Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

The north-facing beach of the tip of Erissel is wide and deep, with a large part only tasting the waves during monsoons. This is perfect conditions for the…


Inversed Fiddler Crab (Cranuca inversa)

Inversed Fiddler Crab (Cranuca inversa)

I found plenty of this species at this location and no signs of competing species. They thrive here next to a large date grove, where I rested in their…


Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

At around 800 meter elevation and up the Euryops arabicus were in bloom and thus a lot of insects gathered to eat from the huge number of flowers. This was one…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

I found a huge number of Red Sea ghost crab (Ocypode saratan). At night they were crawling everywhere on land - wherever I walked these crabs were foraging.…


Vochysia rufa

Vochysia rufa

Native range of vochysia rufa is Bolivia and Brazil. -15.2997,-55.8406


Vochysia rufa

Vochysia rufa

Native range of vochysia rufa is Bolivia and Brazil. -15.2997,-55.8406


Qualea multiflora

Qualea multiflora

Native range of qualea multiflora is Peru to Brazil and Paraguay. -15.2997,-55.8406


Qualea multiflora

Qualea multiflora

At first glance one might think this flower is missing petals, but not so! This is the design - why I wonder. Native range of qualea multiflora is Peru to…