Tropical Butterfly - Junonia Orithya Madagascariensis - Eyed Pansy - Blue Pansy

This 4th series post showcases a tropical butterfly known as Junonia Orithya Madagascariensis with common names such as Eyed Pansy and Blue Pansy.


Close up shot


Blue pansy perched on a grass shoot

For hi-resolution photos, check out my butterfly collection at my Flickr Gallery #1 or Gallery #2.

Junonia Orithya Madagascariensis is from a butterfly family called Nymphalidae. Nymphalidae are brush-footed butterflies include groups such as the browns, milkweeds, snouts, and aristocrats, all of which have previously been classified as separate families. Junonia Orithya Madagascariensis can be found in three regions namely: African region, Oriental (Asia) region and Australian region.

Related topics:
* Moths and Butterflies, Series #1
* Moths and Butterflies, Series #2
* Tropical Moths and Butterflies, Series #3

Flickr limitation

As a free member of Flickr.com, you will only be allowed to upload 200 images to your gallery. As rwsphoto.blogspot.com grows, it has hit the 200 images limit. There are only three solutions to this problem: 1. Remove some images from the gallery or 2. Create a new account at Yahoo! Mail and sign up with Flickr.com with the new Yahoo! Mail account. For information, Flickr.com is part of Yahoo! stable of companies and Flickr user account management is process through Yahoo! user account. 3. Invest in a domain name and host the images on the new domain. I choose the 2nd solution and this means, I need to manage two galleries. But that is okay since those images stored in Flickr.com are meant as my images online repository. Here are my galleries at Flickr.com * http://flickr.com/photos/richardsinyem - Gallery Full * http://flickr.com/photos/24039382@N03/

Tropical hairy black and white stripped caterpillar

Tropical hairy black and white stripped caterpillar with red head.


Hairy black and white red head caterpillar munching flower petal.


Hairy black and white caterpillar with red head.

Photo taken behind Jacky Studio, Kuching.

Tropical Transparent Fish - Glass Fish - X-Ray Fish

Below are photos of tropical freshwater transparent fish or glass fish. Not exactly transparent but the fish bones are clearly visible. This means, technically it not a see-through fish.

The transparent fish in the photos below probably lacks black pigment, called "nacre". It's exact species is unknown but my guess is that is an X-ray fish - Pristella maxillaris.


Cropped photo of freshwater X-ray fish


Photo of freshwater X-ray fish


Photo of freshwater X-ray fish

For more hi-resolution photos, check out my Flickr Fish Gallery.

Photo taken at Sarawak Museum Aquarium.

Other type of transparent fish: Zebrafish

Some transparent fish such as the see-through zebrafish are use by scientists and researchers to directly view its internal organs, and observe processes like tumor metastasis and blood production after bone-marrow transplant in a living organism.

Other type of transparent fish: icefishes

The icefishes (or white-blooded fishes) are a family (Channichthyidae) of perciform fish found in the cold waters around Antarctica and southern South America.

Their blood is transparent because they have no hemoglobin and/or only defunct erythrocytes. Their metabolism relies only on the oxygen dissolved in the liquid blood, which is believed to be absorbed directly through the skin from the water. This works because water can dissolve the most oxygen when it is coldest. In five species, the gene for myoglobin in the muscles has also vanished, leaving them with white instead of pink hearts.

Related posts:
* Added May 26, 2008: Photo of Pristella maxillaris - X-ray fish - Series #2

Flat-back Tractor Millipede - Polydesmid

Photos of black and white flat-back tractor millipede crawling on jungle floor. This millipede belongs to the Polydesmid invertebrate species and have around 25 legs on one side.

This flat millipede is quicker than the round millipedes but still eats the same foods including rotten wood and dead leaves.





For hi-resolution, click on my Flickr Gallery: Millepede

Guan Yin Pagoda, Sibu, Sarawak

Guan Yin Pagoda also called The Goddess of Mercy Pagoda in Sibu is a seven-story pagoda built at the compound of the Tua Pek Kong Temple. Originally built in 1871 with statue and decorative items shipped from China, the pagoda was rebuilt in 1957 with concrete.

The Guan Yin Pagoda and the temple is located next to the majestic Rajang River and is a famous landmark in Sibu.


Center shot at the pagoda entrance, top story of the main pagoda and the yellow miniature pagoda (top most).


Pagoda on pagoda. Notice the yellow miniature pagoda on the roof of Guan Yin Pagoda.


Photo taken from the Sibu Express Wharf. Express Boats on the left, the pagoda at the end.

For hi-resolution and large photo format, click on my Flickr Gallery: Pagoda

Related topics:
* More pictures on Ling San Pagoda, Tuaran, Sabah

Dragon Statue - Series #1

Dragon Statues found at Guan Yin Pagoda, Sibu, Sarawak.


12x zoom


8x zoom


The 12x and 8x zoom dragon is located on the left side. See the size differences.


Another dragon status (green and red).


Another dragon statue (yellow)

For hi-resolution and larger photo size, click on my Flickr Gallery: Dragon Statue

Paper wasps - Polistes chinensis

Nest of Asian Paper Wasps overhanging from a bougainvillea plants.


The paper wasps in this photo have a single yellow ring (taper) on it's abdomen.



Paper Wasp, common name for medium- to large-sized wasps that construct nests made of a papery (papier-mache-like) material formed by chewing plant and wood fibers together with saliva. The nests consist of a single upside-down layer of brood cells (compartments for the young). There are approximately 700 species world-wide. Most are found in the tropics of the western hemisphere as well as tropical regions.



Paper wasps are sometimes called "umbrella wasps" because their nests consist of a single exposed comb suspended by a narrow stalk.

Paper wasps are considered beneficial insects due to their predation on non-beneficial garden pests. Unfortunately, wasps will defend their nest if disturbed and sting repeatedly.

For hi-resolution photos, click on my Flickr Gallery, Insect - Wasps