The crater of the extinct volcano Mount Bosavi,
Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
A buff-faced pygmy parrot, found by bird expert Jack Dumbacher
The Bosavi woolly rat had no fear of humans when it was discovered. 
A jungle spider camouflaged as lichen.
Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
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The Bosavi woolly rat had no fear of humans when it was discovered. Photograph: Jonny Keeling/BBC
A jungle spider camouflaged as lichen.Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
An iridescent beetle found in the rainforest
An iridescent beetle found in the rainforestPhotograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
The king bird of paradise.
A striped possum,
The black and yellow noctuid caterpillars
The beautiful fruit dove
Common tube-nosed bat found by expert Alanna Maltby
Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
The Litoria sauroni amphibian
Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
The king bird of paradise. Biologist Jack Dumbacher caught one as
part of his study into the diseases held in the rainforest
Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
The emerald green disc on the tail feather of the king bird of paradise
Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
A striped possum, found by Muse Opiang and Gordon Buchanan,
an animal which lets out a strong odour as a defence mechanism
Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
The black and yellow noctuid caterpillars found by George McGavin.
When the caterpillars sit together like this they resemble a small snake.
Photograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
Opening to Mageni cave, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Photograph: Jonny Keeling/BBC
The beautiful fruit dovePhotograph: Ulla Lohmann/BBC
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