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Trigona Spp
P Arthpoda C Insecta, O Hymenoptera
93 species
Orange
Make hive in hollow trees near the base, like a large funnel reversed
Eusocial
Forage in the afternoon by self, then if theres something really good they will go back the next morning with a group |
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Nasutitermes
P Arthropoda C Insecta O Isoptera
Eusocial
Nest in trees, but don’t forage from that tree, the make the nest out of carbon
3 roles
Reproductive kings and queens winged
Worker forage on dead organic material and bring back to colony
Soldier-have nozzle heads to squirt |
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| Swallow tail moth, diurnal |
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Urania Fulgens
P Arthropoda, C Insecta, O Lepidoptera F Uraniidae
Resembles the swallowtail butterfly, black with green stripes,
Strong flyer because of the strong wings
Migrate in groups but not back and forth, after the larvae eat all of th Omphalea Diandry leaves and the plant becomes too toxic for the larvae to survive, they more to a new patch. Circle around and then the leaves are significantly less toxic
They are toxic too from the plants |
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| White throated magpie jay |
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C Aves O Coraciformes F Corvidaceae
Only found in the northern part of costa rica needs a seasonal dry climate
Showy crest social
Insects and fruit |
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| Fiery throated hummingbird |
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C Aves O apodiformes F trochilidae
Only found in high altitudes, came by glaciation but now they are isolated
Can rotate wings 360 degrees
Males attract females to territory |
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C Aves O Apodiformes F Trochilidae
Pollinates the tea mangrove and eats insects
Green blue iridescent
Nest in boxes or wholes
Territorial males attract females through territory
Build nest together |
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C Aves O Psittaciformes F Psttacidae
Only macaw on the pacific side
Red blue yellow
Seed predators, only eat fruit in captivity
Monogamous for life |
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| Really restricted range and very rare |
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| Twice the size of ther other birds, look for turkey or black and kick it out |
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Black body white tips
Follows the turkey vulture and kicks it out |
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Black red head white wing edges black wing insides
Uses smell to find carrion
Curls its winds |
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C Aves O Ciconiiformes F Ardeidae
Eats fish
Large head black poud noctural
Monogamous
Large colony size for protection |
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C Aves O Pelecaniformes F Fregatidae
Found commonly on pacific coase
All black bodies, females have white, juveniles have white heads and bellies, and males have a red pouch that they use in mating
Nest on islands
Kleptopredators |
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C Aves O Pelecaniformes F Sulidae
Brown with yellow or grey beak and white or grey belly. Strong fast flier
Eats fish and squid
Living in colonies, 6 week in incubation, 12-16 weeks fledging 2 years to get to be an adult |
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C Aves O Pelecaniformes Pelecanidae
Found on the marine coast
Dive for fish
There are no breeding colonies on the atlantic side
1 Egg per brood male and female share responsibility pant and keep their backs to the sun to keep the end cool |
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Puma concolor
O Mammalia, C Carnivora F felidae
Active day and night
Only eat mammals |
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Herpailurus yaguarondi
O Mammalia, C Carnivora F felidae
Rusty gray no spots diurnal
65 cm
Terrestrial forager |
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Pantera onca
O Mammalia, C Carnivora F felidae
150 cm
Active day and joy
Pecaries, but will eat pretty much anything that is smaller than it and worth the effout
Mostly ground hunter |
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Leopardus tigrinus
O Mammalia, C Carnivora F felidae
Housecat size
Rodents and birds |
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Leopardus wiedii
O Mammalia, C Carnivora F felidae
55 cm total and most of that is tal,
Nocturnal and arborial
Small vertebrates and invertabrates |
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Leopardus pardalis
O Mammalia, C Carnivora F felidae
75 cm long
Nocturnal
Can climb but spend most time on the ground
Birds are a major part of diet |
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Blaberus giganteus
Order Blattodea
Nocturnal
Males go down to females
Eat guano |
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Nyssodesmus python
Family Platyrhacidae
2 sets of legs per segment
Squirts with sticky stuff as a defense
Males ride female after mating to protect sperm |
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Nephila clavipes
Order Araneae
Female is sig larger than male, and only females weave webs,
Kleptoparasite
Often found in tree break and secondary forest
Active day and night |
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| Arborial crab on rhizophora |
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Aratus pisonii
Order decapoda
Eats the leaves, arborial because higher and lower eat it , but it has to come down to lay its egg in the water |
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| Causes the Prop roots in the Rhizaphora |
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Sphaeroma Ebrans
Order Isopoda |
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Cookeina Speciosa
Division Ascomycota
Explode with spores when something hits it, but it doesn’t go far |
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| Green and black poison dart frog |
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Dendrobates auratus
Family Dendrobatidae
Territoriane
Males call for female, lay eggs in leaf litter
Eat small arthropods from the leaf litter and leaves |
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Phyrnohyas venulosa
Family hylidae
Toxic secretions
Paired lateral sacs |
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| Salmander only found about 2400 m |
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Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Family Rhinophrynidae
Mainly terrestrial, under rorocs
Black
Used to be very popular but now they are dying out |
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Atta cephalotes
Order Hymenoptera
Eusocial
Take plants, garden them and feed them to fungi and then they eat the fungi
To start the new colony the queen must bring the fungus |
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Morpho peleides
Order Lepidoptera
Black outlines the blue, otherside has eyes
Eat the fallen fermented fruits |
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Basiliscus basiliscus
Family corytophanidae
Run on water
Brown and olive color
Feet are huge with extra skin to help walk
Adults can reach 90 cm |
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Ctenosaura similis
Family Iguanidae
Look like iguana but not!
Prefer openwoodlands, and dry areas
Primarily vegegative
Strong diggers and burrow underground |
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| 4 green species of lizard |
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Ameiva spp
Family teiidae
Ameiva quadrilineata 4 white stripes
Ameiva Undiala
Ameiva Leptophrys
Ameiva Festiva more colors |
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Norops spp
Family polychrotidae
Territorial lizard females choose based on size
Eat small vertebrates and invertebrates
Eaten by birds snakes, cats monkeys raccoons |
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Odocoileus virginianus
Family dervidae |
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Cuniculus paca
Family Cuniculidae
Frugivore
noctural |
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Dasyprocta punctata
Family dasyproctidae
Rodents
Cache seeds
Common on the understory
Diurnal |
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Ateles geoffroyi
Family Atelidae
frugivore |
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Alouatta palliata
Family alelidae
Leaves only |
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Cebus capucinus
Family cebiae
omnivore |
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Desmodus rotundus
Family Phyllostomidae
Drink blood
Walk on hind legs |
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Carollia spp
Family phyllostomidae
Prefer to eat pipper |
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Glossophaga spp
Family phyllostomidae
Ecolocate with nose, very good sense of smell
Ultra visible
Curly hairs on tongue collect nectar |
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Pteronotus
Family mormoopidae
Long wings attached to back
Fly fast
Leaf chin |
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| Long snout found in mangroves |
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Rhychonycteris naso
Family emballonuridae
Eat misquitos and like to be near water
Live in family groups
Nocturnal, hang on branches during day, try to rustle like dead leaves |
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Megnaptera novaelengleae
Family balenopteridae
Mammal
Baleen is the filter in the mouth for krill |
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Crocodylus acutus
Family Crocodilidae
Nest are wholes, 4-7 m long
Poached for skin |
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Bothrops asper
Family Viperidae
Mostly nocturnal, vertical eye and terrestial, although juvenilles are arborial
Viviporous |
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Oxybelis spp
Family colubridae
Attack like a cobra, toxins in mouth in saliva, very aggressive
predator birds
Eat small vertebrates |
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| 4 green species of lizard |
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Ameiva spp
Family teiidae
Ameiva quadrilineata 4 white stripes
Ameiva Undiala
Ameiva Leptophrys
Ameiva Festiva more colors |
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Crafordapis lutuosa
order hymenoptera
hige elevation specialist |
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Pseudoxychila tarsalis
Order Coleoptere
twose sets if wing |
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