This day's trip took us 2 hours by boat into the depths of the Corcovado jungle.

It was *teeming* with life.

Bark of a "Tourist Tree". It photosynthesized via its bark... but sometimes gets sun burnt.

Monkey Comb flowers - which monkeys sometimes use for grooming.

Leaf Cutter ants, making one of a zillion trails across the forest floor.

A wild boar footprint - and a fellow in a found cap.

s....s....l....o.....t......h...h....h

Map of the park at the ranger's station.

We were 8 hours from the next nearest human dwelling.

These monkeys got angry and threw branches at us.

These monkeys had a l'il baby...

These monkeys tried to pee on us. Howlers, they were stinky and loud!

Still angry. Look at that face!

I was only able to capture a few shots of butterflies despite seeing many.

These almost seemed to pose for me.

The big brown lump on the right is a giant termite nest. They build them on healthy trees - go figure!

PS: if you are trapped in the jungle, without food - you can eat Termites. Apparently they taste like celery!

The beach at low tied revealed volcanic roots.

I have never seen anything like it.

Later that night - we went on the Bug Lady tour.

The cricket in this photo has been eaten alive by the super creepy cordyceps mind-control fungus.

I am not sure I would voluntarily eat this stuff, but apparently it has medicinal uses.