Philippines, 2012
The remains of Fort Santiago, an Spanish fort in Intramuros, Manila
Jeepneys, old US military jeeps that have been converted into buses, are a common sight throughout the Philippines. They often sport outrageous custom paint jobs and lots of chrome detailing.
The Chocolate HIlls in Bohol are a series of over 1,000 almost perfectly symmetrical limestone hills covered in grass.
A chrysomelid beetle with whom I shared a room
A millipede with whom I didn not share a room
A long-tailed macaque discovers a snack
This was our work area at our first camp. The field crew made a table with benches out of bamboo.
A mantis wanted to help with our research
A recently-released bat takes a moment to orient herself before flying off.
A lizard near our second campsite
Banana flowers for breakfast!
A frog took up residence in our tarp after a particularly heavy rain.
Another enormous millipede
Sunset over the rice fields
Philippines, 2012
Several researchers in the biodiversity institute are involved in a project to document the biodiversity of the Philippines. Hannah Owens shared some photos from a trip to Bohol Island in 2012.
