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
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
Another photo series on wild sex (or insect pornography). These are photo of leave bugs caught on my camera having their private moments.
Borneo bugs mate every time and you just need to have a closer look at those little leaves in the bushes or dead leaves on the jungle floor and you will find them locking together. Spotting them can be difficult at times due to their camouflage colour which is similar with their surrounding.
The photo below however presents a contrasting background with the mating bugs having a bright color of red head, orangery body and wings and with black spots/mark, black belly with white stripes.
Mating bugs on a hibiscus leave, take #1
Mating bugs on a hibiscus leave, take #2
Mating bugs on a hibiscus leave, take #3
Related insect-porn posts:
* Wild Sex - Leave Beetle Mating
* Wild Sex - Photo Of Mating Green Bugs
* Wild sex - Mating moths photo
* Wild weevil sex
* Green tropical bugs mating
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies (Fi and Fo)
A shot on a moth perched on petals of a ginger flower called Zingiberaceae.
Etlingera elatior (Zingiberaceae) or bunga kantan which is locally used to spice up curries, salad and laksa fish soup.
This is the third series on red spotted weevil or a leave beetle (Chrysomelidae).
Red Spotted Weevil on a leave
Red Spotted Weevil on a grass blade
Red Spotted Weevil perched on my left thumb
Red Spotted Weevil on a balancing act
YouTube Red Spotted Weevil
Weevil Colony
Related posts:
*Red Weevil-like Insect - Series #1
* Tropical weevil - Leave bettle (Chrysomelidae) - Series #2
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Another photo series on wild sex (or insect pornography). These are photo of flea beetles or leave beetles. Watch out for the couple circle in red. It was quite a challenging shot due to the fact that the beetle couple keep on moving !
Leave beetle couple
Closer shot: Leave beetle mating
Leave beetle mating
Zero macro: Leave beetle mating silhouette
Related insect-porn posts:
* Wild Sex - Photo Of Mating Green Bugs
* Wild sex - Mating moths photo
* Wild weevil sex
* Green tropical bugs mating
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies (Fi and Fo)
Below are photos of tropical black blister beetle (Nemognatha), I think. On closer look, it purplish.
Boy, the subject of photo is a tough and mobile creature. It was extremely difficult to take close up shot when it just won't stop moving. For a macro shot, the subject must be still.
So what I did was to put it on a stick and let the beetle crawl from one end to the other. I positioned my lens at the end of the stick, hoping that the beetle will slow down to make a U-turn so that I can take the shot. Yup, the trick works.
Black beetle turning at a dead-end
It's Beetle Shit! Caught on camera. Zoom and see the things coming out from its end.
Actual size of the black purplish beetle. No bigger than my nail.
DID YOU KNOW: The photo above show a beetle crawling on my fingers. It's actually not. I pinched down it's legs using my left hand to keep it steady and my right for taking the shot.
For more hi-resolution tropical beetle, check out my Flickr Gallery Beetle
Below is a photo collection of tropical Malaysian Common Huntsman spiders (Heteropoda sp.). Huntsmen do not build webs but forage for food - mostly insects and other invertebrates.
The photos are of a female Huntsman with a pouch (egg sac) full of little offspring (tiny baby spiders huh).
#1. Spider offspring dashing out from their mother's pouch
#2. Spider offspring dashing out from their mother's pouch
#3. Notice the tiny little spider (almost colourless) dangling on it's mother leg
#4. Little spider scramble to spin some tiny web.
About Huntsman Spider
Huntsman spiders are large, long-legged spiders, measuring up to 15 cm across the legs. They are mostly grey to brown, sometimes with banded legs. Many huntsman spiders, especially Delena (the flattest), and including Isopeda, Isopedella and Holconia, have rather flattened bodies adapted for living in narrow spaces under loose bark or rock crevices. This is aided by their legs which, instead of bending vertically in relation to the body, have the joints twisted so that they spread out forwards and laterally in crab-like fashion ("giant crab spiders"). Both Brown (Heteropoda) and Badge (Neosparassus) Huntsman spiders have less flattened bodies.
In general, Huntsman spiders are not regarded as dangerous, and can be considered beneficial because they feed on insects .
Related Posts:
* Wasp spider of Borneo - Argiope bruennichi (added Nov 18, 2008)
* Tropical spider - Series #1
Related Links:
* Factsheets on Huntsman Spiders
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Photo of a tiny tropical luminous beetle. Notice the glittering colour on the lower part of the beetle shell ?
Luminous beetle hiding under a leave.
Photo of unidentified tropical green bugs mating. Due to their blending color with the leaves, I almost did not see them. Furthermore, they were have a good time under the leaves!
Unfortunately, I only have one shot of the bugs before they flew off.
Related insect-porn posts:
* Wild sex - Mating moths photo
* Wild weevil sex
* Green tropical bugs mating
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies (Fi and Fo)
Yet another privacy invasion by me. :)
Below is a yellow moth couple doing it on a lime leave.
The close up on the moth head shot.
It's not a mirrored image. It's two moths mating.
It's not a split image. It's two moths mating.
Another angle depicting moths mating.
Related insect-porn posts:
* Wild weevil sex
* Green tropical bugs mating
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies (Fi and Fo)
This is the third series on green caterpillar with fake eyes.
Macro photo of green caterpillar. Click image for larger size.
Close up photo of green caterpillar. Click image for larger size.
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Also, don't miss the photo collection of tropical caterpillars, in all colours, shapes and sizes.
Related posts:
* Green immature caterpillar with fake eyes - Series #2
* Tropical green caterpillar with fake eyes - Series #1
Photos of tropical green immature caterpillar with fake eyes.
The caterpillar look fresh. It's body is still slimy with white powder form scattered on the body and not fully developed.
The fake eyes is not that visible.
See the black spot on the hump of the caterpillar ? The hump is not the head, it's head is actually small.
This is how a mature green caterpillar with fake eyes look like. Taken from previous post:
Tropical green caterpillar with fake eyes
Related posts:
* Photo collection of Tropical caterpillars
Macro shot of a tropical yellow moth with black stripes. The moth was perched on a longan fruit flower.
Below is another photo of the same kind of moth taken before Jan 01, 2008: Tropical Moths and Butterflies, Series #3
For more bigger and high-resolution photos, check out my gallery of Butterflies and Moths.
Related posts:
* Moths and Butterflies, Series #1
* Moths and Butterflies, Series #2
Yet another privacy invasion by me. :)
Below is a weevil couple doing it on a Longan flower.
Related insect-porn posts:
* Green tropical bugs mating
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies (Fi and Fo)
* Adventure of two monkey (Macaca fascicularis)
Look like genus Ptychandra Lorquini with "eyes" on its hind wings.
Shot at compound of Sarawak Museum.
The Damselflies below are the same one captured in different posture. The photo was shot at a pond. Another challenging shot because the damselfly are so tiny like no bigger than a match stick.
12x zoom: Damselfly perched on a tiny twig
12x zoom: Damselfly perched on a tiny twig
Sport mode: Damselfly in mid flight
UPDATES:
* Dec 09, 2008: Red cyan tropical damselfly - Series #2
The family Gerridae contains insects commonly known as water striders, water bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters, skaters, skimmers, water scooters, water skaters, water skeeters, water skimmers or water skippers.
These are predatory insects which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water. They live on the surface of ponds, slow streams, marshes, and other quiet waters. They can move very quickly, up to 1.5 m/s.
This is the first series on Tropical Spider. Not the best photo but the only one that is clear. The rest of the photos are either blurred or out-of-focus.
The background are the flower pots.
It was a difficult shot as the spider is so tiny and it keep moving. Macro shot is not easy if the object is tiny as the camera processing logic seems to focus better on larger object or better coloured object.
Rest assure, there will be more series on Tropical Spider. Keep visiting this blog for updates.
Updates:
* Sep 10, 2008: Common Huntsman Spider - Series #2
This is the thirteen post on photo of tropical caterpillar. The subject is a spiky caterpillar with black and red spots for a clump of spikes.
Related posts:
* Luminous green spiky caterpillar - Series #12
* Tropical furry black white caterpillar - Series #11
* Tropical caterpillar with horns - Series #10
* Black spiky caterpillar - Series #9
* Brown patterned caterpillar - Series #8 (camouflage)
* Baby caterpillar - Series #7
* Tropical furry caterpillar - Series #6
* Tropical yellowish caterpillar - Series #5 (spiky caterpillar)
* Tropical caterpillar - Series #4 (shoe brush caterpillar)
* Tropical caterpillar - Series #3
* Tropical green caterpillar - Series #2
* Tropical big green leave cutter caterpillar - Series #1
Check out more hi-resolution photos on caterpillars at my Flickr Caterpillar Gallery
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