I visited Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday. I did not get to see any jaguars, which is the reason the sanctuary was created. However, thanks to the rain the day before, I did get to see some of their tracks, which made me happy. It appears to me the sanctuary actually belongs to leaf cutter ants though. They are everywhere. They have created ant highways across all the paths, and their mounds are everywhere. I am rather in awe of what these tiny insects can do in transforming their environment. Numerous places of the hiking paths have the weeds completely mowed clear by the ants, so they can walk unhindered. The sanctuary is quite pretty, and I admit, one of my favorite things about it was the moss and fungus growing on trees that I became quite obsessed with photographing.
South Stann Creek
Huge palms create tunnels with the paths
Shelf fungus on a fallen tree
Jaguar paw print
Moss growing on a living tree
Small wetland area
Leaf cutter ants, including a large soldier ant
Leaf cutter ants
Leaf cutter ant highway, the mound can be seen in the far right underneath the dead palm frond
Fern