Slideshow - Alligator Lizards in the Air: Guatemalan Bromeliads and Their Cold-blooded Tenants
Bromeliads and associated critters in Guatemala
Gorgeous Guzmanias, but Mostly the Cloud Forest Cool Growers
A genus filled with glossy-leaf beauties and seductive inflorescences
More Killers from New Guinea and Environs
Dendrobium lawesii, D. violaceum, D. hellwigianum, D. brassii, D. vexillarius, D. vannouhuysii and more
Central American Cloud Forest "Bonsai Diorama" - A Visual Build Tutorial
I wanted to expand on a design concept that I had already utilized in my different Neotropical treefrog vivaria, where I had incorporated suitable indigenous plants exclusively to decorate the tanks.
Hacks for Hummers - Tips on Photographing Hummingbirds in Flight
Practical tips for getting great shots of these hyperactive bichos
Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and other Killer Pygmies from New Guinea
The perfect miniature orchid?
El Brancho - a simple build to display cool-growing miniatures
For my second experimental vivarium in Colombia I wanted to create the illusion of a mossy branch segment covered with miniature native orchids and bromeliads floating in mid-air against a black background.
Phyllobates terribilis, the Deadly Golden Boy of Chocoan rainforests
Described in 1978 and now Endangered in the wild, it is infamous for possessing (in wild and fairly recent captives) one of the most toxic substances produced by any animal.
Poison Frog Porn, Part I: Colombia
Mostly color morphs of Oophaga histrionica. Still being assembled and edited, but definitely worth taking a look at, even if you haven't already gone poison frog gonzo.
Poison Frog Porn, Part II: Costa Rica and Panamá
Given the region, mostly a blizzard of strawberry poison frog, Oophaga pumilio morphs, but for now we lead with "something completely different”.
Cultivating dwarf cyclanths: the right-sized "palms" for home and terraria?
Just what the hell are these?