Animals I've seen in other countries

Submitted by rudolf55 on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 11:33
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  1. Crustaceans (Crustacea)

  2. Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
  3. Common land crab (Gecarcinus ruricola)

  4. Insects (Insecta)

  5. American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
  6. Black and blue carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea): http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h101/rudolf55/Beesten/Insecten/IMG_436...
  7. Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
  8. Cuckoo wasp (Hedychrum rutilans)
  9. European mantis (Mantis religiosa)
  10. German wasp (Vespula germanica)

  11. Mammals (Mammalia)

  12. Blasius' horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus blasii)
  13. Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus)
  14. Grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus)
  15. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae): http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h101/rudolf55/Beesten/Zoogdieren/DSC06...
  16. Kri-kri (Capra aegagrus creticus)
  17. Mediterrenean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale)
  18. Red deer (Cervus elaphus)

  19. Reptiles (Reptilia)

  20. Green bark anole (Anolis distichus dominicensis)
  21. Hispaniolian ground iguana (Cyclura ricordi)
  22. Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
  23. Spotted caribbean gecko (Aristelliger lar)
Author Comments: 

This will be a much smaller list (yes, speaking to all 3 of you who will read this). Not because I haven't seen a lot of animals in other countries, but because my arthropod book limits itself to Belgium and the Netherlands (and some from surrounding countries). I will probably be able to add all other species. Hopefully.

Also, I've decided to leave out the animals I've also seen in Belgium.

spinmedown1610/25/2008

I'm curious, which animal did you find most interesting?

rudolf5510/25/2008

Most interesting is a difficult question and I'm afraid I'd have to say I don't know. There's too many interesting animals out there. Plus, I'm one of those people who gets incredibly excited every time I see a beetle or a slug I've never seen before.

Now, if you'd asked what the most spectacular and breathtaking animal was, I would've said the pack of humpback whales I saw in the Dominican Republic.

spinmedown1610/26/2008

Wow! That does sound amazing. Have you ever seen a Blue Whale (or plan to)?

rudolf5510/27/2008

Never seen one, but I'd love to see one (or more) someday. But I'm afraid they're probably a lot harder to find.