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Manaus_880S4983_View of the secondary rainforest with the primary (taller) forest above on our first night walk in the jungle_


Manaus_880S4989_The Amaznonat lodge has a small man-made lake where_


Manaus_880S4991_Our group of 6 heading out for the jungle walk on the first night_


Manaus_880S4999_It was pitch black all around us with only 3 flashlights between 7 of us!_


Manaus_880S5011_Timothy, our guide, knew where this Goliat Tarantula likes to live_


Manaus_880S5012_The bite of the Goliat Tarantula can kill a child, and the fur will make a nasty rash on your skin_


Manaus_880S5018_We came across a deadly Fare De Lance snake and Timothy decided to pick it up!_


Manaus_880S5024_He brought it back to the lodge where we could take pictures with it_


Manaus_880S5028_We ran into a baby Boa Constrictor on the path on the way back to our cabin!_


Manaus_880S5034_On our full day walk in the jungle, we spotted a large Toucan - a rare sighting this close_


Manaus_880S5039_Termites make long trails all the way along the tree trunks and branchs_


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Manaus_880S5044_Only toxic and deadly mushrooms grow here - this one is a toxic black mushroom_


Manaus_880S5050_Anthony puts his hand up on a huge termite nest - supposedly it is hard like concrete, but we didn't want to try it out_


Manaus_880S5051_These orange roots popping through the dirt looked like snakes to us_


Manaus_880S5057_This is a 1000 year old Zebrawood tree - one of the many trees protected by the Brazilian government_


Manaus_880S5059_The Carapanauba tree has many medicinal uses by the natives - Contraceptive, Internal Inflammation, and Anti-Malarial._


Manaus_880S5067_Anthony has another Goliat Tarantula friend that we visited along the way_


Manaus_880S5070_A red poisonous mushroom we found along the trail_


Manaus_880S5074_People use this type of tree, the Sandbox tree, as a way of communication. If you get lost in the jungle, you can bang on the tree to alert others to your location_


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Manaus_880S5083_A clear Dragonfly is camoflauged in the leaves_


Manaus_880S5091_Natives us the Tapiqa Ants as a natural insect repellent. You let them climb on your hands and then smush them and rub them over your arms._


Manaus_880S5094_Tapiqa Ants nest_


Manaus_880S5098_Anthony showed us the Vick Plant - used to make Vicks Vapor Rub_


Manaus_880S5100_We stopped for lunch at a small camp - this is also where we spent our night in the hammocks_


Manaus_880S5102_We crossed many small streams like this along the trail_


Manaus_880S5104_White mushrooms - also poisonous_


Manaus_880S5105_Jaimie walking through the dense jungle_


Manaus_880S5112_Another spiral colored mushroom_


Manaus_880S5113_Figus are deadly trees that stretch out strangling vines to kill the tree next to them_


Manaus_880S5115_When the Figus kills the tree, it will take over its place and plant its roots to live off the land_


Manaus_880S5123_These Insectivorus Bats were hiding on the trunk of this tree_


Manaus_880S5127_Large black ant - this one doesn't bite_


Manaus_880S5130_Beautiful colored mushroom_


Manaus_880S5133_Army Ants were all over the trail, walking in lines to move from one house to another. If you step on them, they will climb up your leg!_


Manaus_880S5134_Rubber Tree - staple of the economy back in the days of the rubber boom in Manaus_


Manaus_880S5139_Ugly spider we avoided on the trail_


Manaus_880S5151_A Heliconia Butterfly resting on a leaf - we were lucky it had its wings open for us_


Manaus_880S5152_A Tonqabean Tree Lizard hides in the tree_


Manaus_880S5154_Jaguar Tail Vines can be found all throughout the jungle_


Manaus_880S5159_Reflections on the water of the lodge's lake as we returned from the hike_


Manaus_880S5620_The inside of our cabin at the Amazonat lodge - very spacious!_


Manaus_880S5625IMG_0320_Us a little nervous about our stay in the Jungle overnight_


Manaus_880S5625IMG_0325_Mario sweating from our 45 walk into the jungle._


Manaus_880S5625IMG_0329_The next morning - on the way back, Jaimie almost stepped on this poisonous baby Firey Eyelash snake that was on the trail_


Manaus_880S5625_The lodge dining area and sandy walkway - the white sand helps you see any critters that might be lurking_


 

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