Nature in Paraguay

I didn't see many land animals or plants in Paraguay. Here are some pictures.

Pictures of birds in Paraguay and other nature pages are separate:

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

Small waterfall in the Ybycui National Park. (1186k)

Dried-out laguna with dead trees. (900k)

We were in an "insect storm", while driving from the Chaco to Asunción. I have never seen anything like it. (1128k)

Sunset in Paraguay. (476k)

Flora in Paraguay

Flower. (1133k)

Pink Trumpet Tree (Handroanthus heptaphyllus). (985k)

White Handroanthus (Handroanthus sp.). (1130k)

Palo Santo (Bulnesia sarmientoi, french: Palo santo). It has very hard wood, the hardest parts sink in water. (1.6M)

Quebracho Blanco (Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco, german: Quebrachobaum, french: Quebracho blanc). (989k)

Caranday Wax Palm (Copernicia alba, french: Caranday). (754k)

Grugru Palm (Acrocomia aculeata, german: Macauba-Palme, french: Grougrou). (1278k)

Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba chodatii). (942k)

Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba chodatii). (1.5M)

Web of a Funnel Weaver (Agelenidae gen., german: Trichterspinnen). (1042k)

Epinome Cracker butterfly (Hamadryas epinome). (893k)

Butterflies. (869k)

Butterflies. The ones in front are Astyalus Swallowtails (Papilio astyalus). (748k)

Common Vampire Bats (Desmodus rotundus, german: Gemeiner Vampir, french: Vampire commun). (727k)

Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus, german: Sechsbinden-Gürteltier, french: Tatou à six bandes). (836k)

Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus, german: Sechsbinden-Gürteltier, french: Tatou à six bandes). (824k)

Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris, german: Breitschnauzenkaiman, french: Caïman à museau large). (1.7M)

Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare, german: Brillenkaiman, french: Jacara). (958k)

Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu, german: Halsbandpekari, french: Pécari à collier). (875k)

Family of Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, german: Capybara, french: Cabiaï). These are the largest rodents in the world. (697k)

This page contains 24 pictures with 16 species

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