By Anonymous on Monday, June 18, 2001 - 11:24 am: |
I read in the info for one of the accomodations that there are scorions on Bonaire. Anyone had problems with them? Are they mostly ground dwellers, or do they climb the walls, fall on your bed, etc.? Yuck--they scare me.. :-(
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By Steven Springer on Monday, June 18, 2001 - 4:32 pm: |
How about any other venomous creatures such as snakes or spiders.
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By michael gaynor on Monday, June 18, 2001 - 7:34 pm: |
In 15 years, I have never had one in my house or even seen a live one in the wild. No to the snakes..some pretty fiest lizards though.
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By Sarah on Monday, June 18, 2001 - 7:56 pm: |
Phew.... that's a relief.. I was beginning to wonder whether I'd have sleepless nights on Bonaire....
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By Peggy Bowen on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 1:49 am: |
Have seen scorpions only a few times on Bonaire - a word of advise - don't leave your wetsuit draped over an old stone wall to dry. Other than that - your resort should be free of them. Scorpions are found on the ground amd in other places are sometime attracted so something cool, dark and wet on the ground. Have never heard of one in a bed!
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By Barry Gassert on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 2:12 am: |
There are two types of scorpions on the island - red and black (rare). It depends on where you stay if you 'see' any. It also depends on where you hang your wetsuit/polartech. If you hang it wet/damp in a dark locker, be sure to check it before putting it on. Now, most people aren't even aware of scorpions, don't check their stuff and don't get stung. That's how infrequent you see them.
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By michael gaynor on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 8:15 am: |
Robby took all his snakes, skinks (except for the one that bit Capt. Don's toe) and reptiles with him when he left...now, back to those feisty lizards...
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By John P. Wahlig on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 12:22 pm: |
Barry:
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By Barry Gassert on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 8:49 pm: |
John,
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By John P. Wahlig on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 9:33 am: |
Yes I did pick it up. It moved like a snake on the sidewalk, early evening, in a "slithering" pattern. When I held it, it was hard and round. Like I said earlier, it seemed like it had a mouth line from a jaw, but being black and small, details were hard to make out. You think this was a worm?
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 9:57 pm: |
John,
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By Barry Gassert on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 9:04 am: |
John,
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By Steven Springer on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 10:54 am: |
Trivia Question: What is the largest bio-mass on Bonaire?
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By Barry Gassert on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 11:12 am: |
Good guess, Steven, but that's not really 'on' Bonaire, it's in the waters and I still don't know if it would bounce out number one, two or three....so,
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By John P. Wahlig on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 12:26 pm: |
1. Termites
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By Barry Gassert on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 8:46 pm: |
Way to go, John!!!
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 7:35 am: |
Go ahead and start a Trivia sub-topic in Everything Else, Barry.
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By Carole Baker on Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 9:26 am: |
Donkey dung? Sorry about that, folks, could not resist. There are tons of road apples out there between the goat and the donkey "deposits"! Wouldn't have it any other way, however!!! Carole
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By Steven Springer on Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 12:47 pm: |
Now wait a minute. Isn't algae also found in the salt ponds and Goto Meer (that are located ON Bonaire)? Isn't this what the flamingos eat to give them their red color?
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By Steven Springer on Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 9:11 pm: |
Ok, I am probably wrong about algae giving flamingos their color. "The pinkness of their feathers actually comes from the carotene found in their diet of brine shrimp, brine fly pupae, small clams, and other micro-delectables."
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By Kerri Freeman on Sunday, June 24, 2001 - 2:21 am: |
Steven...Maybe the reflections of all those Pink Flamingos?.....Sorry. Just wanted to encourage talk ofFlamingos, instead of øøøøøøøø< Yecchhhh..scorpions....forgive me....
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By Carole Baker on Sunday, June 24, 2001 - 2:30 am: |
Bon Dia, Kerri! I, too, miss the peacefulness and the grace and beauty of the Flamingos of Bonaire....last fall we were driving from Lac Bay area past the Slave Huts and towards the Salt Flats when we were lucky enough to witness a flock of flamingos flying high up in the sky headed towards their nesting grounds, I presume.....of course, no camera in hand! What a beautiful sight it was. I guess I did not need my camera with me as we still remember that sight to this day. They are just amazing. Carole
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By Kerri Freeman on Monday, June 25, 2001 - 12:49 am: |
Bon Nochi, Carole, I must have just missed you. Thanks for the Flamingos, and all your other pix. With yours and Ellen's I'm really seeing Bonaire come alive..as Holly said. I spent hours today trying to figure out routes. But Webster isn't so good at reading schedules and fares..so I guess I'll have to do it the old-fashioned way.Te un otre dia....
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By Barry Gassert on Tuesday, June 26, 2001 - 5:23 am: |
The pink water comes from the lack of bacteria/algae, etc. in the high saline pans. It takes about 12 months to produce about 9 inches of salt in the pan. The water will turn pink over that time and it is then drained at the outlet at Tori's reef, often mistaken as the inlet.
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By Kerri Freeman on Tuesday, June 26, 2001 - 7:10 pm: |
Barry Sorry Teach, you got a sl--o-o-w one here. The water turns pink why? A chemical leachate from the salt? Is it because of alkalinity as opposed to acidity? or? Thanks. Kerri
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By Chet Wood on Wednesday, June 27, 2001 - 7:57 am: |
I thought it was from the massive quantity of pink brine shrimp; for both the color of the water and the flamingos.
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By Barry Gassert on Wednesday, June 27, 2001 - 8:58 am: |
Chet,
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Sunday, July 1, 2001 - 11:11 am: |
The inlet at Tori's does act like an inlet, at least at times. I speak from experience, having nearly been sucked into the intake during an incautious moment some months ago (And no, this is not something any of you should be concerned about - just don't swim within 5-10 feet of the sluice gates at the Tori's Reef inlet/outlet when they are open).
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By Barry Gassert on Monday, July 2, 2001 - 8:27 am: |
Jake,
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By seb schulherr on Friday, July 20, 2001 - 5:23 pm: |
I read this thread and had to upload a flamingo pic from last summer
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