Salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) or may be Utetheisa pulchella on Zygophyllum qatarense on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
Caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 25, 2011
Caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) feeding on heliotropium plants in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
Black and orange caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) in desert near industrial zone of Ras Laffan, north from Doha. Qatar, March 23, 2013
Bedouin with a herd of sheep near Qal at Ruwayda archeological Site on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Dr. Petersen guiding a tour of a fort at Qal at Ruwayda archeological Site on northwest coast for Qatar Natural History Group. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Dr. Petersen in an excavated mound guiding a tour of Qal at Ruwayda archeological Site on northwest coast for Qatar Natural History Group. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Ruins of Zubara City (archeology site) on northwest coast. Qatar, March 13, 2010
Excavations of ruins of Zubara City (archeology site) on northwest coast. Qatar, March 13, 2010
Excavated stone walls of Zubara City (archeology site) on northwest coast. Qatar, March 13, 2010
Ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Dandelion like flower of Launaea mucronata(?) in Al Jassasiya rock carvings archeological site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 4, 2010
Window frames in ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl), west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Ruined house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Stone walls in ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Stone house in ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Broken stone walls in a ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Graffiti on stone walls in ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Dying beached Annulated sea snake (Hydrophis lapemoides) near village of Al Jumail (Jumayl), west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Stone building of the village school in ruined fishermen village of Al Jumail (Jemail, Jumayl), west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Reconstructed Zubara Fort on northwest coast. Qatar, March 13, 2010
Al Hussein Mosque (Mohammed Bin Hussein Bin Ghanem El Rayeq Qubaisi) in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
Ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, March 3, 2010
Salt marsh with plants of Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) in southeast coastal area near Mesaieed. Qatar, January 29, 2010
Stone house in ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, March 3, 2010
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Engelmann s daisy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2010
Reconstructed Zubara Fort on northwest coast. Qatar, February 11, 2011
Fishing rope among sea grass on a beach near ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, March 3, 2010
Cut seeds of mangrove (Avicennia marina) with fruits taken from a site west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Twig of mangrove (Avicennia marina) with fruits taken from a site west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Head stones of Zubara Cemetery of the northern tribes (Al Naeem, Al Kabsa, Al Kaaban, Al Bukwara, Al Muhanada, Al Mananah) on northwest coast. Qatar, March 13, 2010
Cut halves of a seed of mangrove (Avicennia marina) with fruits taken from a site west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Dissected seeds of mangrove (Avicennia marina) with fruits taken from a site west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Dissected half of a seed of mangrove (Avicennia marina) with fruits taken from a site west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Zubara Martyrs Cemetery of the northern tribes (Naim, Al Kaaban, Bu Kuwara, Almhandh, Almannanah, Bani Hajar, Al Murra, Qahtan and Yam) on northwest coast. Qatar, March 13, 2010
Salt marsh overgrown mostly with jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on curly dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
Al Hussein Mosque (Mohammed Bin Hussein Bin Ghanem El Rayeq Qubaisi) in a fishing village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) used for film set, west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, February 11, 2011
Yellow hairy caterpillar of Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) on dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2010
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on meadow pink in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) eating Indian paintbrush in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Reconstructed Zubara Fort on northwest coast. Qatar, June 20, 2015
Salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Brazilian vervain (Verbena brasiliensis) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
Close up of salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
Powder flask (Northwest India, 18th century, wood, paint, gilt) on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2010
Twig of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
Mats of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
Ruined village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Brownish shoots of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
Yellowish shoots of glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) turning yellow in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
Yellow shoots of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Middle segments of abdomen of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) with fleshy feet (prolegs) covered with tiny gripping hooklets (crochets) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) on Senecio(?) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
Shoot of Bienertia sinuspersici near village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Suaeda aegyptiaca with flowers near village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Mounds of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar with plants of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Sand crab in shallow water near village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Fruits of mangrove (Avicennia marina) near village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Bienertia sinuspersici with flower buds near village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Mangrove (Avicennia marina) with fruits near village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais on northwest coast. Qatar, September 20, 2014
Green mounds of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar covered by plants of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Salt marsh with mats of jointed glasswort and cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
Fall colors of glasswort Salicornia sinus-persica in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
Fall colors of glasswort Salicornia sinus-persica in salt marsh, view from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
Mangroves in salt marshes, view from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
Rocky ridge covered by rock carvings (stone engravings, petroglyphs) in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 4, 2010
Red glasswort species in a salt marsh of Kuyalnik Liman. Odessa, Ukraine, July 4, 2009
Rock carving (stone engravings, petroglyphs) of a dhow fishing boat on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 4, 2010
Nymph of Scudder s Bush Katydid on Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella, firewheel) in dew in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 16, 2010
Salt tolerant plant Suaeda aegyptiaca (Chenopodium aegyptiacum, Suaeda hortensis, Suaeda baccata, Schanginia aegyptiaca, local names juliman, guluman, ikhreet, hamd) in area of Ras Laffan Farms, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 12, 2016
Salt tolerant plants in desert near a road to Al Dhabiya on north-western coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 17, 2016
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort, local name shnaan) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
Rock carving (stone engravings, petroglyphs) of daisy like pattern (rosette of cup marks) and a double row of cupmarks on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 4, 2010
Thunderstorm clouds over Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
Traditional fishing boat or dhow and double row of seven cups pattern on rock carvings (stone engravings, petroglyphs) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 4, 2010
Thunderstorm clouds from a beach of Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
Brown jellyfish on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
Approaching cold front over Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
Perennial glasswort (Salicornia virginica) in a salt marsh on Clapper Rail Trail in Galveston Island State Park. Texas, December 20, 2019
Green pepper in vegetable market. Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2012
Accumulation of jellyfish and seaweeds on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
Bienertia sinuspersici with seeds on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
Seeds of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
Broken bits of pottery on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 21, 2015
Dry plants of Cleome noeana near a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 21, 2015
Red and green colors of perennial glasswort (Salicornia virginica) in a salt marsh on Caracara Trail in Galveston Island State Park. Texas, December 20, 2019
Traditional fishing boat or dhow (bas relief boat with oars) rock carving (stone engravings, petroglyphs) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 4, 2010
Button like fruits of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
Archeological artifacts on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
Remains of an excavation site (archeological dig) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
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