At first, cherished as pets by many, now green iguanas (Iguana iguana) are seen as a green plague in some of the places they were introduced and became invasive. Green iguanas are native to Central and South America, and some of the Lesser Antilles. After the 1970s, humans introduced iguanas to many places where they are not native through the pet trade. In some of these places, such as Florida, Grand Cayman and Fiji, iguanas have become invasive and cause negative economical and ecological impacts. Puerto Rico is no exception, and green iguanas have been expanding their geographic distribution aggressively for the past decade, quickly becoming a nuisance for some. Enjoy!!! First, I'm no expert in this!!! So, with that out of the way I was just astonished by the raw beauty displayed by this Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus) larva. The tetrio sphinx, Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus), is a common moth in the American tropics and subtropics that less frequently occurs in southern parts of Florida. Although the adults exhibit mostly drab grey coloration, larvae are conspicuous, large caterpillars that often occur in gardens feeding on frangipani and other members of the dogbane family. Enjoy!!! Source: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in621 Some Day I'll Be a ButterflyJust another beautiful sunset in Puerto Rico. This one I took in the southwestern part of Puerto Rico. Enjoy!!! Sunset By The BeachThe Venezuelan troupial (Icterus icterus) is the national bird of Venezuela and one of about 25 or so species of New World orioles. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, and Puerto Rico. Previously forming a superspecies simply named Troupial, it was recently split together with the orange-backed troupial and Campo troupial. This one was singing perched on a dead grapefruit tree. Enjoy!!! Venezuelan TroupialAs you may know my younger son Alejandro practices Tae Kwon Do. He's been at it for almost a year an a half now. Below you can see his happy face as he gets a kiss from one of his instructors after the advancement exam was over. Congratulations son...Daddy loves you! Enjoy!!! Accomplishment |
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