Gul nøkkerose (Nuphar lutea)

Gul nøkkerose (Nuphar lutea)

Gul nøkkerose (Nuphar lutea) er en umiskjennelig og kjær plante vi finner i tjern, vann og elver. Enkelte steder kan en komme på nært hold helt tørrskodd, som…


Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)

Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex) ia an introduced species to Socotra that spreads from gardens, and date groves. Native range is West Tropical Africa to Eritrea…


Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis)

Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis)

In Namibia's Etosha National Park, there are huge areas with hardly any vegetation at all, and finding Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) and…


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

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…


Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

A large tree had fallen down, and under the root a small pond had formed. This together with a cone of light where the canopy of the fallen tree once was, I…


Chaco tree frog (Hypsiboas raniceps)

Chaco tree frog (Hypsiboas raniceps)

During the day it's much harder to find the frogs as you don't have their sounds to hone in on, nor are they sitting out in the sun. In one of the many ponds…


Chaco tree frog (Hypsiboas raniceps)

Chaco tree frog (Hypsiboas raniceps)

The nights at SouthWild Pantanal were filled with the sounds of frogs of many sizes and colors, and I was lucky to be able to reach this Chaco tree frog…


Paraguayan swimming frog (Pseudis platensis)

Paraguayan swimming frog (Pseudis platensis)

It's the beginning of the wet season, and there are frogs everywhere. The nights are filled with the songs of many species and it might seem a simple task to…


Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus)

Veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus)

The rainy season has barely begun in Pantanal, but frogs are everywhere. This veined treefrog (Trachycephalus venulosus) is climbing the walls of SouthWild…


Polka-dot Treefrog (Hypsiboas punctatus)

Polka-dot Treefrog (Hypsiboas punctatus)

I stopped on the Transpantaneira in Pantanal to photograph some orchids out in the swamp. I managed to walk a few steps until I realised I was walking on…