Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

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…


Giant Red-winged Grasshopper (Tropidacris cristata)

Giant Red-winged Grasshopper (Tropidacris cristata)

The forest around the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is teaming with insects (ARCC), and on the base of a tree I found many attracted to sap coming…


Diophanes salvifolius

Just walking amongst the buildings of Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) will reveal lots of insects, and this female diophanes salvifolius is one…


Lysippus Metalmark (Riodina lysippus)

Lysippus Metalmark (Riodina lysippus)

I visited Pantanal just as the rainy season was beginning, and the rivers still not covering the sandbanks. Thus I could enjoy all the different kinds of…


Sølvmure (Potentilla argenta) UV

Sølvmure (Potentilla argenta) UV

I UV lys er mureblomsten svært forskjellig fra det ensfargete gule vi ser. Ingen tvil om hvor godsakene er for de som flyr forbi og kan se i UV. Sølvmure…


Tjeld (Haematopus ostralegus)

Tjeld (Haematopus ostralegus)

Ved første øyekast ser denne tjelden vital og sunn ut. Desverre lider den hvert eneste minutt av sitt liv! Ta en titt på beina!


Strutseving (Onoclea struthiopteris)

Strutseving (Onoclea struthiopteris)

Siden jeg var liten og gikk langs Gaustadbekken, har strutseving (Onoclea struthiopteris) fascinert meg. Tidlig om våren reiser de seg opp fra bakken mens…