14 Dec 2014
Gurania makoyana UV
No unusual patterns in UV light. Gurania makoyana is the second of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. I found it alongside the…
14 Dec 2014
Gurania eriantha
Gurania eriantha is the first of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. It too grows on the grounds of the Amazon Research and…
14 Dec 2014
Gurania eriantha
Gurania eriantha is the first of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. It too grows on the grounds of the Amazon Research and…
13 Dec 2014
Fireflies of Madre de Dios
I stayed many days deep in the Peruvian Amazon, in the biodiverse Madre de Dios region where life is abundant every second of every hour of the day and night.…
13 Dec 2014
Gurania makoyana
Gurania makoyana is the second of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. I found it alongside the path up from the river, and a…
13 Dec 2014
Gurania makoyana
Gurania makoyana is the second of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. I found it alongside the path up from the river, and a…
11 Dec 2014
Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
I wish I had more time here at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), as I would then had time to focus on nocturnal life in addition to the…
10 Dec 2014
Madre de Dios star trails
I stayed many days deep in the Peruvian Amazon, in the biodiverse Madre de Dios region where life is abundant every second of every hour of the day and night.…
7 Dec 2014
Solanum gomphodes
Solanum gomphodes is similar to the Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum), but Solanum gomphodes is distinguished by the sessile leaves (leaves that lack a…
7 Dec 2014
Solanum gomphodes UV
Darker in UV compared to visible light. Native range is Bolivia and Brazil. -15.2997,-55.8406