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Larvae of stem-boring beetles (Coccotrypes rhizophorae) inside a hollowed out chamber in a red mangrove propagule

Larvae of stem-boring beetles (Coccotrypes rhizophorae) inside a hollowed out chamber in a red mangrove propagule

After they hatch, these beetles will mate and then chew their way out to find new propagules to attack

Galeta Point, Panama

A small patch of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Mangrove forest cleared for a container yard Dead mangrove forest A black mangrove seedling (Avicennia germinans) takes root on a fallen log A red mangrove seedling (Rhizophora mangle) Larvae of stem-boring beetles (Coccotrypes rhizophorae) inside a hollowed out chamber in a red mangrove propagule A stem-boring beetle (Coccotrypes rhizophorae) has chewed its way into a red mangrove propagule leaving behind a gooey trail of pulp A female woodnymph hummingbird has built her nest of lichen and spider webs less than a meter off the ground in a red mangrove seedling A spider crawls along the pneumatophores of a black mangrove The tungara frog (Physalaemus pustulosus) is a rainforest species sometimes found at the edge of mangrove forests Mushrooms growing in the mangrove forest Lacewings eggs Fiddler crab (Uca sp.) Caterpillar of the Bella moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) on its host plant, Rattlebox (Crotolaria sp.)