Puzzles 2012

[Anthony Darby]

Hi Anthony,

You mentioned about flies for your gecko,s what kind of species do you have,and do you have other reptiles or amphibian?
I keep some poison dartfrogs and the waxfrog.

I keep three species of gecko: Naultinus elegans (two pairs); N. grayi (1 pair) and Hoplodactylus(?) granulatus (1 pair with the female hopefully producing a couple of young next month). I also have a young female eastern Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) and a blue tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides).

[Sarmienta]

Never heard of those Gecko,s ,but nice species,especially the Naultinus.
I don't think we have them in the netherlands. N .gemmens is also a beauty to see.My waxfrog Phyllomedusa sauvagii likes the same conditions as reptiles.dry and sunny spot.

[Roma]

He looks sooo cute.

[Hoy]

Thanks Hoy ......... now i can send some pictures too.
The pictures are some epifytic plants like Tillandsia

You are welcome!

You do grow some nice epifytes! Do you grow the Tillandsia outdoors (or is in indoors?) all year?

Here is a nice Tillandsia-like plant I saw on Roraima:

[Anthony Darby]

Never heard of those Gecko,s ,but nice species,especially the Naultinus.
I don't think we have them in the netherlands. N .gemmens is also a beauty to see.My waxfrog Phyllomedusa sauvagii likes the same conditions as reptiles.dry and sunny spot.

I'll post some more pics on the 'Wildlife' thread.

[Sarmienta]

Nice Picture of Bromeliaceae ,could be a Connellia quelchii?
I do grow my Bromeliaceae outside from may -November .sometimes i try one outside whole year,but than they must be kept dry.

[Hoy]

Nice Picture of Bromeliaceae ,could be a Connellia quelchii?
I do grow my Bromeliaceae outside from may -November .sometimes i try one outside whole year,but than they must be kept dry.

Connellia quelchii is quite possible!


Here is another: (Probably Paepalanthus convexus or a close relative)

[Hoy]

Here is a puzzle for you all 

[Hoy]

Nobody dares?
It is nothing exotic but a common (European?) weed - and rain.

[angie]

35 folks viewed it, somebody must have a idea. i don't.

Angie 

[Hoy]

Here is more:

[Gunilla]

I think I have seen this plant more often than I want to  .  It looks like something we call svinmolke,  Sonchus asper. You can keep it Hoy  .

[Hoy]

I think I have seen this plant more often than I want to  .  It looks like something we call svinmolke,  Sonchus asper. You can keep it Hoy  .

You are right Gunilla! (It is stivdylle in Norw.)
I too have more than I need of it but one day in summer I suddenly spotted a "new" and unknown plant, but however, it was only the weed with wet flowers 

[Maggi Young]

we have the darn thing here too. In English it is a "prickly sow-thistle". I was fooled by the orange-red  part on the petal tips......

[Hoy]

we have the darn thing here too. In English it is a "prickly sow-thistle". I was fooled by the orange-red  part on the petal tips......

So was I - for a minute! Therefore I pictured it.