Nembrotha Cristata (Crested Nembrotha)

Nembrotha cristata (Crested Nembrotha)

A strikingly colored nudibranch. Many nudibranchs incorporate the toxins of their prey into their bodies to become injurous or unpleasant to eat. N. cristata prey mainly on tunicates, but occasionally prey on jellyfish. This species stores the jellyfish's nematocysts (stinging cells) within its own body to sting and deter predators.

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Olive-Backed Sunbird (Cinnyrus jugularis)

Sunbirds are small birds in the family Nectariniidae. Most of them are small nectar-feeders. They hail from the Old World, evolving to a form strikingly similar in both color and behavior to hummingbirds of the New World. Heliconia spp. are a favorite nectar source of C. jugularis.

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Albino Turtle. (Bulldackel)

Grammatophyllum speciosum (Tiger Orchid)

The largest known orchid, G. speciosum can take 10 years to bear its first flowers. The smell is said to be strong and pleasant, bearing resemblance to the fragrance of the Ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata). It takes immense energy to create the large sprays of blooms, and is known to refrain from blooming some years in situ. In cultivation, artificial fertilization encourages it to bloom regularly. Specimens have been recorded to be over 2 metric tonnes in mass. The plant occurs as an epiphyte and rarely as a terrestrial. It occurs in New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Tolumnia Jairak Flyer ('Lady Gaga' x 'Kona')

A miniature Oncidiine orchid with a red-spotted white lip, each flower is approximately 130 mm tall. Took me 2 years to achieve a bloom.