Island explorer
 

Hi all,
Last week i went to one of island where located in Andaman sea. This island is one of early place which found N. viking. So the viking exploration was initiated.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2310.jpg
The road on this island is narrow concrete plate.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2459.jpg
The landscape is grass field alternate with swamp forest but i going in dry season, so most of swamp was dried already.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2462.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2458.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2475.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2500.jpg
Nepenthes mirabilis
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2278.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2285.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2283.jpg
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Drosera burmanii are common is grassfield.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2271.jpg
Den. cruentum is native species on this island.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2242.jpg
flower inflorescences
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2472.jpg
Nepenthes sp. We found this sp. only two plants
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2297.jpg
But we couldn't find N. viking, so we have talk with local headman about site of all Nepenthes in island included N. viking. He said he never viking before and do not know viking site. However he told me about many traveler and plant collectors asked for viking site also. It is possible to say N. vikng might be extinct from this island.
I would like to end this topic with seaview and beach life.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2426.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2425.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2422.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2389.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2418.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2376.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_2380.jpg
Bye!

Re: Island explorer
 

nice sharing, TQ... especially the seaview & sea creatures

Re: Island explorer
 

Cute hermit crab!!!!

Re: Island explorer
 

Dang! That hermit crab looks cute! Looks like neps in the island aren't so abundant though....

Re: Island explorer
 

Cute burmanii and hermit crab!! I'm very sad that mine died :( But is the vikings really extinct? What about other islands?(Do they have others..?)

Re: Island explorer
 

I though it might be extinct from this island but in another place i do not know.

Re: Island explorer
 

Nice trip but too bad can't see the island variety of viking. Looks like the mainland viking is easier to find and probably the last remaining colony of original vikings.

Re: Island explorer
 

I thought all the land hermit crab are diurnal! What time did you found this land hermit crab?

Re: Island explorer
 

I gound them in the afternoon, most of them were hiding under shade.

Re: Island explorer
 

Wait...they come out at evening..lol

Re: Island explorer
 

Sorry. I mean nocturnal. It is interesting to know that this is diurnal land hermit crab.

Re: Island explorer
 

Sometimes you can find red hermit crabs around the beaches in Kuantan xD they bury themselves in the black sand

Re: Island explorer
 

thanks for sharing:1thumbup:

Re: Island explorer
 

hermit crabs are usually nocturnal, however if the daytime weather condition permits, it will comes out to forage too....you can get them easily by putting old coconut under shaded area by the beach, by nightfall there will be dozens of them attacking the coconut!!

p/s; dont share this with hermit crab collectors/seller!! ha ha ha*biggrin2*

Re: Island explorer
 

I remember there's a huge hermit crab/or just plain crab that's called a "coconut robber" And it looks weird *biggrin2*