Pictures of west papua province [last update 2011-12-25]

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Pink, orange, yellow, violet katydid with spots and green eyes Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti - Curculionidae family), a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea Frog shawdow seen through a sunlit leaf Orange and yellow flowers Jungle lowland rainforest reaching the coast of New Guinea Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) Green katydid with a neon turquoise stripe Multicolored katydid Red harvestman River valley in the Arfak mountains Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Traditional Mouley hut in the Arfak highlands outside of Manokrawi Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops Eupholus bennetti weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina Orange moth with black and yellow polkadots Green lizard eating an insect Rainforest in the Arfak Mountains Black and yellow weevil Turquoise blue katydid larva Red and green katydid Red grasshawk dragonfly Canopy tree Rainforest in the Arfak Mountains Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea Arfak cloud forest Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Traditional wood and bark hut build by the Mouley clan Green katydid with red eyes Green grasshopper with turquoise legs Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) Shield bug Green fly Red daddylonglegs with black legs Eupholus bennetti weevil Rainbow fly Brown frog with neon green and blue markings Katydid Orange-pink flower Green katydid with black stripes Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) Strange flying insect Black and yellow weevil Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females Logging in New Guinea Frog shawdow seen through a sunlit leaf Sunlit leaves in the New Guinea rainforest Reefs and mangroves in New Guinea Blue, green, purple, and red fly Grasshopper with a green body, blue antennae, turquoise hind legs, red front legs, and a black head Bennett's blue weevil Fly with yellow racing stripes and red eyes Orange assassin bug Bird watching guide in New Guinea Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea Black and deep orange butterfly Coral reef and forest off the northern coast of New Guinea Orange, white, black and yellow orb spider Red katydid with a green head and black antennae Lowland rainforest in New Guinea Stunning orange butterfly with eyespots Bennett's blue weevil Neon red and orange katydid nymph Arrows in the hand of a Mouley Blue, yellow and orange grasshopper (male) mating with a green and turquoise grasshopper (female) Violet grasshopper Green grasshopper with orange eyes Dumpy Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) Stick insect in the New Guinea rainforest Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Tree frog in New Guinea Cave in a New Guinea rainforest Neon green skipper butterfly Tree frog in New Guinea Green walking stick Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle Multicolored katydid Armed Papuans Bright red-orange moth Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper Red katydid with a green head and black antennae Red-eyed fly Aerial view of a Winding lowland rainforest river reaching the coast of New Guinea Tree frog in New Guinea Blue, green, purple, and red fly west papua province: 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