This was our guide before we left for the tour and in the national park. It was humid the entire time we were in Panama, but seemed especially so as we visited the rain forest. Maybe it was the dense foliage that kept the moisture in and the movement of air out.
We saw an abundance of both animal and plant life.
Here are a few examples:
An ant hill and tropical fruit hanging from a branch.
The anthill is not where the ants have their home, but somewhat
like an old fashioned out house. It is the place where the ant
goes to the bathroom! There were trails of ants climbing up the
back of the anthill. They would "do their duty" and then go down
the back again. They did not like to be near the anthill except
when they had to. Their aversion to their waste is so great that
some Panamanians put it around their homes as a way to deter
ants from entering.
A termite nest hanging from the tree.
A very interesting birds nest hanging from a branch . . .
possible an Oropendola nest.
Three views of a Howler Monkey. He was very agile and
obviously comfortable moving around the branches.
An animal sleeping on a branch . . . possibly a Howler Monkey.
Tarzan ready to swing on the vines through the forest!
One of many butterflies which flew around the rain forest.
Look closely and you can see a bird among the tree branches.
Our guide said the white "foam" is actually frog eggs.
Colorful flowers amid the green foliage.
Views of the canopy of the rain forest . . . in some areas it was hard for the sun to reach the ground the foliage was so thick. The tree in the center picture is an Umbrella Tree.
Us in front of a Panamanian Ficus Tree.
* Allyn and Dad as told to Debby
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