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I think you are right again! Although I didn't get close enough to see if there were any spikes. Lucky me I guess!
5 years agoYes! A Mamay Sapota! Thanks, Bill! You're 2 for 2 today!
5 years agoI'm thinking you're correct! Shhhh! Don't tell Chris!
5 years agoOuch! Bougainvillea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea
Maybe a variety of sapote?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouteria_sapota
Sounds like a winner!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadera_haematoloma
Maybe kapok?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceiba_pentandra
There was a turkey vulture perched up on top of the pyramid for most of the day, so I bet they were an important part of the culture.
5 years agoAh! I asked my biologist daughter for her input and it appears to be a red-shouldered bug, which is often confused with the box elder, so you were on the right track, Bill! Do you have any idea about that crazy spikey tree?
5 years agoI hope so!
5 years agoSlowed down we are for sure! Not too sure about coming back lighter though - the food is very yummy and very cheap!
5 years agoIt's pretty fun to see them here. They look like the own the place! You should definitely come!
5 years agoThey look a lot like our box elder bugs but lots less red.
5 years agoLots of cycle tourists post shots of black spiny tailed iguanas down there! And with good reason. They are really interesting looking. Maybe some day I can see them too. Thanks for the neat picture!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenosaura_similis
Might be in the mallow family, but I could not find an image match in all my searching.
5 years agohttps://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/Plant_Families/Malvaceae.htm