Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

This group of Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) grow on Socotra's Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 409 meters. It is endemic to…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) is a common species on Socotra, and you’ll likely see them in all vegetative stages ranging from in severely lack of water to huge,…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) is a common species on Socotra, and you’ll likely see them in all vegetative stages ranging from in severely lack of water to huge,…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) is a common species on Socotra, and you’ll likely see them in all vegetative stages ranging from in severely lack of water to huge,…


Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)

Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)

A very young Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) that has survived the insatiable appetite of the goats - only because it growing where they cannot…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) is a common species on Socotra, and you’ll likely see them in all vegetative stages ranging from in severely lack of water to huge,…


Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)

Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)

Dette er første gangen jeg ser Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)! Jeg trodde først den var gammel og utslitt, for den bare hang på klokken som dinglet i…


Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

This is the only place I've encountered Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) on Socotra. It thrives here in the shadow of the tall cliffs of Socotra's northeast, and…