Thursday 2 December 2010
THE LAST BATCH OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE INDIAN EXPEDITION... FOR NOW
Shireng R Marak, a two-thumbed village elder, who heard the mande-barung's cry and was chased into a cave by it.
A swarm of yellow butterflies near the jungle stream at Imangri
A simulacrum of a huge footprint in limestone near a stream some miles from Imangri,
not to be confused with the real thing.
A dead white-lipped tree viper we found in the jungle.
Jon fishing for a Tarantula in a hole in the wall outside our lodge.
A swarm of yellow butterflies near the jungle stream at Imangri
A simulacrum of a huge footprint in limestone near a stream some miles from Imangri,not to be confused with the real thing.
A dead white-lipped tree viper we found in the jungle.
Jon fishing for a Tarantula in a hole in the wall outside our lodge.Tuesday 30 November 2010
ANOTHER SET OF PICTURES FROM INDIA
A close-up of the bone found by Pintu at Siju. We brought half back for analysis
The ootheca or egg case of a praying mantis photographed at Balpakram.
Some of the strange stalagtite formations in the cave system 
Weird white fungi growing on bat guano in Siju Cave
A cave crayfish, one of the inhabitants of the Siju cavesINDIA EXPEDITION: Jessica Taylor and a friend interview Richard
Before the expedition left for India, Richard was interviewed by 12-year-old Jessica Taylor (now a sophisticated young lady of 13). The interview was so popular that by general request we asked Jess to interview him again on his return. This time she bought a friend along....
IDENTIFY THIS FISH
We thought that this was a swamp eel (Symbranchus). The India expedition bought it, photographed it and then ate it. However, as Max points out, Symbranchus spp don't have these nasal tubercules....
Sunday 28 November 2010
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