11 Dec 2014
Golden silk orb-weaver (Nephila sp)
The virgin forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is home to a large number for spider species, and this one was perhaps the most…
28 Nov 2014
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
It's midday and it scorching hot, so what's better than simply standing in the river? You can see from the absence of ripples that they have been standing…
27 Nov 2014
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
These giant rodents are perhaps the most photographed of all animals of the Pantanal, but most are from afar and generic. I find these animals truly amazing…
15 Nov 2013
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
The fruit of the Acuri palm (Attalea phalerata) is important food for a number of Pantanal bird and mammal species, and here one adult capybara of a family of…
11 Nov 2013
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
In Pantanal some groups of capybaras are almost tame, and this one was no exception, as it seemingly regarded my passing as the river itself. This is not the…
23 Nov 2012
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
A very common mammal, and perhaps the most abundant in Madidi. My trip out of Madidid provided the most sightings, and several resting as seen here.
11 Sep 2009
Blomsterflue (Didea fasciata)
Enda en variant av blomsterflue og denne gang i slekten didea som det finnes tre arter av i Norge. Larvene lever av bladlus. Vanskelig å komme innpå og…
6 Sep 2009
Hvitbåndet humleblomsterflue (Volucella pellucens)
En stor blomsterflue som minner om droneflue. Kan ikke huske å ha sett den før. Larvene har en merkelig oppvekst - i vepsebol! De lever av døde vepselarver og…
6 Sep 2009
Blomsterflue (Helophilus pendulus)
Vanlig solblomsterflue kalles den, men her i området ser jeg ikke denne spesielt mye. Den er lett å kjenne igjen da den skiller seg ut fra de andre med…
29 Aug 2009
Åkervepseblomsteflue (Chrysotoxum cautum)
En ganske stor blomsterflue som jeg ikke har lagt merke til tidligere. Her sitter den på et plommeblad, ellers vet jeg ikke hvilke blomster den besøker. Mest…