Microsorum membranaceum

Microsorum membranaceum

Microsorum membranaceum is found in Sikkim's tropical to subtropical biomes. Elevation: 1890 meters. Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia.


Nepal to South China and Indo-China, Borneo

Selliguea griffithiana

Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range of Selliguea griffithiana is Nepal to South China and Indo-China, Borneo.


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…


Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

An introduced species to Socotra that spreads from gardens, and date groves. Native range is West Tropical Africa to Eritrea and North Mozambique, Comoros,…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

I found a huge number of this species. At night they were crawling everywhere on land - wherever I walked these crabs were foraging. These shots are at sunset,…


Sisselrot (Polypodium vulgare)

Sisselrot (Polypodium vulgare)

De runde, parvise sporehusene er karakteristiske for sisselroten, og er her nesten modnet.


Sisselrot (Polypodium vulgare)

Sisselrot (Polypodium vulgare)

Vokser overalt på skrinne plasser, som i fjellsprekker, ur og skrinne kratt på tomten. De vokser både på solrike, vestvendte og tørre plasser og de fuktige og…