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Education coordinator for Amazon Workshops. A general biologist / sci. educator who longs to be a specialist. Maybe this is my chance!
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I agree! Probably an Edessa sp. but definitely not Edessa rufomarginata!
That would be my guess based on a field guide (Amazon Insects by James L. Castner) to the area that has a picture of Edessa rufmarginata http://www.flickriver.com/photos/artour_...
Oh Wow! It took me a minute but I believe I am seeing it dead center (just to the right of the tree trunk and directly above the vertical white twig) of the photo? It's large sickle shaped bill is pointing to the right? Any chance you can zoom in a bit on it and add a second photo to this posting so we can get a better look?
Another great image! As freaky as these guys look, they are really quite harmless.
Hi Amanda! Thanks for posting the first plant species to our mission! Glad to have you on board for this mission!
@bayucca. Amazon Rainforest Workshops is a small organization that organizes field expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon for students and educators. We created the "Species Spotlight: Peruvian Amazon" mission on Project Noah to give our participants an opportunity to do something meaningful with their wildlife photos and to demonstrate the power of taxonomy as a tool for education and conservation. Our hope is that once this mission is off the ground we will also have Peruvian students onboard with us sharing the wildlife that they see in their backyards every day - helping us to create a virtual "field guide" to the region. Personally, my background is in cellular biology and science education, but I've always been a naturalist / ecologist at heart.
