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On location in Cocha Cashu Biological field station, Manu NP, Peruvian Amazon:
An Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) curls up inconspicuously during the day. At night it will seek out rodent trails via its heat sensing pits and hang overhead, poised to strike anything passing by. Its long teeth (the longest of any boa) hold the prey until it can coil around and constrict its prey. After swallowing its meal, it will return to the forest canopy. This single meal will often suffice for up to a month.
An araneophagic stick spider (Ariamnes sp.) with Micrathena prey:
Snail (Corona perversa):
Backlit snail:
A Suriname horned frog (Ceratophys cornuta) has a huge mouth and an even bigger appetite. They have been known to catch other frogs, rodents, and even the odd bird:
A rare green mushroom. Interestingly this colour is rarely encountered amongst the fungi:
Tschudi's false coral snake (Oxyrhopus melanogenys) doesn't possess the potent neurotoxin of the coral snakes (Micrurus spp.), however, their colouration serves as enough of a confound to help prevent predation:
Thanks for looking and commenting,
Paul
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