Flora and Fauna of Tropical Asia – Page 2 – The fascinating world of tropical nature

24 October 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 1 tag

Every morning at precisely 5:30, a harsh, loud rattling call of a long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach), gives us an untimely ...

13 October 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

One of the more unusual fruits one often comes across while travelling through tropical Asia is the dragon fruit (Hylocereus ...

5 October 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

When a friend of mine suggested a weekend trip to Chike mountain (赤科山) in southeastern Taiwan’s Hualien county to check ...

30 September 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

I came across this spectacular flowering shrub during one of my cycling trips around Taitung in southern Taiwan. Two days ...

26 September 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 1 tag

The common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is an unmistakable sight and sound throughout much of tropical Asia. Remarkably well adapted ...

17 September 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

The Heliconiaceae family of plants is characterised by a large variety of astonishingly beautiful flowers of improbable shapes. The False ...

28 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

One of the most popular ornamentals cultivated in many gardens around Cambodia is Peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima). This shrub produces ...

19 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

In “Exploring for plants”, a 1930 book written by American botanist David G. Fairchild, the author calls the mangosteen (Garcinia ...

17 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

Another interesting fruit found in many parts of south-east Asia is cempedak (Artocarpus integer). The first time I noticed it ...

12 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 2 Comments 2 tags

The large, hairy and venomous tarantula spider is found throughout the world in as many as 900 species. Here in ...