Trollbær (Actaea spicata)

Trollbær (Actaea spicata)

Naturlig utbredelse i Europa til Vest-Sibir og Nord-Iran.


Bekkeblom (Caltha palustris)

Bekkeblom (Caltha palustris)

Bekkeblom vokser gladelig i dypt vann, og her har den funnet seg en gjørmete plass som grunnet langvarig tørke ikke lenger er under vann. Dette er er gjørmete…


Bekkeblom (Caltha palustris)

Bekkeblom (Caltha palustris)

Sjølitjernet i Skogbygda er omkranset av myrflåter og sumpaktig landskap som i mange år har blitt vedlikeholdt av bevere. Denne flotte bekkeblomen står her i…


Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

The marine life around Socotra is rich and diverse, but I am focusing on the flora and fauna on land. However, I had a short window of opportunity during low…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

The north-facing beach of the tip of Erissel is wide and deep, with a large part only tasting the waves during monsoons. This is perfect conditions for the…


Inversed Fiddler Crab (Cranuca inversa)

Inversed Fiddler Crab (Cranuca inversa)

I found plenty of this species at this location and no signs of competing species. They thrive here next to a large date grove, where I rested in their…