Mating Locusts, Series #4

This is the 4th series on topical locusts. Shown below is a mating locust couple. Different postures, different places but the same couple. Smaller male on top. Note the tiny spike on their limbs. Mating locusts on a fern stem. Related posts: * Tropical Giant Locust, Series #3 * Tropical Giant Locust, Series #2 * Tropical locust

Tropical Giant Locust, Series #3

This is the third series on tropical locust. It's a giant black and brown locust measuring over six inches from tip of its feelers to tip of its tail.

The photo subject was captured at Kinabalu Pine Resort, Kundasang, Sabah.


Giant locust #1


Giant locust #2

Related posts:
* Tropical locust - Series #1
* Tropical Giant Locust, Series #2

Tropical Giant Locust, Series #2

This is the second series on tropical locust, but not just locust, it's a giant locust measuring over six inches from tip of its feelers to tip of its tail.

It's take me two attempts to photograph this locust (which happen to linger at my backyard). My first attempt to photograph failed when it flew away on my first shot.


Macro shot of a giant locust, #1 - Overall shot.


Close up shot of a giant locust, #2 - Shoulder shot.


Zero macro shot on a giant locust, #3 - Head shot.

Related posts:
* Tropical locust - Series #1

Tropical locust

Close up shot of a green locust with black top. The locust is green because it is in tropical Borneo. In other places, it would be brownish (desert locust). And yes, tropical locust doesn't ravage crops (swarming of crops) like in Africa or Europe because over here, we have plenty of leaves.

Locust belong to the insect family Acrididae.


Tropical locust

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