5 Feb 2023
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…
5 Feb 2023
Violet Zoanthids (Zoanthus sansibaricus)
Socotra's biodiversity on land is undisputed and world famous, but it is equally diverse on the coast and in the sea. I am focusing on the terrestrial realm…
24 Nov 2011
Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)
The color of the infloresence is incredibly attractive - to me and insects alike. The red leaves are nothing more than indicators or flags - the real flower…
24 Nov 2011
Eretris sp
Very wary and hard to get close to. Shot on the ridge behind Bellavista lodge, where the dirt road made it possible for several species of flowers to thrive,…
24 Nov 2011
Leptophobia sp
I found this one alongside a dirt road on a ridge behind Bellavista lodge. A bright and open area receiving wind from the valleys below. Please help me…
24 Nov 2011
Altinote ozomene
I found this altinote ozomene alongside a dirt road on a ridge behind Bellavista lodge. A bright and open area receiving wind from the valleys below. Thanks…
24 Nov 2011
Bamboo shoot
Fully grown this species is immensely long and slender, and looked like enormous fishing rods. E28, Ecuador-00 00' 58" -078 40' 52"
24 Nov 2011
Bomarea hieronymi
Bomarea hieronymi is unmistakable and eye-catching. In a gloomy forest of green, the hanging inflorescence is one of few wonders of blossom accessible to us…