Ecuadorean Collection (#4)

Tailless whip scorpion shedding its skin C013 / 8862
Tailless whip scorpion (order Amblypygi) shedding its skin. These arthropods form a separate order of arachnids alongside the spiders, scorpions and others

Giant African land snails, Ecuador C013 / 8859
Giant African land snails. These snails are a recently introduced alien pest that are spreading into the rainforest. Photographed in the Jama Coaque Reserve, Manabi Province, Western Ecuador

Bush cricket shedding its skin C013 / 8863
Bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae) shedding its skin. Photographed in the Jama Coaque Reserve, Manabi Province, Western Ecuador

Processionary caterpillars on a plant C013 / 8861
Processionary caterpillars on a plant. These moth caterpillars are so named because they move in columns, resembling a procession, in search of food

Giant African land snails mating, Ecuador C013 / 8858
Giant African land snails mating. These snails are a recently introduced alien pest that are spreading into the rainforest. Photographed in the Jama Coaque Reserve, Manabi Province, Western Ecuador

Moth caterpillar on a leaf C013 / 8857
Moth caterpillar (family Limacodidae) on a leaf. Photographed in the Jatun Sacha Reserve, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador

Stingless bee sleeping, Ecuador C013 / 8856
Stingless (or meliponine) bee sleeping at night with its mandibles clamped to a leaf. Photographed in the Jatun Sacha Reserve, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador

Desiccation cracks in mud, Ecuador C013 / 8854
Desiccation cracks in mud. View over cracked mud in a dry pond at the top of the beach. Photographed in Manabi Province, Ecuador

Desiccation cracks in mud, Ecuador C013 / 8853
Desiccation cracks in mud. Aerial view over cracked mud in a dry pond at the top of the beach. Photographed in Manabi Province, Ecuador

Assassin bugs mating, Ecuador C013 / 8855
Assassin bugs mating. Assassin bugs (family Reduviidae) are a vector of Chagas Disease, also known as American Trypanosomiasis. Photographed in the Jatun Sacha Reserve, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador

Driftwood after a storm, Ecuador C013 / 8851
Driftwood after a storm. Photographed in Manabi Province, Ecuador

Mangrove seedling on a beach C013 / 8852
Mangrove seedling on a beach. Photographed in Manabi Province, Ecuador

Snake eating a snail, Ecuador C013 / 8849
Snake eating a snail. Native Dipsas andiana snake eating a giant African land snail (Achatina fulica). These snails are a recently introduced pest that are spreading into the rainforest

Noni tree (Morinda citrifolia) C013 / 8848
Noni tree (Morinda citrifolia). This plant is native to southeast Asia, but has been introduced to India, the Pacific Islands and the West Indies. Photographed in Ecuador

Young tree growing in a rain forest C013 / 8847
Young tree growing in a rain forest. Newly sprouted tree seedling growing on the rainforest floor. Photographed in the Jatun Sacha Reserve, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

CORDERO, Luis (1833-1912). Ecuadorean writer and politician, he was president of the Republic of Ecuador from 1892 a 1895. Oil on canvas

ALFARO, Eloy (1842-1912). Ecuadorean liberal politician, president in 1895-1901 and 1906-1911. Oil on canvas

Thorny devil bush cricket

Changeable bony-headed tree frog

Leaf-cutter ants

Shining sunbeam hummingbird
Shining sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) hummingbird in flight. Photographed in Ecuador

Andean emerald hummingbird in flight. The Andean emerald (Amazilia franciae) is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Northern Peru. Photographed in Ecuador

White-necked jacobin hummingbird
White-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) hummingbird in flight. Photographed in Ecuador

White-whiskered hermit hummingbird
White-whiskered hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) hummingbird feeding on nectar from flowers. Photographed in Ecuador

Sparkling violetear hummingbird
Sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) hummingbird in flight. Photographed in Ecuador

Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) in flight. Photographed in Ecuador

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