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.
The Drosera binata wall
In the gullies of the Blue Mountains, the creeks erode the variously porous layers of sandstone, forming seepages out of the rockface. Drosera binata colonises these seepages, sometimes to incredible…
Drosera binata – Blue Mountains
Massive vertical swamps occur in the Blue Mountains wherever groundwater from the plateaus seeps out of the sheer valley cliffs. Drosera binata hangs off these walls, enjoying the constantly wet…
Drosera binata after fire
Fire is integral to many Australian ecosystems, acting to clear the landscape for a new generation of plants. In many locations, it is only after fire that Drosera binata appears.…
Variation in Utricularia uniflora
Utricularia uniflora exhibits wide variation in its colouration and petal shape. This seems to be somewhat related to its immediate environment. All these blooms were found on a single cliff…
Carnivorous plants of the Blue Mountains
The cliffs of the Blue Mountains are home to six or seven species of carnivorous plants. Water constantly drips down the vertical walls and creates peat accumulations which support these…
Drosera binata grows on the cliffs of the Blue Mountains
Drosera binata in the Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains are a region of elevated sandstone bedrock eroded over millennia to form an impressive range of table top ridges dissected by canyons. The ridges plummet dramatically over…