![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1207/jpeg/16t.jpg) Red palm weevil snout beetle Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Asian palm weevil or sago palm weevil) found near Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/11t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Salsola imbricata found near near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/12t.jpg) Bush of wild cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) found near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/10t.jpg) DHuraymah desert plant (Fagonia bruguieri) found near near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/15t.jpg) Flower of Madras thorn acacia (Pithecellobium dulce) found near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/13t.jpg) Yellow flower of wild cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) found near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/14t.jpg) Seed pod of Madras thorn acacia (Pithecellobium dulce) found near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/16t.jpg) Fruit (seed pod) of wild cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) found near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/18t.jpg) Spiral shaped red seed pod taken from Madras thorn acacia (Pithecellobium dulce) found near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/17t.jpg) Back lit dehisced seed pod taken from Madras thorn acacia (Pithecellobium dulce) found near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/19t.jpg) Green, reddish seed pod taken from Madras thorn acacia (Pithecellobium dulce) found near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1207/jpeg/18t.jpg) View from a balcony of Apartment 7B5 in Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour area at morning. Doha, Qatar, May 18, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1192/jpeg/16t.jpg) DHuraymah desert plant (Fagonia bruguieri) found near Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, April 13, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1192/jpeg/15t.jpg) A flower and fruits of DHuraymah desert plant (Fagonia bruguieri) found near Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, April 13, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/14t.jpg) Tabby cat in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1219/jpeg/17t.jpg) Inner courtyard, view from a kitchen of apartment 7B5 of Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/09t.jpg) Mosque and a supermarket near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1203/jpeg/21t.jpg) Brown cat with infected ear in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1161/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stray cat in Dar al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, February 28, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/13t.jpg) Southern entrance of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 1, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1161/jpeg/18t.jpg) Tabby cat in Dar al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, February 28, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1172/jpeg/15t.jpg) Brown arabian mau cat in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 15, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1161/jpeg/17t.jpg) Stray cat near a dumpster in Dar al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, February 28, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/20t.jpg) Heavy rain from a balcony of Apartment 7B5 of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1172/jpeg/16t.jpg) Brown arabian mau cat sitting in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 15, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1207/jpeg/19t.jpg) Thinking brown cat sitting in Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour area at morning. Doha, Qatar, May 21, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1169/jpeg/11t.jpg) Brown arabian mau cats under a dumpster in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1169/jpeg/12t.jpg) Camel like arabian mau cats under a dumpster in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1165/jpeg/14t.jpg) Fly on Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/04t.jpg) Tabby stray cat sitting near a dumpster in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 18, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/10t.jpg) Honey bee on Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/08t.jpg) Flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/06t.jpg) Ladybug on Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1165/jpeg/17t.jpg) Inflorescence of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1165/jpeg/15t.jpg) Bee flying from a flower of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1165/jpeg/16t.jpg) Cluster of flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/05t.jpg) Hoverfly (Syrphidae) on Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/18t.jpg) Flower of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) with a sitting bee in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/11t.jpg) Honey bee on a flower of on Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/12t.jpg) Opening flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/14t.jpg) Close up of flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/17t.jpg) Flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) with a hovering bee in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1165/jpeg/12t.jpg) Ladybug on a leaf of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1165/jpeg/13t.jpg) Aphids on flower buds of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/09t.jpg) Ladybug eating aphids on Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/13t.jpg) Honey bee on a pistil of a flower of on Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1180/jpeg/26t.jpg) Honey bee on a flower of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) near stone fence of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1180/jpeg/25t.jpg) Two ladybugs on a leaf of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) near stone fence of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/15t.jpg) Close up of honey bee on a pistil of a flower of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1169/jpeg/09t.jpg) Dandelion like flower of Launaea nudicaulis (native name huwa ghazal) on a lawn near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1169/jpeg/10t.jpg) Dandelion like flower of a desert plant huwa ghazal (Launaea nudicaulis) near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/02t.jpg) Cat on a lawn in Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/01t.jpg) Cat sitting on a lawn in Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1180/jpeg/24t.jpg) Ladybug with half dead aphids on Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) near stone fence of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1192/jpeg/17t.jpg) Dorsal view of a sitting camel in livestock markets, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 17, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1218/jpeg/01t.jpg) Tiny cute fly (drain fly, mothfly, Clogmia albipunctata) living on shower tiles in a bathroom of apartment 7B5 of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, June 8, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1043/jpeg/21t.jpg) Cat sleeping under a car at morning in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 14, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1180/jpeg/28t.jpg) Dehisced seedpod (follicle) releasing seeds (silky white pappus) of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) near stone fence of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/03t.jpg) Flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) between Dar Al Salam Compound and Haloul Street in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1033/jpeg/25t.jpg) South entrance gate of Dar Al Salam Compound in Abu Hamour area, under construction. Doha, Qatar, March 21, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/04t.jpg) Close up of flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) between Dar Al Salam Compound and Haloul Street in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/07t.jpg) Flowers and fruits of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) between Dar Al Salam Compound and Haloul Street in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/05t.jpg) Flower buds of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) between Dar Al Salam Compound and Haloul Street in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/03t.jpg) Oleander aphid (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/06t.jpg) Milkweed bugs on flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) between Dar Al Salam Compound and Haloul Street in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/04t.jpg) Oleander aphid (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) feeding on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/02t.jpg) Oleander aphids (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) killed by parasitic wasps Aphidius colemani on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1180/jpeg/27t.jpg) Oleander aphid (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) feeding on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) near stone fence of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/09t.jpg) Blue carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) on flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) between Dar Al Salam Compound and Haloul Street in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/07t.jpg) Honey bee on a flower of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1042/jpeg/08t.jpg) Former Mannai Colony (Camp P1A-39) behind Dar Al Salam Compound, with a new mosque and supermarket in background, Abu Hamour area, during dust storm. Doha, Qatar, April 12, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1225/jpeg/08t.jpg) Hovering violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) near flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) between Dar Al Salam Compound and Haloul Street in Abu Hamour. Doha, Qatar, June 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1234/jpeg/02t.jpg) Bumelia Borer Long-horn Beetle (Stenaspis verticalis insignis, Plinthocoelium suaveolens plicatum) that was found in Antique Rose Emporium in Independence, dorsal view. College Station, Texas, July 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/16t.jpg) Oleander aphid (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) and its mummies killed by parasitic wasps Aphidius colemani on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/08t.jpg) Bee on opening flower of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/16t.jpg) Inflorescence of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) taken from a plant growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/12t.jpg) Pentamerous flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1170/jpeg/07t.jpg) Oleander aphid (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) and its swollen mummy killed by parasitic wasps Aphidius colemani on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/10t.jpg) Dense multiflowered inflorescence of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/17t.jpg) Flowers (without leaves) of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) taken from a plant growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/14t.jpg) Front lit flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) taken from a plant growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/13t.jpg) Side lit flowers of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) taken from a plant growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1043/jpeg/23t.jpg) Seeds of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) with attached coma (tuft of fluff) taken from a plant growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 14, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/15t.jpg) Close up of a flower of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar), with 5-lobed calyx, taken from a plant growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1043/jpeg/24t.jpg) Aphids sucking toxic latex of green seed pod of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) taken from a plant growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 14, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1213/jpeg/08t.jpg) Camel s snout in Livestock Market, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 30, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1043/jpeg/22t.jpg) Dehisced seedpod (follicle) releasing seeds (silky white pappus) of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 14, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1169/jpeg/21t.jpg) Camel s snout in livestock market, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/11t.jpg) Blooming branch with fruits (fleshy, inflated, subglobose follicle) of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1213/jpeg/12t.jpg) Camel s snout with a grass stalk in Livestock Market, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 30, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/637/jpeg/19t.jpg) Tumbling flower beetle and a snout beetle (white-scaled flower weevil, Odontocorynus denticornis) on a black-eyes susan flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 27, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1074/jpeg/03t.jpg) Golden headed weevil (Compsus auricephalus)(?) snout beetle in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1041/jpeg/09t.jpg) Dense multiflowered inflorescence (umbellate cyme arising from the nodes and appearing axillary or terminal) of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) growing from a wall of Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1014/jpeg/01t.jpg) View from a balcony of Apartment 7A5 of Dar Al Salam Compound. Doha, Qatar, February 13, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/641/jpeg/16t.jpg) Golden headed weevil (Compsus auricephalus) snout beetle on Mexican hat flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 10, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1109/jpeg/18t.jpg) Snout beetle (weevil) on seed pods of woolly croton (hogwort, Croton capitatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 9, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/05t.jpg) Back view of starving camels in livestock market, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 1, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1202/jpeg/02t.jpg) Back view of a skinny camel in livestock market, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 1, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/05t.jpg) Slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis) found under a palm in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, November 18, 2015
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