Today we traveled to Belize! We started the day early, meeting at 6 am for a bright and early start. The flight was a quick 2 hours! We then took a bus over to get lunch where we ate some local Belize food and tried their signature hot sauce. We continued on our way to a local market in Belize to buy snacks and goodies before we step into the rainforest.

We arrived safely at Crystal Paradise Resort where we had a little time before dinner to explore. We hiked down to the river by the resort guided by the local resort dogs! We got back in time for some dinner that the resort provided.

During our brief time at the resort I found many beetles, like the ones in the taxa I researched. I observed two different species of beetles in the fruit scraps that the staff put out for the birds. One of which was distinctly a Dung Beetle. Later in the night, as we were eating dinner several beetles were attracted to the light and were dive bombing us as we ate and listened to presentations! While unsure, because it was dark and the beetles were flying this was probably a Neoclytus muctonatus. Excited to see what the rest of the trip brings!