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VIDEO CLIPS
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Tarantula
11.780MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A very large tarantula (Megaphobema mesomelas, female) near the entrance to Monteverde Preserve.
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Tarantula
3.000MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
This huge tarantula was found in the bathroom of the one of the accommodations along the SE Caribbean coast. Note the spiders defensive position.
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Tarantula
16.220MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A pet Brazilian Bird eating tarantulas (Lasiodora parahybana) from the author's lab.
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Tarantula
18.550MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Pollux and Castor (Brazilian Bird eating tarantulas from the author's lab) feast on about 18 crickets each. Note how Pollux wraps-up her recently killed crickets with silk. She then picks up the package and sips the potpourri down.
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Tarantula
18.520MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Brazilian Bird eating tarantulas from author's lab. Movie shows all of the details--web spinning, fang action, etc.
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Tern
4.940MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Listen to the Racket (3 species of terns and brown boobies)
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Tern
8.330MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Note the small Sooty Tern chick (Sterna fuscata) under the brush.
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Tern
7.300MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Royal Terns (Sterna maxima), Brown-Footed Boobies (Sula leucogaster), Sooty Terns and Brown Noddies
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Tern
2.070MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A mother Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) protects her chick by sitting on top of it.
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Tern
3.210MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Newly hatched Sooty Tern chick fresh out of the egg!
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Tern
5.930MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Royal Terns (Sterna maxima)
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Gopher Tortoise
4.350MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A view and description of a gopher tortise burrow.
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Gopher Tortoise
3.710MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A "Classic Tortise Habitat" movie centering on one gopher tortise burrow.
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Gopher Tortoise
12.730MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A very large gopher tortise on his way to feast on some flowers.
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Gopher Tortoise
1.730MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A close-up movie illustrates the muscularity of gopher tortoise legs.
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Gopher Tortoise
7.160MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
The author shows off a large tortise he and his son found.
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Toucan
1.180MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A toucan (Ramphastos sp.) seems to be pretty upset about something.
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Toucanette
4.680MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
An Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) in the canopy at Monteverde.
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Toucanette
3.250MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
An emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) raiding a nest for eggs/young.
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Trumpet Fish
10.520MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Trumpet Fish (Aulostomus maculatus) tend to align themselves with the vertical orientation of soft coral branches for camouflage.
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Trumpet Fish
12.250MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A juvenile Trumpet Fish (Aulostomus maculatus) uses its elongated shape and coloration to hide among the branches of soft coral in Rice Bay, San Salvador.
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Trunk fish
1.080MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A beautiful Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)swims away from us.
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Trunk fish
2.420MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)searches for food in the sand at French Reef.
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Leatherback Turtle
6.230MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Leatherback turtles of Gandoca, SE Costa Rica. This female leatherback was 147 cm long. She layed about 80 eggs that were transferred to the hatchery in a plastic garbage bag. If you look carefully, you can see the plastic bag catching the eggs as they are layed. The lighting is poor because we didn't want to disturb the nesting process. Only her tail end was illuminated.
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Softshell Turtle
45.150MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Several large softshell females turtle come to nest along the banks of the Anhinga Trail (Florida).
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Softshell Turtle
31.000MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A softshell turtle carefully digs her nest and lays eggs.
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Hornet
1.370MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Hornets make some pretty elaborate and active nests. These wasps were found in SW Costa Rica.
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Wasp
7.740MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Ichneumonid Wasps laying eggs in a tree.
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Wasp
5.820MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Ichneumonid Wasps laying eggs in a tree.
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Wasp
7.860MB MOV View Movie
Tropical Marine Ecology Page (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
Ichneumonid Wasps laying eggs in a tree.
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Zebra
Streaming RAM View Movie
Dublin Zoo
TV Advertising Campaign
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Butterfly
1.280MB MOV View Movie
Dragonfly web pages - Miami University, Ohio
Monarch butterfly emerging from a chrysalis
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Macaw
1.480MB MOV View Movie
The greatest places
small clip of Macaws.
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Caterpillar
0.690MB MOV View Movie
The greatest places
close-up of a catapillar on a leaf
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Beetle
0.880MB MOV View Movie
The greatest places
closeup shot of beetle crawling out from ground (sandy area).
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Black Bear
Streaming RAM View Movie
gwmiller.com
This Black Bear was encountered at about 7:45 AM, May 31st, 2001 while hiking in Turkey Brook Park, Mt. Olive Township, NJ.
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