There are many sights and sounds that become imbedded in my memories of Ghana. The smells also become imbedded but that's not something I really want to dwell on!
The first thing that often comes to mind are the bugs - now buts do not really bother me (too much), but some of the bugs here defy description. The image is of a Praying Mantis climbing onto Vincent's hand - it had just been climbing up his pants! This particular beauty is lovely but be careful as the female rips off the head of the male once copulation is over!
Other insects are quite beautify as there are numerous types of butterflies here. This one was really quite patient with me as it calmly sat down while I took it's photo! For those of you not really enamored with Spiders there are a few here but nothing like those I saw in Central America. I have pictures of spiders from last year but haven't really seen any real nasty one's this year so you should al be safe! Of course, one person's viewing pleasure is another animal's lunch! The photo below was taken during our Coca Plantation (yup - Chocolate on the tree) tour. I managed to spot a lizard (affectionally known as the 'Push-up Lizard' due to its behaviour) chomping away on a large fly!
These little lizards (about 3-5 inches of body and the 3-5 inches of tail) scurry all over Ghana but if not running away from something (someone) they stop and do a motion that really looks like a push-up! I'm not sure that the purpose is but it is quite funny to watch. My colleague Ken has also perfected the interpretive dance version which some of us (in 2009) called the Ghanaian Lizard Dance!
I know that you all really want to see the big animals of Ghana - the Elephants, hippos, and crocs! I have photos of some of those (no hippos yet) but haven't managed to up-load them so you'll just have to wait. The two photos I leave you with are of a Coca pod (Chocolate!!) and of a group of our students (Canadian & Ghanaian) during a visit to the Tano Sacred Grove.
Keep well and stay tuned - There will be more to follow. Including a description of the taxi ride from Dixcove to Sunyani... Mom's hair turned grey(er) on that one!
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