) climbing one of them, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe
1174-10735 - A male leopard, Panthera pardus, walks in dry short grass, looking over shoulder in sunlight, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10748 - A wild dog pup, Lycaon pictus, lies on the ground, head up, direct gaze, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10751 - A wild dog, Lycaon pictus, stands in fallen leaves, direct gaze, back lit, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10734 - A spotted bush snake, Philothamnus semivariegatus, eats a frog, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10747 - Two wild dog pups, Lycaon pictus, stand together, looking out of frame, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10749 - A pack of wild dog, Lycaon pictus, lie outside their den in a termite mound and under a big tree, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10805 - A leopard, Panthera pardus, lies on a dead tree branch, looking out of frame, Londolozi Wildlife Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10807 - A leopard, Panthera pardus, balances along a log at sunset, Londolozi Wildlife Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10746 - Wild dog pups, Lycaon pictus, wait at their den site at sunset, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10819 - A leopard, Panthera pardus, stands over kill in a tree, direct gaze, Londolozi Wildlife Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10806 - A leopard, Panthera pardus, balances along a log at sunset, Londolozi Wildlife Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-10818 - A leopard, Panthera pardus, lies in a tree, forest in the foreground, Londolozi Wildlife Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa