12 Jul 2024
Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)
Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae) er et treffende navn på denne vakre sommerfuglen, for oversiden av vingene er virkelig sterkt oransje. Desverre er ofte…
18 Dec 2023
Monolluma socotrana
Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of the year on Socotra, but where to find one is the question. This one was just next to the…
18 Dec 2023
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…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) bark snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land bark snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands,…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) bark snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on…
17 Dec 2023
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis) is found sporadically on Socotra and even rarer in bloom! Sometimes it grows under a bush, and you have to look…
17 Dec 2023
Vernonia cockburniana
I only found a single flower on this Vernonia cockburniana, but when in bloom it must be a wonderful site with the pink flowers against the whitish leaves.…
