stella interiors

the crater of the extinct volcano Mount Bosavi, on the New Guinea mainland

the beautiful fruit dove

a hairy caterpillar found in the rainforest

the Bosavi woolly rat had no fear of humans when it was discovered

an iridescent beetle found in the rainforest

the endangered Litoria sauroni amphibian

the black and yellow noctuid caterpillars found by George McGavin. when the caterpillars sit together like this they resemble a small snake, possibly as a defence strategy

opening to Mageni cave, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

photographs: Ulla Lohmann/BBC

A team of scientists from Britain, the United States and Papua New Guinea found more than 40 previously unidentified species when they climbed into the kilometre-deep crater of Mount Bosavi and explored a pristine jungle habitat teeming with life that has evolved in isolation since the volcano last erupted 200,000 years ago. In a remarkably rich haul from just five weeks of exploration, the biologists discovered 16 frogs which have never before been recorded by science, at least three new fish, a new bat and a giant rat, which may turn out to be the biggest in the world. read full article here

WOW!!