Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Insects and reptiles and amphibians, oh my!

A few separate times in July, the killer bees decided to swarm! Best to stay inside!
 
Here you can see the swarming bees, hanging in a long cluster, surrounding their queen
 
This cute lizard showed up one evening..

The flies were excited about the coming of the rainy season..

Geck!

This grasshopper is about the size of a huge cockroach
 
Always a good morning hello from our resident frog who lives in the bathroom sink!
 
This horrid creature fell from the roof of the carport very near Mama's foot. Knowing by the looks that it most likely was a terrible thing, we killed it promptly. Upon examination he had 2 huge stingers and looked closely related to a scorpion.

Even the cat left it alone...

A pretty visitor
 
After a visit to the jungle, Mama was afflicted with 3 bites and a bot fly larvae laid under her skin!
 
Ello Little Bitty Froggy!
 
This rhino beetle kept us all in stitches for a long time. When provoked, it would raise up like this and 'challenge' us.. We will miss buggy Belize!

1 comment:

Amy said...

I'm always so blessed by your blog posts, thank you so much for sharing Belize with us! :)

Also, just so you know, the big scorpion looking creature is called a 'giant water bug'. :)