Category Archives: Ecology
Thorn Treehopper
This morning as I was checking to see whether the sandpaper plant fruit had ripened, I turned around and met, to my astonishment, this sight: I thought at first the small tree (in the Fabaceae family, Mimosa subfamily, but not … Continue reading
Weather from the Savanna
As you might imagine, weather information is pretty limited here. The closest official weather station to us is in David, the third largest city in Panama. It is near the coast, with a wide mangrove area between the city and … Continue reading
Sandpaper Plant Summary – Bees and Weevils
Weevils remain. 
Even as the sepal cups close, the stamens and pistils are still easily visible to the small weevil and, if they are depositing eggs, that can still be done at the last minute. … If indeed the weevils are laying eggs in order for their young to eat the seeds after they develop, then it’s surely no coincidence that the weevils “let” the bees have first dibs at the pollen.
Wind Damage
The winds earlier this month caused more damage than a downed Miconia tree, and the damage was more extensive than I realized until I compared the most severely injured area with an earlier photograph. Here are the before (November 2008) … Continue reading
