piz val gronda: rare plant species
piz val gronda, a summit right at the swiss-austrian border, used to be a site of beautiful biological and geological diversity. it used to be home to several species very […]
nature
hawkesbury frogs!
two days of continuous rain re-filled all the little landscape depressions and ephemeral ponds with plenty of water around richmond. the first night without rain was ideal for frog-spotting. brianne […]
the biggest harvestman ever
last night, i deported the biggest harvestman (daddy longlegs, order opiliones) i’ve ever seen from our restroom, and helped it get back to nature. the biologist in me couldn’t but […]
botanical excursion to slovenia [photos]
in april, we went on a short botanical spring-excursion to slovenia. led by bozo frajman, we experienced a short glimpse of the slovenian culture, cuisine and – of course – […]
lightfield pictures of bee orchids (ophrys apifera, o. bertolonii ssp. saratoi) [lytro]
bee orchids are – in my opinion – one of the truly curious outcomes of (co-)evolution. as noted before, the orchid species in the genus ophrys immitate female bees with […]
ant attack! [lightfield pictures]
the only thing that makes forest ants even more active and aggressive, is when the sun has really heated the hole anthill up. these ants did not shy away from […]