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Salar de UyuniBoliviaPlantsLoasaceaeFlowers
Caiophora chuquitensis

16 Nov 2012

Caiophora chuquitensis

An incredibly spiny plant! There is not one part that is spineless, so I guess only insects are able to harm this plant! Altitude: 3671 metres. Native range…

by morten

Salar de UyuniBoliviaPlantsLoasaceaeLeaves
Caiophora chuquitensis

16 Nov 2012

Caiophora chuquitensis

An incredibly spiny plant! There is not one part that is spineless, so I guess only insects are able to harm this plant! Altitude: 3671 metres. Native range…

by morten

EcuadorTandayapaMothsInsectsSphingidaeLepidoptera
Tandayapa Lepidoptera 27

24 Nov 2011

Phrygionis polita

Once again a moth with nature's own Henna paint. It seems like metallic paint, as it's elevated from the rest of the wing surface. 0.002500,…

by morten

EcuadorYanacochaPlantsLoasaceaeFlowers
Nasa grandiflora

23 Nov 2011

Nasa grandiflora

A large and conspicuous flower on a rather hostile plant! It's tempting to touch the large flower, but doing so will most likely result in a painful sting like…

by morten

EcuadorYanacochaPlantsLoasaceaeLeaves
Nasa grandiflora

23 Nov 2011

Nasa grandiflora

The stinging hairs of nasa grandiflora are not easily seen on the face of the leaf, but they are there! It's the dark ones. Native range is Colombia to Peru.…

by morten

SvartskogNorwayInsekterMaur
Rød skogsmaur (Formica rufa)

12 Jul 2011

Rød skogsmaur (Formica rufa)

I Delignsdalen like før Bjørnsrud står en enorm maurtue. Den har stått her i mange tiår og viser ingen tegn til svekkelse. Det merkelige er at den ligger…

by morten

Roraima tepuiVenezuelaSphingidaeButterfliesLepidopteraInsects
Ello Sphinx (Erinnyis ello)

27 Nov 2010

Ello Sphinx (Erinnyis ello)

Most of the daytime (diurnal) butterflies were either hard to get close to, were restlessly fluttering around never to settle down more than a blink of an eye,…

by morten