3 Feb 2023
Christ’s Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
Christ's Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) is very popular fruit with Socotris. I have yet to taste one, as these lovely fruits were out of reach for me to…
3 Feb 2023
Christ’s Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
This Christ's Thorn Jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) tree is not bearing flowers or fruits, but when in fruit the Socotris will collect what they can as this is…
19 Nov 2013
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
The glowing larvas of the headlight beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus) is such a little known annual display in Oct/Nov in some of the forests bordering the…
26 Nov 2012
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
What an amazing sight! In the middle of the jungle in absolute darkness - a towering structure more than 2 metres tall - is dotted with countless tiny green…
2 Dec 2011
Spiny bush (Scutia spicata var pauciflora)
Spiny bush (Scutia spicata var pauciflora) is endemic to Galapagos. Santa Cruz,Galapagos-0.741575, -90.303497
2 Dec 2011
Spiny bush (Scutia spicata var pauciflora)
Spiny bush (Scutia spicata var pauciflora) is endemic to Galapagos. Santa Cruz,Galapagos-0.741575, -90.303497