On the subject of bugs

I have to say up front that I did not get any good photos of the spectacular butterflies, yellow, orange and blue, that flutter over the rivers and streams as they never seem to land - at least not anywhere that does not need a major jungle expedition to access. No scary birds here, Claire, although we did see lots of vultures.
Aranya Toro - "bull spider", see the horns on the body; this guy is quite small, about 2 cm.

A millipede. The lens cap in this an other photos is 6.2 cm (about 2.5 inches) in diameter.
A moth - wingspan about 15 cm.
A stick insect - he was very persistent and would keep climbing my boots but as soon as he touched my skin he would jump off and climb the other side. Not sure if I should take that personally.......
A young tarantula - according to our guide, this species can get a bit bigger than this. Jane did have a close encounter with a juvenile about half this size getting out of the shower. She did not scream; Jane didn't make any noise either.

Leaf cutter ants - they are everywhere chopping up debris on the forest floor.

Cockroach
Conga ant - this is main reason for rubber boots. They are common and very active early and late in the day and have a very painful bite that generates severe discomfort for several hours.
Lemon ants (the tiny black dots on the pod) - a nocturnal symbiote of a particular tree, where they come out at night and eliminate any competition for the tree in about a 3 m radius. They are named for their taste - we tried them - they really do taste like lemon.