Photographer: Andrea Grosse
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Title: Ant Hill in Pantanal
Scientific Name(s): Copernicia alba, Commelina spp.
Common Name(s): Karandá'y, Santa Lucía Hovy, Ants
Description: Ant hill with flowers in Copernicia alba palm savannah near the Rio Negro river. Yellow flowers are 2 species of Asteraceae, blue flowers are a Commelina spp. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia. This region, situated in the extreme northeastern corner of western Paraguay and extending south along the Paraguay river forms a southern extension to the primarily Brazilian Pantanal. It is typified by medium-height subhumid forests, wetlands and periodically flooded forests. Near 19°55’S, 58°35’W. (Guyra Paraguay 2004, Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Paraguay, Paraguay.) Las plantitas de flores amarillas son compuestas de dos especies diferentes de la familia Asteraceae. Las plantas de flores azules son Santa Lucía Hovy, Commelina sp.
Preferred Keywords: Insects, Nests
Other Keywords: RAMSAR, hormiguero, insectos, hormigas, ant hill, Chaco-Pantanal ecoregion, Asteraceae
Continent: South America
Country: Paraguay
County: Departamento Alto Paraguay
City or Place Name: Fortín Patria, Pantanal
Date Photographed: 04-24-2004 (mm/dd/yyyy)
Cataloguing Node: Guyra Paraguay Node
Publisher: National Biological Information Infrastructure
Rights: Public Domain
Resource Identifier:
http://images.nbii.gov/paraguay/nbii_paraguay_t00043.jpg
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