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9 Feb 2015

Socotra plant 22

I found this species on the scorching hot plain at sea level in the north by the road to Dixam, as well as higher up on around 800 meters elevation. Please…

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SocotraFlowersPlantsFabaceae

9 Feb 2015

Socotra plant 22

I found this species on the scorching hot plain at sea level in the north by the road to Dixam, as well as higher up on around 800 meters elevation. Please…

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SocotraSpidersTetragnathidae

9 Feb 2015

Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider (Nephila sumptuosa)

The only Red-legged golden orb-web spider (Nephila sumptuosa) I encountered. A magnificent, large spider! I also found a small male on the outer fringes of the…

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SocotraLeavesPlantsFabaceae

8 Feb 2015

Socotra plant 21

Yet another species in the fabaceae family and quite common too. This is from the Arher sea-side in the north-east. Please help me identify it - leave a…

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SocotraFlowersPlantsFabaceae

8 Feb 2015

Socotra plant 21

Yet another species in the fabaceae family and quite common too. This is from the Arher sea-side in the north-east. Please help me identify it - leave a…

by morten

SocotraLeavesPlantsFabaceae

5 Feb 2015

Lotus ononopsis

Lotus ononopsis is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley floor,…

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SocotraFlowersPlantsFabaceae

5 Feb 2015

Lotus ononopsis

Lotus ononopsis is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley floor,…

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SocotraFabaceaePlantsUV

5 Feb 2015

Lotus ononopsis UV

This lotus ononopsis was a surprise in UV all dark as it is, except for two tiny openings in the center.

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SocotraBirdsLaniidae

4 Feb 2015

Great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)

Socotra's Shuab beach is rich in flora and fauna due to a combination of a mangrove forest and steep cliffs providing shade until late in the morning. These…

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SocotraFlowersUVPlantsFabaceae

3 Feb 2015

Indigofera nephrocarpa UV

No surprising patterns in UV for this one! Native range is Somalia, Socotra, South Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan.

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