13 Dec 2014
Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)
A large tree had fallen down, and under the root a small pond had formed. This together with a cone of light where the canopy of the fallen tree once was, I…
12 Dec 2014
Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)
Here in the Peruvian Amazon I found many nightjars around an oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this ladder-tailed nightjar…
12 Dec 2014
ARCC spider 01
Diversity in the virgin rainforest surrounding the amazon Research and Conservation Center is incredible, and I think if I only focused on spiders I would have…
11 Dec 2014
Golden silk orb-weaver (Nephila sp)
The virgin forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is home to a large number for spider species, and this one was perhaps the most…
3 Dec 2014
Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)
Night time in Pantanal is as exciting as the daytime, and during my several night walks - mostly focusing on the huge number of frog species - I came across…
2 Dec 2014
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
This green iguana (Iguana iguana) was sitting in branches overhanging the river, and if you're not really looking it's almost impossible to locate it!
29 Nov 2014
Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus)
Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus) is a large tree Just a few metres from the Cuiaba river in Porto Jofre housed an extended family of this species.…