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# Creatures of Costa Rica

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I haven’t yet posted pictures form our Costa Rica trip to Facebook. I’m hoping to do that at some point soon. But being an obsessive bio nerd I’ve posted my animal and plant photos to the citizen science site iNaturalist. Not all the photos are great, but some are worth looking at. Below are links to particular creatures by group.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave
> 

For pages that list multiple sightings, click in the thumbnail image for a larger picture.

[Everything!](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924)
- Mammals
  - [Sloths](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Folivora)
  - [Monkeys](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Primates)

![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51875436327_dd38d67f23_c_d.jpg)

  - [Bats](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105663986)
  - [Agouti](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105555751)
  - [Coatis](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Procyonidae)
- Reptiles 
  - [Pit viper](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105555584)
  - [Crocodiles](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105635539)
  - [Lizards](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Lizards)
    - [Geckos](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Geckos)
- [Birds](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Birds) (all the birds)
  - [Macaw](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105671402)
  - [Motmot](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105639752)
  - [Yellow-throated Toucan](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105639745) - This species is near threatened.
  - [Aracari](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105669490)
  - [Chachalaca](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105519827) - Crazy giant dinosaur bird
  - [Hummingbirds](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Hummingbirds)
  - [Kingfishers](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Kingfishers)

![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51875436527_6f743cde2a_c_d.jpg)

- [Tarantula](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105555591)
- [Insects](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Insects) 
  - [Tropical sharpshooter](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105520440)
  - [Butterflies](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Lepidoptera) 
  - [Bees](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Apoidea) 
  - [Ants](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Ants), including [leaf-cutters](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106588011) and [army ants](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105525466)

![](https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/179084743/large.jpg)

- [Frogs and toads](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Anura)
- [Orchids](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/aphanotus?place_id=6924&taxon_name=Orchids)

By the way, [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/) is fun, free, and a great way to contribute to science. You can submit pictures of living things from near or far. The data are very useful to ecologists and other biologists!
