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…


Wandering spider (Phoneutria reidyi)

Wandering spider (Phoneutria reidyi)

Deep inside Noel Kempff Mercado National Park there are few traces of human activities, and no other way to sleep than…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 14 (Melastomataceae)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 14 (Melastomataceae)

I observed new (to me at least) and different species of plants wherever I looked, and even though I left the the…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 14 (Melastomataceae)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 14 (Melastomataceae)

I observed new (to me at least) and different species of plants wherever I looked, and even though I left the the…


Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)

Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)

A perfect spot for a flycatcher - a dead branch overlooking a wide area of land.


Red Tanager (Piranga flava rosacea)

Red Tanager (Piranga flava rosacea)

The color of this bird is like a flash of red in a sea of green! This bird definitely wants to bee seen, and despite…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 13 (Heliantheae)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 13 (Heliantheae)

I observed new (to me at least) and different species of plants wherever I looked, and even though I left the the…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 13 (Heliantheae)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 13 (Heliantheae)

I observed new (to me at least) and different species of plants wherever I looked, and even though I left the the…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 12 (Heliantheae)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 12 (Heliantheae)

I observed new (to me at least) and different species of plants wherever I looked, and even though I left the the…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 12 (Heliantheae)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park plant 12 (Heliantheae)

I observed new (to me at least) and different species of plants wherever I looked, and even though I left the the…


Cuphea myrtifolia

Cuphea myrtifolia

Native range of cuphea myrtifolia is Bolivia to Brazil. Altitude: 767 metres.


Ichthyothere terminalis

Ichthyothere terminalis

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full…