Ware Guyana Trip 2011
Guyana CEIBA July 26-28, 2011
Jessica: We have had a lot of luck so far! The weather has been warm and sunny, with afternoon rains at 3-4 PM. We have collected at abandoned farms, near a spring, along the edge of a tributary of the Demarara and in the forest around CEIBA. We have caught some cool Libelluloidea: Erythemis, Erythrodiplax, Macrothemis, Rhodopygia, and Pantala. We have had some luck with Aeshnidae: Coryphaeschna and a few others. Damselflies have not been sparse either, but I’ll leave that for Melissa to describe. CEIBA is a wonderful biological station. The food has been delicious, and the lodging consists of Benabs with beds and mosquito netting. There is outdoor plumbing, and filtered drinking water. Most especially amazing during our stay has been the assistance of our colleague, Dr. Goddfrey Bourne, whose knowledge of the animals and plants of Guyana has been most helpful to us.
Where are we?
6.29’57.75” N, 58.13.07.23” W. Elevation 19m
Madewini, Guyana
40 km SE of Georgetown, and 17
Melissa: well talking about damselflies ... mostly Coenagrionidae: Argia, Leptobasis and something I’ve never seen before ... Hope to see more damsels in Rewa!!
Today July 28th we caught the coolest thing, an Erythemis vesiculosa eating a Satyrinae butterfly .... it was amazing!!! It finish the poor butterfly completely in almost 15 minutes.... soo cool !! But I now I will let Dominic finish ...
Dominic: While the others are justifiably enthusiastic about catching so many insects that are exciting, beautiful and new, this being my first trip to the tropics, I am more interested in the general experience. Just seeing the trees and the sky is inspiring for me. All of the monkeys, agouti, fish, lizards, toads, and innumerable insects makes me wonder why Georgetown has a zoo. How could it be any better inside walls of the zoo than the outside?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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