A roman, hottentot seabream and a puffadder shyshark gather around a baited underwater video system in operation. Stereo cameras allow scientists to estimate the size and age of the fish drawn to the bait. seabream and a pyjama shark gather around a baited underwater video system in operation. Stereo cameras allow scientists to estimate the size and age of the fish drawn to the bait.
Low's pitcher plant (Nepenthes lowii)
The 'toilet' pitcher plant (Nepenthes lowii), attracts shrews and other small animals with nectar. As they sit on the peristome to feed on this delicacy, they defecate into the pitcher, providing the plant with otherwise scarce nutrients. N. lowii is endemic to Mt Kinabalu and neighboring Mt Tamboyukon.
Splendid pitcher plant (Nepenthes edwardsiana)
Splendid pitcher plant (Nepenthes edwardsiana), upper pitcher, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia.
Villose pitcher plant (Nepenthes villosa)
Upper pitchers of a villose pitcher plant (Nepenthes villosa), a giant carnivorous plant, growing on Mount KInabalu, Borneo.
Splendid pitcher plant (Nepenthes edwardsiana)
Pitchers of a splendid pitcher plant (Nepenthes edwardsiana) in the cloud forest of Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. The splendid pitcher plant is a giant carnivorous plant endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighboring Mount Tamboyukon.
Low's pitcher plant (Nepenthes lowii)
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes lowii), also known as 'toilet pitcher plant', upper pitcher, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia.
Roman and hottentot seabream are abundant in the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area. Although South Africa’s fishing regulations are far from trouble-free, marine protected areas are proving to be the light at the end of the tunnel for the future of the country’s iconic reef fishes and its growing group of fishermen.
Villose pitcher plant (Nepenthes villosa)
A villose pitcher plant (Nepenthes villosa), a giant carnivorous plant, growing on Mount Kinabalu. Upper pitcher with basal rosettes in the background.
Snail eggs inside Nepenthes pitcher
A snail has laid its eggs inside the pitcher of a splendid pitcher plant—a giant carnivorous plant—protecting them from predators that don't dare to venture inside. Mount Kinabalu.
Villose pitcher plant (Nepenthes villosa)
A villose pitcher plant (Nepenthes villosa), a giant carnivorous plant, growing on Mount Kinabalu. Upper pitcher with basal rosettes in the background.