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Turtle Scale

Description:

Unusually large and turtle-like scale, both adults and juveniles present on the tree. They were also being tended by ants

Habitat:

On the trunk of a tree, Sumidero Canyon National Park, River Grijalva, Chiapas, Mexico.

Notes:

Photographs taken by Renato Zárate.

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LaurenZarate

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Mar 6, 2013
Submitted on Mar 17, 2013

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