19 Nov 2013
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…
28 Nov 2012
Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)
This bird is so well camouflaged that even though you know what to look for you will easily miss it. As a visitor you'll need help from the locals, as their…
26 Nov 2012
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…
29 Nov 2011
Barnadesia arborea
The leaves are leathery, pointy, thick and shiny.
Native range is Ecuador and Peru.
Altitude 3450 metres.
29 Nov 2011
Barnadesia arborea
This shrub was growing close to the dirt road leading deeper into Cayambe Coca and was growing on private grounds where cows were grazing. Fortunately cows do…