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Spiderweb and cloud forest69 viewsA bullhorn spider (Micrathena sp.) is dotted with mist, with early morning cloud forest as its backdrop
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Cath & Joe & Antisana53 viewsCeiba professors enjoy a welcome break, lying on the soft paramo cushion plants while towering Antisana Volcano pokes her snow-covered head out of the clouds
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Blue-and-yellow Macaw61 viewsLucky photograph of a large macaw soaring out of the canopy, taken from the forest floor at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Golden-mantle Tamarin82 viewsSmall monkeys of the Amazon rainforest, inhabiting a small range south of the Napo River. They are called "bebe leche" (milk drinkers) by locals, for the white muzzle on a black face.
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Dipsas gracilis82 viewsThis snail eating snake, photographed at night at the Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve, uses its flexibly and dislocating lower jaw to inch around the inside of a curled snail shell until it's lower teeth snag on the snail and pull it out to be eaten.
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Cloud forest epiphytes72 viewsCanopy epiphytes catch the morning sun in the El Pahuma cloud forest
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Chuquiragua shrub72 viewsThis high-altitude shrub (genus Chuquiraga) is used to make a tea that combats the effects of elevation; it also is the primary food source for the Ecuadorian Hillstar, one of the highest ranging hummingbirds in the country.
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Orange-winged Amazon parrot69 viewsA large parrot from the Amazon, mugging for the camera.
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Fuschia in flower70 views
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Tarantula eats a frog81 viewsA medium-sized tarantula killing and consuming a rainforest frog, photographed by Ceiba students on a night walk in the Amazon.
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Tortoise vs. Bus44 viewsEven tourists have to wait when the road is in use by a protected species
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Canopy bromeliads47 viewsHigh above the forest floor, on the spreading branches of a giant Ceiba tree, these bromeliads put forth brightly colored displays to attract pollinators to their flowers.
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Blue-footed Booby feet54 viewsThe world-famous blue feet of the Galapagos. Studies show that birds more successful at foraging have feet with deeper, richer blue, rendering them more attractive to mates.
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White-tailed Hillstar74 viewsCommon at El Pahuma's feeders, this rare hummingbird is spectacular to see.
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Common Squirrel Monkey88 viewsTraveling in troops of 40 or more through the middle levels of the rainforest, these monkeys are amazingly quick and agile.
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Hamadryas amphinome butterfly66 viewsThe "click" butterly makes a sounds like snapping fingers in courtship.
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