Pictures of new guinea [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Pitcher plant collected by native Papuans Grass hut in the New Guinea highlands Alex, a Dani man Praying mantis on a pink leaf Orange, turquoise, black, and white insects mating New Guinea jungle cave Light green bug Buttress roots Mountain Owlet-Nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi) Mating weevils Dani jungle village Villages in the Baliem Valley Bug Orange and black bug Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong Dani men Male and female Blyth's Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) Dani warrior Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea Jumping spider Rumah Kaki Seribu (thousand feet house), a traditional hut in the highlands of West Papua, New Guinea Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea Tricolored Lory (Lorius lory) Mating bugs Cattle in highlands of New Guinea Grasshopper with orange legs Twisting jungle river reaching the coast of New Guinea Orange moth with black and yellow polkadots Lani man in his hut Green katydid with a neon turquoise stripe Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus) Lowland rain forest in New Guinea Beige jumping spider Praying mantis in New Guinea Lake Sentani homes on stilts Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani White moth with magenta legs Black skipper butterfly Jumping spider Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Limestone rock formations in New Guinea Papuan Olive Python (Apodora papuana) Blue and black butterfly Skipper butterfly in New Guinea Terraced sweet potato fields Dani woman Black weevil with orange legs Green caterpillar with white hair and yellow spots Orange and brown butterfly with eyespots and blue eyes Limestone mountains in the highlands of Indonesian New Guinea Dani man Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper Arfak forest White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) Dani men in ceremonial battle Longhorn beetle Transpiration in the rainforest Lani man in his hut Oil palm plantation outside of Manokwari Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) Papuan kids Red katydid with a green head Lake Sentani houses on stilts Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong Central market in Wamena Blue and black butterfly Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper Bird Lake Sentani homes on stilts Skipper butterfly in New Guinea Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains Baliem valley Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani Wamena market Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti), a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea White ghost-like lacewing insect (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Spider Lake Sentani houses on stilts Wamena market Dani man roasting pig Assassin bug Dani men in ceremonial battle Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper Dani child in a Papuan village new guinea: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31