Costa Rica - Some of the other Wildlife

Mammals
This Three-toed Sloth was quite comfortable suspended from a tree very close to the middle of the La Quinta resort. For all of its slowness it seemed to get around fine, although this tree seemed to be a favorite.

	We saw (Collared) Peccary several times on the trip, most memorably on our hike on Los Toucanes near Arenal.	We saw and heard (Mantled) Howler Monkeys quite regularly. Their "roar" can be quite disconcerting the first time you hear it ("Was that a Jaguar??"), but after a while it blends into the background.
		These White-faced Capuchins made for an interesting distraction from birding at one point on a hike in La Selva. They roamed through the trees looking for fruit to eat.
We also saw White-faced Coatimundi on several occasions, and they were quite numerous around the Arenal lodge.

Reptiles
	The crocodiles on the Tarcoles River were large, impressive, numerous, and surprisingly stealthy. More than a few times the guide would point out a croc on the riverbank and only after concerted staring would we see be able to make him out, usually covered in mud and blending in.	We saw a few lizards, and this one was described as a Green Spiny Lizard, albeit a youngster. It doesn't look green to me, but I'm not the expert! As well, Leo and I saw a few Gray's Spiny-tailed Iguanas in Carerra. Our tour group only saw Green Iguanas twice that I recall, but no pictures.

		These Basilisks were regulars around the pool at La Quinta.
We saw absolutely no snakes (and no spiders to speak of either) on the trip. Interestingly, though, on our trip back to the airport our guide, Dan, mentioned that where we stayed in Arenal was an excellent place to see many snakes, including Fer-de-lance, Bushmaster and other vipers. All we needed to do is walk the road that we had hiked to get to Los Toucanes, but at night (with a head lamp, he advised, not a regular flashlight). They are apparently common along the sides of the road, as well as tarantulas. I am disappointed that we (or I -- Pattie would not have liked that!) didn't do that kind of evening stroll. As well, he mentioned that Barulio Carillo is also a good spot, though we didn't see anything. Here is a link from the La Paz site with interesting information on snakes in Costa Rica.

Butterflies, Moths and other Insects (thanks for the ids, Marietta!)
	Skipper sp.	Grinning Heliconian, aka Blue and White Longwing (Heliconian cydno)	a worn Juno Heliconian (Heliconian juno)
Guatemalan Catone (Caton ephelo mexicana)	Heart-spotted Heliconian (Heliconian hecale zuleika)	Plain Longtail (Urbanus simplicius)	Ok, I'm terrible at identification. Aside from the Helicopter Damselfly, I don't know what any of these are.
	Helicopter Damselfly sp.	a very large paper wasp nest

Flowers
		There were plenty of beautiful flowers and flowering trees and shrubs. For the most part I didn't take many flora-specific pictures -- next time. That said, I did have to take a short of this very large Passion Flower.