Doin' Costa Rica: What's the BUG Situation in Costa Rica?

Monday, April 2, 2012

What's the BUG Situation in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica has MORE than its fair share of bugs, spiders, snakes and other nondescript creepy-crawlies. To many, that's just Costa Rica and comes with the territory, to others, it's their worst nightmare. We know, we receive more than a few emails from those who are SCARED to death of the possibility of encountering a rabid, steroided, flying whatchamacallit while traveling around Costa Rica. So they write and ask if they should be worried... because they really want to come and all, but not if the odds are good they'll come face to face with a grasshopper the size of a baby kitten. You can tell by the tone of their emails that our answer could be a deal breaker.

Just one of the reasons you want to stay ON the trail.
We understand their concern and made this video to put your mind at ease.

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brett · 678 weeks ago

I think the bugs are a huge part of what makes Costa Rica so incredible and amazing. I dream about living there and having a swarm of army ants come into the house, clean up and leave as I have been told they do. that would be amazing to see.

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michael_alan 33p · 678 weeks ago

Yes, I would agree,,,,bugs and Costa Rica just kind of go together..... it's not so much the army ants....but the sugar ants (the tiny ones).... you never really get fully rid of them...... just try to be one with them and 'thin' them out every now and then to keep the population down...lol

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brett · 678 weeks ago

yes! is that what those little ones are called? when I was in Tortuguero those little ants would appear under anything that could have had any semblance or organic material on them, in the room I stayed in. Like you said, I didn't bother killing them but just be careful about what I put and where. They were very quick to find anything edible! Just drop a crumb and within a minute it was gone. they would appear over everything now and again but seemed innocuous enough we just learned to live together. :)

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michael alan · 678 weeks ago

ahhahah... we call them sugar ants here...not sure if that's write or not.... but we've become ONE with them because they're pretty much EVERYWHERE...