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My husband and I just spent 5 months volunteering around South America. We volunteered in 4 different organizations from Costa Rica, to Ecuador, and Brazil. We saw so many incredible things every single day, it really blew my mind!
I have always loved animals and I knew there was amazing biodiversity in the world, but getting to experience it first hand was such an incredible experience! On an almost daily basis, I would exclaim "Oh my goodness!" out of shock and excitement at what incredible things I had stumbled upon in the jungle! I have been recording videos throughout our whole trip, and you can see them on my Youtube channel below.
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#1
The World's Smallest Monkey! Pygmy Marmoset
Final score:
100points
TheArtfulBirder (Submission author) 7 years ago
Go to 14:32 to see video of this little cutie! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAjQSa52bw&t=350s
Nadja Lambacher 7 years ago
Found this video and i'm dying of cuteness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGdU1Kh4Rj8
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#2
Beautiful Green Butterfly!
Final score:
65points
#3
A Baby Peccary!
Final score:
62points
Creep Reap 7 years ago
Free pig for the win. They probably don't find many truffles, but they are most likely happiest in the jungle finding their own food.
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#4
A Pineapple Plant!!
Final score:
62points
Red Pantone 7 years ago
I died with this! I live in a country where pineapple is exported. If you go to certain parts you'll see the big pineapple plantations. This photo reminds me that some people just don't have such "fruit wonders" like us in tropical countries :(
#5
Beautiful Green-Headed Tanager!
Final score:
61points
TheArtfulBirder (Submission author) 7 years ago
Go to 1:33 and 2:57 to see this stunning bird in action! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0CdRM3y7ik&t=10s
TheArtfulBirder (Submission author) 7 years ago
Yes it has a bunch of colours. In Portuguese it's called the "seven coloured tanager"
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Grasshopper That Looks Like Tree Bark!
Final score:
60points
#7
Adorable Tiny Mushrooms That Start Growing From Under Trees!
Final score:
57points
Daria B 7 years ago
These mushrooms reminds me of how trees are similar to humans. We can grow fungus om our feet too. That tree must feet itchy.
Linda Christian 7 years ago
Mini umbrellas, seats for a fairy meeting or toad stools,rooms of mush,
#8
A Mushroom That Looks Like A Net!
Final score:
56points
#9
A Blond-Crested Woodpecker!
Final score:
55points
#10
A Butterfly With The Number 89 On The Wings!
Final score:
53points
phuc nguyen nguyen ba 7 years ago
Maybe it has "+1" on the other wings :p
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Amber Ferrizz 7 years ago
I see these lovely labyrinth winged beauties regularly here in San Gerardo De Rivas. I haven't identified their name yet, but here is what they look like with their wings open. Beautiful! So many cool and unique creatures here in Costa Rica! <3 IMG_1372-5...4c50ab.jpg 
TheArtfulBirder (Submission author) 7 years ago
Yes this picture was taken at Iguazu falls :)
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#12
A Red Eyed Tree Frog!
Final score:
46points
Prashant Karnath 7 years ago
Not to worry, not this one. This frog is just fabulous
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Mary Ann Richard 7 years ago
I read the same thing.there was a blue frog at one time and tosimply hold it had the effect as strong as a shot of morphine. I believe the article said same frog is extinct
#13
Beautiful Blue And Green Grasshopper That Looks Like A Crossbow!
Final score:
43points
#14
A Gigantic Tree With Crazy Roots!
Final score:
43points
#15
Montezuma Oropendola A Bird That Sounds Like A Space Ship!
Final score:
40points
TheArtfulBirder (Submission author) 7 years ago
Yes we saw their nests hanging everywhere! Very cool!
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#16
A Whole Colony Of Shiny Blue Beetles!
Final score:
37points
#17
A Butterfly I Have Named The "Sad Face Butterfly"
Final score:
37points
#18
2 Inch Bullet Ants! Climbing All Over Your Laundry....
Final score:
37points
Kjorn 7 years ago
i think they're called bullet ant because their stings hurt like if you've been shot
Nadja Lambacher 7 years ago
Yep. There is also a tribe who puts them into gloves made from leaves and then the men have to wear them and dance. Their hands swell up and are unusable for days. The pain is so severe some try to chop off their hands. And they have to do this on several occasions during their lifetime. Some sort of "proof your masculinity" thing.
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Ashley Say Wha?!? 7 years ago
Once I went to Costa Rica and went through the rain forest on a guided tour and before we got too far into it, I was leaning against the railing and looked to my left just in time to see a bullet ant getting ready to crawl into my hand! The tour guide said those are the only bugs he was afraid of. On another note, that same tour guide had a good laugh at my expense the entire tour because every freaking bug in the rain forest decided it was a fine day to go human chasing and you can guess who their target was. The entire tour I spent running from bugs. Just me. No one else...
Nostalgic Hyena 7 years ago
Now that I see these I'm just glad I have millimeter-long to centimeter-long ants in my house instead of two-inch ones that sting..
#19
Gigantic Colourful Millipede, As Wide As Your Finger And 6 Inches Long!
Final score:
36points
#20
Jet-Black Grasshopper With Bright Red Eyes!
Final score:
35points
#21
Tarantula Bigger Than Your Hand!
Final score:
33points
diane a 7 years ago
This takes me back - I used to have a pet Chile Rose it wasnt quite as big as my hand and very friendly
diane a 7 years ago
takes me back even more - i am an animal lover - but i was going on holiday for a week and had a jar of crickets- didnt want to leave them -so set them free in my garden sort of assuming that they would be ok...there was a heatwave that week and they infested a dozen gardens - drove the neighbours mad all night - I never admitted responsibility
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I wouldn't last an hour in the jungle. I'd be dead. Either from wildlife or suicide.
Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago
I've read that tarantulas are very gentle and friendly and can make great pets!
Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago
And THAT, my friends...is a ride on the NOPE-ville express to f**k thats-ville where I am the MAYOR!!
#22
A Crazy Looking Green And Orange Bug!
Final score:
32points
Lilly Petit 7 years ago
This is a Diactor Bilineatus, it is really beautiful, but it is a pest in the cultivation of passion fruit. Here in Brazil we call this insect "Passion fruit Bedbug".
#23
A Flightless Wasp! I Didn't Know That Was A Thing Before!
Final score:
31points
#24
Beautiful Yellow Bug With Spotted Underbelly!
Final score:
26points
#25
A Man-Sized Caiman!
Final score:
26points
TheArtfulBirder (Submission author) 7 years ago
No, this is a wild caiman that just lingers under the dock of a lodge in the jungle.
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#26
Crazy Tim Burton Looking Spider, With Legs Longer Than Your Fingers!
Final score:
23points
Nostalgic Hyena 7 years ago
Why does this remind me of that scene near the end of Coraline where the Other Mother's hand became a weird spider-thingy and tried to take her back?
Abhisek Chakraborty 7 years ago
Looks like a smaller version of the alien creatures from the linkin park video
#27
A Creature Straight Out Of Harry Potter!
Final score:
23points
BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago
think thats a cave spider. and also a big NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE! from me.
Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago
WHY???!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!!!!
Gainsborough 7 years ago
My daughter put one on her face during one of our night walks there. Obviously harmless.
#28
A Green Anaconda! With A Head As Big As Your Hand!
Final score:
22points
TheArtfulBirder (Submission author) 7 years ago
I did use the zoom feature on my camera, but I was standing about 3 meters away from the snake. Go to 15:19 to see the part about the anaconda :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAjQSa52bw&t=350s
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Random Panda 7 years ago
I'd be getting out of there so fast. Even small snakes terrify me (especially after I almost stepped on very poisonous one last year), I hope I never meet one of these face to face.
Random Panda 7 years ago
*venomous, English is not my first language haha
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#29
A Crazy Spider That Looks Like A Skull!
Final score:
22points
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What do you think ?
BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago
many of these animals make me want to make some 3 stooges like noises. but nature really creates some interesting things.
Gainsborough 7 years ago
My daughter and I were at Sani Lodge for five days in early April. Fantastic excursions and adventures! Loved your video and this posting.
BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago
many of these animals make me want to make some 3 stooges like noises. but nature really creates some interesting things.
Gainsborough 7 years ago
My daughter and I were at Sani Lodge for five days in early April. Fantastic excursions and adventures! Loved your video and this posting.
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