Banded phintella
Phintella vittata
Banded phintella
Phintella vittata
Chinese hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Chinese hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Crepe jasmine
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Crepe jasmine
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Crown-of-thorns
Euphorbia milii
Crown-of-thorns
Euphorbia milii
False heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
False heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Spiny spider
Gasteracantha sp.
Spiny spider
Gasteracantha sp.
Spiny spider
Gasteracantha sp.
Spiny spider
Gasteracantha sp.
Golden weaver ant
Polyrhachis dives
Golden weaver ant
Polyrhachis dives
Great eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina
Great eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina
Indonesian red-winged dragonfly
Neurothemis terminata
Indonesian red-winged dragonfly
Neurothemis terminata
Javanese hooktail
Paragomphus reinwardtii
Javanese hooktail
Paragomphus reinwardtii
Star of Bethlehem
Hippobroma longiflora
Star of Bethlehem
Hippobroma longiflora
Yellow walking iris
Trimezia steyermarkii
Yellow walking iris
Trimezia steyermarkii
Balinese long-tailed macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Balinese long-tailed macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Candlesnuff fungus
Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff fungus
Xylaria hypoxylon
Giant African land snail
Achatina panthera
Giant African land snail
Achatina panthera
Javanese grasshopper
Valanga nigricornis
Javanese grasshopper
Valanga nigricornis
Multi-colored Saint Andrew's cross spider
Argiope versicolor
Multi-colored Saint Andrew's cross spider
Argiope versicolor
Females are larger and have the bright coloration as seen in the first picture, and males are significantly smaller and uglier. Males will also often hang out in the periphery of a female’s web - I was lucky enough to see this cohabitation!
Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila pilipes
Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila pilipes
Angel-hair calliandra
Zapoteca formosa
Angel-hair calliandra
Zapoteca formosa
Angel's trumpet
Brugmansia suaveolens
Angel's trumpet
Brugmansia suaveolens
This plant is poisonous by the way! Found that out several hours after touching and smelling it. I am still alive though.
Billygoat weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Billygoat weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Brittle maidenhair fern
Adiantum tenerum
Brittle maidenhair fern
Adiantum tenerum
I’m not usually a fern person, but the coloration of this caught my attention. In many species within the Adiantum genus, new growths start as pink and turn green once mature. The nice gradient here indicates that those fronds are mid-maturation.
Butterfly pea
Clitoria ternatea
Butterfly pea
Clitoria ternatea
Cow-foot leaf
Piper umbellatum
Cow-foot leaf
Piper umbellatum
The weird-looking finger things are spikes of densely-packed tiny petal-less flowers.
Japanese lovegrass
Eragrostis japonica
Japanese lovegrass
Eragrostis japonica
Knobweed
Hyptis capitata
Monkey's potato
Coleus monostachyus
Monkey's potato
Coleus monostachyus
Red calliandra
Calliandra calothyrsus
Red calliandra
Calliandra calothyrsus
Rice swift
Borbo cinnara
I’m not sure if this is a rice swift or a small banded swift actually.
Toothache plant
Acmella paniculata
Toothache plant
Acmella paniculata
Chinese ixora
Ixora chinensis
Chinese ixora
Ixora chinensis
Clipper butterfly
Parthenos sylvia
Clipper butterfly
Parthenos sylvia
Common sailor
Neptis hylas
Common sailor
Neptis hylas
Dancing lady orchid
Oncidium spp.
Dancing lady orchid
Oncidium spp.
Egyptian star cluster
Pentas lanceolata
Egyptian star cluster
Pentas lanceolata
Fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
Fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
Jungle geranium
Ixora coccinea
Jungle geranium
Ixora coccinea
Leopard lacewing
Cethosia cyane
Leopard lacewing
Cethosia cyane
Malay cruiser
Vindula dejone
Malay cruiser
Vindula dejone
Moth orchid
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Moth orchid
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Pitcher plant
Nepenthes rafflesiana
Pitcher plant
Nepenthes rafflesiana
Cane toad
Rhinella marina
Cane toad
Rhinella marina
The fellow in the cover picture was asleep and camouflaged incredibly well within the leaf litter and I nearly stepped on him. I pet him for a while (clean hands, don’t worry - and he was very warty, and I expected him to be more moist, but he wasn’t) which woke him up, and then he jumped headfirst into the tree in the background. And then I took this picture.
Fan polypore
Microporus xanthopus
Fan polypore
Microporus xanthopus
Yellow wishbone flower
Torenia flava
Yellow wishbone flower
Torenia flava
Artist's fungus
Ganoderma applanatum
Artist's fungus
Ganoderma applanatum
Banana slug
Ariolimax columbianus
Banana slug
Ariolimax columbianus
Benguet lily
Lilium philippinense
Benguet lily
Lilium philippinense
This is a rare lily endemic to the Cordillera mountains of the Philippines! This was found alone near Gungal Rock on Mt. Ulap in the Cordilleras. I saw a cluster of 5 of them at some point on a steep mountainside as well.
Benguet pine
Pinus kesiya
Benguet pine
Pinus kesiya
California lilac
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
California lilac
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Eggleaf spurge
Euphorbia oblongata
Eggleaf spurge
Euphorbia oblongata
Hairy curtain crust
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy curtain crust
Stereum hirsutum
Himalayan blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
Himalayan blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
Lantana
Lantana camara
Patrick
Pisaster ochraceus
Patrick
Pisaster ochraceus
Pacific rock crab
Romaleon antennarium
Pacific rock crab
Romaleon antennarium
Philippine native cattle
Bos taurus
Philippine native cattle
Bos taurus
Philippine wild rose
Rosa philippinensis
Philippine wild rose
Rosa philippinensis
Pipevine swallowtail
Battus philenor
Pipevine swallowtail
Battus philenor
Singapore rhododendron
Melastoma malabathricum
Singapore rhododendron
Melastoma malabathricum
Sticky monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
Sticky monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
Witch's butter
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
Witch's butter
Dacrymyces chrysospermus