Neotropical Gallery

Cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale)

Cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale), fruits, cashew apples, and the drupes growing from the ends containing a single seed, the cashew nut. It has a toxic shell that must be roasted before the nut is edible. Haiti

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Kelep ants (Ectatomma tuberculatum)

Kelep ants (Ectatomma tuberculatum), on a colourful rainforest flower. They are about 12 mm long. The species occurs from Mexico to Argentina and is considered important as a natural biological control agent against pests of cotton, coffee, cocoa and maize crops. Madidi National Park, La Paz Department, Bolivia

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Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) sitting on vegetation, St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands

© Thijs van den Burg / Nature in Stock

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