Samoa, 2023

Pacific Golden Plover
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Red-vented Bulbul
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Ghost Crab
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Black Emo Skink
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Dogs. There were lots of dogs around.

This is the beach (with dogs) near downtown Apia, the capital and largest town in Samoa. Samoa used to be called Western Samoa, because it's west of American Samoa.

A subspecies of Buff Banded Rail.
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These open buildings are used for schools, community gatherings, etc. Even the small villages have one or two.

Some kind of Land Hermit Crab
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Some kind of round-backed millipede.
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A "Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant". The big pincers in front are angled 90° to the side when they're not pinching something.
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Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant, with the pincers to the side. Check the iNaturalist link for more view angles.
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Tiny ants, eating a slug.
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A fern.
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A fungus! (Or a toadstool, or a mushroom.) There are some fruit or vinegar flies, too.
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This is weird. It's Tremella, some type of fungus.
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The "Ma Tree", Heritiera ornithocephala.
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A jungle path.

There are miles of this volcanic cliff.

Spleenwort
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Alexandrian Laurel
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Noni
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Noni
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Parrot's Beak
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Cluster-Leaf
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Coconut Palm
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Coconut Palm with Cows

Some kind of fern
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Rain coming.

The personal touch for the accomodations. Someone spent some time decorating.

You can rent these to stay in overnight. They're really cheap, but nobody was staying here when I was here.Tourist business is really off since Covid.

Indo Hermit Crab
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Some kind of Leatherleaf Slug
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Ghost Crab
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The New Guinea Sugar Cane Weevil
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Pantropical Huntsman Spider
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Pantropical Huntsman Spider
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Tropical Leatherleaf Slug
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Tropical Leatherleaf Slug
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African Giant Snail
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Strawberry Hermit Crab
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