Echinodorus sp

Echinodorus sp

There are many species of Echinodorus in Pantanal, and some grow almost 2 metres tall, but this is a more modest one resembling those we see in Europe. Please…


Echinodorus sp

Echinodorus sp

There are many species of Echinodorus in Pantanal, and some grow almost 2 metres tall, but this is a more modest one resembling those we see in Europe. Please…


Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

This is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the Cerrado in Brazil and Bolivia. Each light is a beetle larva…


Echinodorus

Echinodorus

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. This species usually grows in…


Echinodorus

Echinodorus

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. This species usually grows in…


Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)

What an amazing sight! In the middle of the jungle in absolute darkness - a towering structure more than 2 metres tall - is dotted with countless tiny green…


Echinodorus

Echinodorus sp

There is a group of this plant alongside the pier, and of course plenty more around the Chalalan lake. Help me identify it by leaving a comment.…


Echinodorus

Echinodorus sp

There is a group of this plant alongside the pier, and of course plenty more around the Chalalan lake. Help me identify it by leaving a comment.…


Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca)

Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca)

This was my first mammal sighting in the Madidi National Park, and was very promising as this was just a few hundred metres after crossing the park's border…


Vassgro (Alisma plantago-aquatica)

Vassgro (Alisma plantago-aquatica)

Fruktsamlingen til vassgro er en spesiell formasjon som her blir enda mer kunstferdig med vannet som henger fast mellom nøttene. Naturlig utbredelse i…