Black Crow

Photo of a black crow with red eyes perched on a papaya tree. Look like the crow is possessed but it's not. The bird could also be a Common Raven aiming for the ripen papaya fruit. Above: cropped photo of a black crow. Above: Photo taken at house's back yard with 12x digital zoom. The true crows are large passerine birds that form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-sized jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents (except South America) and several offshore and oceanic islands (including Hawaii). In the United States, the word "crow" is used to refer to the American Crow. The crow genus makes up a third of the species in the Corvidae family. Other corvids include rooks and jays. Crows appear to have evolved in Asia from the corvid stock, which had evolved in Australia. A group of crows is called a "murder," though this term usually appears in poetry or similar literature rather than ordinary usage. Related posts: * Borneo Frogmouth Owll * Freak papaya from Borneo

Two caterpillars - Series #17

Photo of two tropical caterpillars on a leaves. Left: Yellowish spiky caterpillar. Right: Gray furry caterpillar. Please help to identify the species. Thanks in advance. Related posts: * Furry caterpillar - Series #16 * Black caterpillar with white stripes and blue spikes - Series #15 * Black Yellow Spiky Caterpillar - Series #14 * Green caterpillar with fake eyes - Series #3

Green Angle-wing Katydid

Exotic photo of green grasshopper or Angle-wing Katydid. The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers. Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves. Tettigoniids may be distinguished from grasshoppers by the length of their filamentous antennae, which may exceed their own body length, while grasshoppers' antennae are always relatively short and thickened. The males of tettigoniids have sound-producing organs (via stridulation) located on the hind angles of their front wings. In some species females are also capable of stridulation. Related posts: * Mating Locusts, Series #4 * Tropical Giant Locust, Series #3

Tallest Bougainvillea In Miri

Photo of the tallest Bougainvillea (pokok bunga kertas) plant in full bloom. The photo was taken from a room at Park Hotel, Miri. The tall Bouganinvillea used a pine tree as a support. The pine tree could be over 100ft tall. From far, the pine tree look like it was infest with a blooming parasite plant. Above: Shot taken from underneath the plant. About Bougainvillea Bougainvillea (pronounced /ˌbuːɡɨnˈvɪliə/) is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus. The plant was discovered in Brazil in 1768, by Philibert Commerçon, French Botanist accompanying French Navy admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville during his voyage of circumnavigation. They are thorny, woody vines growing anywhere from 1-12 meters tall, scrambling over other plants with their hooked thorns. The thorns are tipped with a black, waxy substance. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs all year, or deciduous if there is a dry season. The leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate, 4-13 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colors associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes referred to as "paper flower" because the bracts are thin and papery. The fruit is a narrow five-lobed achene.

Borneo Beetle - Series #5

Photo of an unidentified beetle from Borneo crawling on a young flower pod. Related posts: * Tropical Orange Blister Beetle - Nemognatha * Black Blister Beetle | Nemognatha Photo * Tropical Luminous Bug * Wild Sex - Leave Beetle Mating

Common Huntsman Spider - Series #6

A photo of a tropical common Huntsman Spider underneath a leave mat. Related posts: * Spider with missing limbs * Common Huntsman Spider - Series #3 * Wasp spider of Borneo - Argiope bruennichi * Common Huntsman Spider - Series #2 * Tropical spider - Series #1

Coop Fest 2009 Sarawak

Photo collection of cultural dance performed during the launching of the Cooperative Fest 2009 in Kuching, Sarawak. The event was organized by Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (SKM) Sarawak and officiated by YB Datuk Peter Nyarok Entrie, Menteri Muda Pertanian Negeri Sarawak. The Cooperative festival logo. The cultural troupe from the local performing arts school. Left: A girl in a traditional Bidayuh costume. Right: A girl in a traditional Orang Ulu costume. Her elongated ears are fake. The Ngajat dance led by the Iban warrior. Iban maiden in a graceful dance. An Indian lass. A Malay lass. Left: Orang Ulu maiden. Right: Malay maiden. Orang Ulu dance. The photos above refer to the cultural show before the event was officiate by the Minister. During this event, various activities was held near the Kuching Waterfront, which include Cooperatives exhibition, cooking competition, flowers arrangement competition, poco-poco, stage show, Traditional Ratu Kebaya pageant, etc. The Coop Fest 2009, Sarawak was held from August 07 until August 09, 2009.

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