Aurora Australis Over Lake Manapouri, Fiordland, New Zealand
I observed the aurora australis over Lake Manapouri on the morning of 2 Jan 2025. A gentle glow stretched all across the southern horizon, with beams, ribbons and streaks all…
Fireflies and glowworms in the Blue Mountains
I spent a magical evening in early December photographing a colony of fireflies (Atyphella lychnus) and glow worms (Arachnocampa richardsae) in the Blue Mountains, Australia.
Finding every described sundew in the Western Cape, South Africa
In September 2023, Boaz Ng went on a botanical expedition to the Western Cape province of South Africa. The region is renowned for its intense floral diversity, with many species…
Utricularia brachyceras Species Profile
Utricularia brachyceras is a tiny annual bladderwort endemic to South Africa. The species has blooms that reach around half a centimetre in length. The lower corolla lip is white, with…
A broken tulip
A red tulip broken by the tulip breaking virus makes a stunningly beautiful striped bloom.
Utricularia bisquamata Species Profile
Utricularia bisquamata is a small bladderwort native to Southern Africa. The plant is extremely common in nature and its fecundity is reflected in cultivation, where it is a common hitchhiker…
Drosera liniflora Species Profile
Drosera liniflora is a winter growing stem-forming sundew in the Drosera cistiflora complex. The species grows in mountainous seepages in Western Cape, South Africa. Drosera liniflora emerges as a basal…
Drosera regia in the wild
Drosera regia is one of the world's largest sundews named for its regal appearance. The plants are known from one river valley in Bainskloof, South Africa. Drosera regia has a…
Drosera aliciae Species Profile
Drosera aliciae is a rosetted sundew native to the Cape Region of South Africa. The species is named in honour of Dr. Alice Rasse, who encouraged the author Raymond Hamet…
Drosera admirabilis Species Profile
Drosera admirabilis is a rosetted sundew endemic to South Africa. The species is named for its admirable appearance. Drosera admirabilis grows small rosettes up to around 3cm in diameter. The…