Searsia thyrsiflora

Searsia thyrsiflora

Searsia thyrsiflora is a common species on Socotra's northwestern limestone plateau (Hamaderoh) where this is captured, and the Haghier mountains. Endemic.…


Mørkfiolett slørsopp | Violet webcap (Cortinarius violaceus)

Mørkfiolett slørsopp | Violet webcap (Cortinarius violaceus)

This year the autumn has a very special event – a profusion of species and numbers of fungi. It’s like a secret festival of the fungi realm, and we better…


Searsia thyrsiflora UV

Searsia thyrsiflora UV

Not particularly colorful in visible light and even less so in UV - all dark as it is.


Searsia thyrsiflora

Searsia thyrsiflora

I found this searsia thyrsiflora, and many others on top of Socotra – Skand (or Skand), but few with good flowers as it was nearing the end of the season.…


Searsia thyrsiflora

Searsia thyrsiflora

I found this searsia thyrsiflora, and many others on top of Socotra - Skand (or Skand), but few with good flowers as it was nearing the end of the season.…


Sooty Blue Zizeeria knysna

Sooty Blue Zizeeria knysna

There are many species of butterflies on Socotra, and Sooty Blue Zizeeria knysna is one of them. In some areas you can see many of them if there are plenty of…


Eumaeus minyas

Eumaeus minyas

I found many butterflies around the dark forest floor of the forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC). Some so well camouflaged…


Gray ministreak (Ministrymon azia)

Gray ministreak (Ministrymon azia)

Yet another interesting species I found on the many sandbanks - some locations I found them in groups like here. It's very small but beautiful genus in the…


Rød skogsmaur (Formica rufa)

Rød skogsmaur (Formica rufa)

I Delignsdalen like før Bjørnsrud står en enorm maurtue. Den har stått her i mange tiår og viser ingen tegn til svekkelse. Det merkelige er at den ligger…