Trop Ecol Terrestrial Organisms

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Termites

look like ants but usually very pale color

<p>look like ants but usually very pale color</p>
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Leaf-cutter ants

ant carrying leaf…

<p>ant carrying leaf…</p>
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Whip Scorpion

super long legs, scorpion body shape

<p>super long legs, scorpion body shape</p>
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Scorpion

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Mantled Howler Monkey

mantle = saddle shape of lighter fur across belly

big and blocky monkey

<p>mantle = saddle shape of lighter fur across belly</p><p>big and blocky monkey</p><p></p>
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White-throated Capuchin Monkey

white face and upper arms, black rest of body, corgi dog size with long legs

<p>white face and upper arms, black rest of body, corgi dog size with long legs</p>
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Central American Spider Monkey

long arms and legs, skinny, long tail

<p>long arms and legs, skinny, long tail</p>
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Sac-winged Bats

from a distance - 2 wavy white lines on the back

in hand - see sac on wings that produces smells

<p>from a distance - 2 wavy white lines on the back</p><p>in hand - see sac on wings that produces smells</p>
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Free-tailed Bats

can slide tail membrane up and down, often seen with long “rat-tail” because tail membrane is scrunched up

<p>can slide tail membrane up and down, often seen with long “rat-tail” because tail membrane is scrunched up</p>
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Leaf-nosed Bats

triangular sliver of skin projecting up off nose, can see snow white bat w/ bright yellow nose and ears

<p>triangular sliver of skin projecting up off nose, can see snow white bat w/ bright yellow nose and ears</p>
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sloths

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opposums

have opposable thumbs and big toes - might show mouse opposum

<p>have opposable thumbs and big toes - might show mouse opposum</p>
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collared peccary

hairy pig - mostly black w/ tan-ish collar

<p>hairy pig - mostly black w/ tan-ish collar</p>
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coatimundi

like a raccoon, ring tail, masked face

<p>like a raccoon, ring tail, masked face</p>
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agouti

guinea pig crossed w a rabbit - looks similar to capybara

<p>guinea pig crossed w a rabbit - looks similar to capybara</p>
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variegated squirrel

squirrel w/ various colors including: red / brown, white, black

<p>squirrel w/ various colors including: red / brown, white, black</p>
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anole lizard

LITTLE green lizard (sometimes brown) w/ big throat

<p>LITTLE green lizard (sometimes brown) w/ big throat</p>
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black iguana

good sized- black / gray, w/ some stripes. dinosaur type spikes

<p>good sized- black / gray, w/ some stripes. dinosaur type spikes</p>
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spectacled caiman

smallish alligator

<p>smallish alligator</p>
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green iguana

green iguana, big spikes along back

<p>green iguana, big spikes along back</p>
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herons / egrets

tall bird, long legs and neck, fish-spearing bill, neck folds into S, whites, greys, blacks

<p>tall bird, long legs and neck, fish-spearing bill, neck folds into S, whites, greys, blacks</p>
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parrots

usually green, sometimes other colors (parakeet shape)- size varies

<p>usually green, sometimes other colors (parakeet shape)- size varies</p>
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macaws

big parrot w LONG TAIL

<p>big parrot w LONG TAIL</p>
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toucans

duh! huge bill

<p>duh! huge bill</p>
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hummingbirds

duh

<p>duh</p>
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trogons

bright colors, very upright stance, black and white go across underside of tail. blue-jay sized and sometimes bigger

<p>bright colors, very upright stance, black and white go across underside of tail. blue-jay sized and sometimes bigger</p>
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kingfishers

big fish-spearing bill, big heads

<p>big fish-spearing bill, big heads</p>
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motmots

crazy colors, super long tail, “rackets” on end of tail

<p>crazy colors, super long tail, “rackets” on end of tail</p>
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turkey vulture

same as here

<p>same as here</p>
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tropical kingbird

similar to western kingbird - yellow chest, grey back

<p>similar to western kingbird - yellow chest, grey back</p>
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great kiskadee

bright yellow chest, black and white striped head, flycatcher, reddish brown in wing

<p>bright yellow chest, black and white striped head, flycatcher, reddish brown in wing</p>
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great curassow

cool hair, turkey sized, male is black, female is rusty brown

<p>cool hair, turkey sized, male is black, female is rusty brown</p>
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northern jacana

maroon body, HUGE FEET, yellow beak and spot on face

<p>maroon body, HUGE FEET, yellow beak and spot on face</p>
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baltimore oriole

bright orange chest, black back

<p>bright orange chest, black back</p>
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bamboo

duh

<p>duh</p>
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coconut palm

palm tree w/ coconuts…

<p>palm tree w/ coconuts…</p>
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welfia palm

standard looking palm - NO coconuts, long hanging fruits look like a stretched peanut

<p>standard looking palm - NO coconuts, long hanging fruits look like a stretched peanut</p>
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strangler fig

vine that grows down around a tree

<p>vine that grows down around a tree</p>
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orchids

learn typical shape of flowers, big lip, collar sticking up

<p>learn typical shape of flowers, big lip, collar sticking up</p>
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cecropia

palmately compound leaves

<p>palmately compound leaves</p>
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monstera

big gaps in leaves, big vine

<p>big gaps in leaves, big vine</p>
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tree ferns

classic fern leaves on a small tree

<p>classic fern leaves on a small tree</p>
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bromeliads

grow on trunk of tree, long, strap-shaped leaves, like the top of pineapple

<p>grow on trunk of tree, long, strap-shaped leaves, like the top of pineapple</p><p></p>
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pipers

many appearances - all w/ fleshy fruits that grow straight up

<p>many appearances - all w/ fleshy fruits that grow straight up</p>
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bullhorn acacia

fern x partridge pea leaves - will show thorns on the leaves, small tree

<p>fern x partridge pea leaves - will show thorns on the leaves, small tree</p>
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liverworts

flat, related to moss, tiny, fleshy

<p>flat, related to moss, tiny, fleshy</p>
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heliconias

distinctive flowers - red / orange case

<p>distinctive flowers - red / orange case</p>