Previous page .... I think the purple caecilian, Gymnopis multiplicata was the most exciting find. According to Beletsky, this legless amphibian occurs in warm moist areas, which around Guapiles certainly fits the bill. Trying to get a photo was especially challenging as it behaved more like a snake but was extremely slimy and hard to hang on to as it tried to burrow into the soil. .... .... Competing for the most exciting find was this millipede guarding her clutch of eggs. Though I have seen hundreds of this species while here, this was the first with eggs. This red millipede was active during the day in the dark forest. .... .... Also encountered in rotting wood was this Central American whiptailed lizard, Ameiva festiva, Costa Rica’s second largest scorpion, Centruroides limbata and this brightly colored assassin bug. .... .... It rained at least a little every day that I was in this area. Various species of ongo (fungus, mushrooms) were quite common, including growing in the older viveros. Due to the continual moisture, rooting cuttings is very easy. This milkweed, Asclepias currisavica also occurs in Sonora. Here, after cuttings have been stripped of leaves by monarch larvae, the stems are just stuck into the soil, wherever. Almost all take root, certainly unlike in the desert! Next page .... ....