For day 19 of 30 Days Wild we were explorers in an undiscovered jungle full of bizarre creatures and exotic flowers.
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| Fragrant orchids |
Be beat a path through the undergrowth, looking out for reptiles lurking around every corner.
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| Slow-worm |
Scorpions and bizarre giant insects stalked us as we made our way through the lush vegetation.
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| Scorpion fly |
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| Crane fly |
Huge snails the size of your hand inhabited the damp, shady corners of the jungle...
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| Roman snails |
... and flourescent orange fungi poked their way out of the earth.
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| Persistent waxcap |
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| Persistent waxcap |
We pushed on further into uncharted territory and found shiny insects crawling through flowers and basking on leaves.
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| Bee and a flower beetle |
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| Yellow-barred long-horn moth |
We came across flowers up to trickery, disguising themselves as insects...
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| Bee orchid |
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| Greater butterfly orchid |
... and super strong ants hauled their larvae to safety when disturbed.
Huge purple pyramids burst out of the ground all around us ...
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| Pyramidal orchid |
... and tropical butterflies flitted through the dappled shade.
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| Speckled wood |
We'd discovered a tropical paradise hidden away just off the B4009. OK, so we were actually at Aston Clinton Ragpits, but for a while there we were adventurers in a crazy orchid filled jungle, recording strange species and making new discoveries!
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| Common spotted orchid |
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| Almost pure white common spotted orchid |
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| Chalk fragrant orchid |
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| So many orchids in one small place! |
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| Twayblade |
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