new guinea
Black bug with an orange fringe [west-papua_6216]
Papuan woman carrying a load in the typical fashion: in a bag hanging from the top of her head [papua_5303]
Wamena market [papua_0287]
Mushroom in New Guinea [west-papua_5863]
Orange insect with a blue fringe [west-papua_5914]
Caterpillar
Violet grasshopper [west-papua_6366]
Papuan kids drinking out of a leaking water pipe [papua_5117]
Dani village in New Guinea [papua_0129]
Turquoise blue katydid larva [west-papua_6134]
Brown stick insect
Bundles of firewood being carried by truck
Tree frog in New Guinea (Torrent Litoria species, very probably aligned with Litoria arfakiana) [west-papua_5761]
Male and female Papuan Hornbills (Rhyticeros plicatus) in the rainforest canopy in New Guinea [west-papua_0296]
Black and red beetle [west-papua_6384]
Rana grisea frog in New Guinea [west-papua_5754]
Turquoise blue katydid larva [west-papua_6133]
Larva of noctuid moth
Houses on Lake Sentani [papua_6141]
Sentani bark paintings [papua_0913]
Roach in New Guinea
Papuans reparing a hole in the road using boards
Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5495]
Crowned agamid (Hypsilurus dilophus)
Oranges being sold in the Wamena market [papua_0271]
Red harvestman [west-papua_5662]
Green tree python (Morelia viridis)
Orange-headed moth
Cave in a New Guinea rainforest [west-papua_0975]
Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle (Catascopus sp of the Carabidae family) [west-papua_5947]
Highland river at sunset
Halloween bug (black and orange)
Houses on Lake Sentani [papua_6130]
Praying mantis on a pink leaf [papua_6025]
Multicolored shield bug [west-papua_0230]
Limestone rock formations in New Guinea [papua_6035]
Tree laden with epiphytes and bromeliads in the Arfak mountains
Yellow grasshawk dragonfly [west-papua_6111]
Caterpillar [west-papua_5668]
Biting fly in New Guinea [west-papua_5933]
Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) [west-papua_5150]
Black weevil with orange legs [west-papua_5599]
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0665]
Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle (Catascopus sp of the Carabidae family) [west-papua_5957]
Dani child in a Papuan village [papua_5765]
Green katydid with a neon turquoise stripe [west-papua_1063]
Parrot [west-papua_5130]
Centipede [west-papua_0306]
Deforestation outside of Manokwari [west-papua_5229]
Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper [west-papua_6439]
New Guinea jungle cave [west-papua_0986]
Dani man [papua_5798]
Green grasshopper with orange eyes [west-papua_5344]
Limestone mountains in New Guinea [papua_0789]
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5047]
Pond in New Guinea
Gecko (Gekko monarchus) in New Guinea [west-papua_6549]
Newly carved canoe in New Guinea
Houses on Lake Sentani
Green mantis [west-papua_6193]
Blue and black butterfly [west-papua_0331]
Mantid [west-papua_6490]
Multicolored katydid [west-papua_0213]
Highland forest in Papua [papua_0061]
Dani man in war paint
Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea [west-papua_5017]
Children in a Dani village [papua_0481]
Green, brown and black shield bug
Black caterpillar with neon yellow and red markings on its back
Arfak forest [west-papua_6032]
Man canoeing in Lake Sentani [papua_0849]
Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops [west-papua_0567]
Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani [papua_0839]
Papuan grass hut
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5033]
Wamena market
Blue, green, purple, and red fly [west-papua_5659]
Dani man hunting [papua_5413]
Orchids on Lake Sentani [papua_6140]
Turquoise blue katydid larva [west-papua_6127]
Limestone rock formations in New Guinea [papua_6053]
New Guinea rain forest
Mating flies [west-papua_0142]
Dani man [papua_5538]
Road in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0542]
Red katydid with a green head and black antennae [west-papua_0407]
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0591]
Smallholder deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_5278]
Orange cricket [west-papua_6157]
Stick insect [west-papua_6506]
Prasinohaemus sp. skink [west-papua_6405]
Female Red Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra)
Reefs and mangroves in New Guinea [west-papua_5081]
Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops [west-papua_0565]
Orange insect with a blue fringe [west-papua_5915]
Buttress roots
Grasshopper [west-papua_6369]
Dani women unearthing sweet potatoes from a cooked pit [papua_0681]
Limestone rock formations in New Guinea [papua_6045]
Freshly planted sweet potatoes in a Lani village [papua_5109]
Dani man cutting into a roast pig using a bamboo knife
Green spider with orange spots
Tribal Dani women cooking sweet potato [papua_0598]
Dani elder in traditional dress with a bow and arrow atop a watch tower [papua_5401]
Deforestation near Mokwam, West Papua [west-papua_5304]
Lowland rainforest in New Guinea [west-papua_0947]
Agriculture in the highlands of New Guinea
Harvestman eating a fly
Highland river in New Guinea [papua_0073]
Black hanging worm
Cave in a New Guinea rainforest [west-papua_0982]
Fly with orange eyes and blue and black legs [west-papua_6500]
Blue-purple berries
Wompoo Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus magnificus)
White planthopper [west-papua_5439]
Deforested hillside near Jayapura along Lake Sentani [papua_0842]
Multicolored katydid [west-papua_0233]
Magnificent Birds-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) [male and females in courtship dance at lek] [west-papua_0854]
Orange-yellow and black bug
Stink bug in New Guinea [west-papua_0151]
Orange moth with black and yellow polkadots [west-papua_5573]
Dani man roasting pig [papua_0519]
Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6612]
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
Katydid [west-papua_5975]
Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops [west-papua_0570]
Giant spider in New Guinea [west-papua_6065]
Lattern bug
Rose-breasted Cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapilla)
Rainforest canopy in the Arfak Mountains [west-papua_5289]
Orange and gray insect [west-papua_5349]
Lake Sentani Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat [papua_0834]
Lani women and children
Papuan man [papua_5098]
Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper [west-papua_6449]
Blue and black butterfly [west-papua_0335]
Moth
Stick insect [west-papua_0134]
Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females [west-papua_0743]
Dani village [papua_5963]
Pitcher plant collected by native Papuans
Arfak mountains [west-papua_6005]
Raptor in New Guinea [papua_6050]
Arfak forest [west-papua_6048]
Red fruit in New Guinea
New Guinea rainforest cave
Black and neon green leafhopper [west-papua_1068]
Lowland rain forest in New Guinea [west-papua_0961]
Black weevil with orange legs [west-papua_5601]
Black beetle
Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5127]
Crab spider
Mystery insect
Papuan boys [papua_5846]
Bird blind in the Arfak mountains
Neon green skipper butterfly [west-papua_5530]
Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5450]
Forest guide in New Guinea
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5070]
Red, green, and yellow katydid [west-papua_6541]
White planthopper [west-papua_5440]
Schoenherr's blue weevil (Eupholus schoenherri), a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea [west-papua_0354]
Black beetle with a yellow head and red-orange rear parts [west-papua_0831]
Black, orange, and turquoise stink bug [west-papua_5452]
Beige and yellow katydid
Charred hillside [papua_0155]
Rumah Kaki Seribu (thousand feet house), a traditional hut in the highlands of West Papua, New Guinea [west-papua_5264]
Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle (Catascopus sp of the Carabidae family) [west-papua_5954]
Colorful snail
Neon red and orange katydid nymph [west-papua_0105]
Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0054]
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0594]
Rainforest in the Arfak Mountains [west-papua_0620]
Skipper butterfly in New Guinea [papua_6009]
Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle (Catascopus sp of the Carabidae family) [west-papua_5964]
Deforestation outside of Manokwari [west-papua_5240]
Multicolored shield bug [west-papua_0227]
Papuans washing their laundry and rock mining in a highland river
Dani woman [papua_5757]
Forest guides in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0805]
White planthopper [west-papua_5441]
Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5445]
Cricket [west-papua_0139]
Papuans washing their laundry in a highland river
Aerial view of huts in the Baliem Valley
Twisting lowland rainforest river reaching the coast of New Guinea
Green grasshopper [west-papua_5427]
Mummified Papuan man named Werapak Elosarek (Kain)
Cloud forest in New Guinea [west-papua_0681]
Karst mountains in New Guinea [papua_0766]
Butterfly feeding on flowers [west-papua_5872]
Coral reef and forest off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0072]
Agriculture in New Guinea [papua_0086]
Light green bug
Dani village in the New Guinea highlands [papua_0208]
Male and female Blyth's Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)
Rope bridge near Wamena [papua_0245]
Wamena market [papua_0293]
Fog over the Arfak rainforest
Dani man in a savanna [papua_5394]
Aerial view of huts in the Baliem Valley [papua_5018]
Wooden bridge in Papua [papua_0052]
Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females [west-papua_0744]
Lowland rainforest in New Guinea [west-papua_0942]
Black bug with an orange fringe [west-papua_6215]
Dani pig feast [papua_0561]
Aerial view of logged forest in New Guinea
Bridge made of logs
Lake Sentani houses on stilts [papua_1062]
Dani women cooking sweet potato
Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
Coastal wetland and river mouth in West Papua [west-papua_0030]
Hogs resting on red wood chips [papua_6136]
Lowland rainforest in New Guinea [west-papua_0925]
Fallen white rainforest flower
Dani elder in traditional dress atop a watch tower [papua_5376]
Ceremonial headdress made out of bird-of-paradise feathers
Spider [west-papua_6256]
White moth with magenta legs [west-papua_6529]
Tropical forest in New Guinea [west-papua_5903]
Giant spider in New Guinea [west-papua_6066]
Limestone rock formations in New Guinea [papua_6079]
Dani elder in traditional dress atop a watch tower [papua_5375]
Jumping spider [west-papua_6170]
Deforestation around Lake Sentani [papua_0852]
Beige and yellow katydid [west-papua_5321]
Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0854]
Green and brown katydid [west-papua_5588]
Brown katydid
New Guinea Bronzewing Pigeon (Henicophaps albifrons)
Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus)
Lizard in the highlands of New Guinea
Dani man in a savanna
Crimson-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
Dani woman displaying her mostly fingerless hands, each time someone in her family dies, she cuts off a finger using a stone knife
Terraced fields amid limestone rock formations in New Guinea [papua_6105]
Papuan Olive Python (Apodora papuana)
Orange bug
Magnificent Birds-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) [male and females in courtship dance at lek] [west-papua_0857]
Yellow wasp [west-papua_5593]
Turquoise blue katydid larva [west-papua_6132]
Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0051]
Neon green skipper butterfly [west-papua_5528]
Light yellow planthopper with green eyes [west-papua_5324]
Dani women cooking sweet potato [papua_0613]
Spiny stick insect in the New Guinea rainforest
Watchtower near Wamena
Rose-breasted Cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapilla)
Eupholus schoenherri weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina [west-papua_0450]
Butterfly feeding on a flower
Papuan Hornbills (Rhyticeros plicatus); local name: kokomo
Gourd used for holim, or traditional penis sheaths [papua_5342]
Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5447]
Deforestation outside of Manokwari [west-papua_5238]
Dani elder in traditional dress with a bow and arrow atop a watch tower [papua_5409]
Hermit crabs in an estuary near Manokwari [west-papua_0602]
Blue, yellow and orange grasshopper (male) mating with a green and turquoise grasshopper (female) [west-papua_0395]
Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) [male] [west-papua_0891]
Dani man working in his field
Black and turquoise jumping spider [west-papua_5504]
Skipper butterfly in New Guinea [papua_6008]
Dani man [papua_5576]
Rumah Kaki Seribu (thousand feet house), a traditional hut in the highlands of West Papua, New Guinea [west-papua_5274]
Grasshopper with a green body, blue antennae, turquoise hind legs, red front legs, and a black head [west-papua_6356]
Group of Lani people in a hut [papua_5106]
Tree frog in New Guinea [west-papua_5803]
Deforestation near Lake Sentani [papua_6116]
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)
Colorful orb spider
Magnificent Birds-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) [male and females in courtship dance at lek] [west-papua_0844]
Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5144]
Kids among sweet potato fields in the highlands of New Guinea [papua_0157]
Papuan man working in highland fields
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0584]
Green katydid [west-papua_0261]
Reefs and mangroves in New Guinea [west-papua_5088]
Hermit crabs in an estuary near Manokwari [west-papua_0606]
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0667]
Agriculture in New Guinea [papua_0088]
Dani man [papua_5568]
Tree frog in New Guinea (Torrent Litoria species, very probably aligned with Litoria arfakiana) [west-papua_5760]
Praying mantis on a magenta leaf
Limestone formations in a pond in New Guinea
Blyth's Hornbills (Rhyticeros plicatus); local name: kokomo [west-papua_0286]
Limestone mountains in New Guinea [papua_0794]
Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_1003]
Smoke rising from a Dani village [papua_0732]
Papuan fence
Papuans mining a river for rocks
Blue, yellow and orange grasshopper (male) mating with a green and turquoise grasshopper (female) [west-papua_0401]
Smallholder deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_5277]
Logs on a hillside deforested for agriculture [papua_0140]
Honey for sale in a New Guinea market [papua_5127]
Cloud forest in New Guinea [west-papua_0682]
Papuan Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) [Male and female] [west-papua_0285]
Orchids [papua_0961]
Dami men
Centipede
Arfak forest, with Manokwari in the distance
Central market in Wamena