Butterfly with white spots perched on tapioca leaves. This is a cropped photo.
The original photo of the white spotted butterfly caught in the mid-morning sun ray.
Distance from subject: approximately 10 feet
Zoom: 12x
Photo taken: Dec 16, 2007
For more bigger and high-resolution photos, check out my gallery of Butterflies and Moths.
Previous posts
* Moths and Butterflies, Series #1
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Butterflies are extremely difficult to shoot. They fly away at a slight breeze. Moths on the other hand, sit still but you can't have macro shot if you approached it too near.
For this post, I present 4 types of subject (3 moths and a butterfly).
Yellow moth perched on padi leaves. This is a cropped photo.
The same yellow moth shot from normal range.
Another yellow moth resting under shade of the padi leaves.
Grey moth perched on some leaves.
Black and gray butterfly looking for nectar among at the Ixora flowers. The butterfly species is Papilio Polymnestor (Blue Mormon) and is commonly found in deep forests.
For more bigger and high-resolution photos, check out my gallery of Butterflies and Moths.
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Photo of monkeys mating.
Introducing monkey #1
Introducing monkey #2
Monkeys caught in the act
Photo shot at Genting Highlands.
For hi-res photo, click Monkey Gallery
Introducing Fly #1 (Fi)
Introducing Fly #2 (Fo)
Fi and Fo caught in the compromising act.
( click for large image)
More explicit images of Fi and Fo
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This tiny mushroom grow on dead stick on the damp jungle floor. Not sure the exact species or scientific name but it is similar to a toad stool mushroom.
Close up shoot (macro) without flash.
Click Tiny Mushroom larger picture.
Related posts:
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi, Series 2
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Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are squamates that belong to one of the best-known lizard families. The name "chameleon" means "Earth lion" and is derived from the Greek words chamai (on the ground, on the earth) and leon (lion).
The chameleon in this post is known as Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela Cristatella).
Chameleon changing of colour
Some chameleon species are able to change their skin colour, which has made them one of the most famous lizard families. Changing colour is an expression of the physical and physiological condition of the lizard. The colour also plays an important part in communication.
Despite popular belief, chameleons cannot change colour to their surroundings. Chameleons are naturally coloured for their surroundings as a camouflage.
Chameleons have specialized cells, collectively called chromatophores, that lie in layers under their transparent outer skin. The cells in the upper layer, called xanthophores and erythrophores, contain yellow and red pigments respectively. Below these is another layer of cells called iridophores or guanophores, and they contain the colourless crystalline substance guanine. These reflect, among others, the blue part of incident light. If the upper layer of chromatophores appears mainly yellow, the reflected light becomes green (blue plus yellow). A layer of dark melanin containing melanophores is situated even deeper under the reflective iridophores. The melanophores influence the 'lightness' of the reflected light. All these different pigment cells can rapidly relocate their pigments, thereby influencing the colour of the chameleon.
Click Chameleon gallery for more hi-res photos of chameleon (earth lion).
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Ixora coccinea, known as the Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, and Jungle Flame, is a common flowering shrub native to Asia. Its name derives from an Indian deity. Although there are some 400 species in the genus Ixora, only a handful are commonly cultivated, and the common name, Ixora, is usually used for I. coccinea.
I. coccinea is a dense, multi-branched evergreen shrub, commonly 4-6 ft (1.2-2 m) in height, but capable of reaching up to 12 ft (3.6 m) high. It has a rounded form, with a spread that may exceed its height. The glossy, leathery, oblong leaves are about 4 in (10 cm) long, with entire margins, and are carried in opposite pairs or whorled on the stems.
Pink Ixora, Yellow Ixora, Red Ixora, Orange Ixora
Small tubular, scarlet flowers in dense rounded clusters 2-5 in (5-13 cm) across are produced almost all year long. There are numerous named cultivars differing in flower colour (yellow, pink, orange) and plant size. Several popular cultivars are dwarfs, usually staying under 3 ft (1 m) in height. Ixora 'Nora Grant' is a popular dwarf and 'Super King' is a popular hybrid with much larger flower clusters than the species.
I. coccinea is native to tropical south-east Asia, including Southern India and Sri Lanka. It has become one of the most popular flowering shrubs in South Florida gardens and landscapes.
Ixora is also known as "Santan" in Malaysia and Philippines.
Click for more Ixora photo gallery.
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There are three photos in this 2nd series on Tropical Wild Mushroom or fungi, being temporarily named as "Durian Mushroom", "Mushroom Spores" and finally, "Manhood Mushroom".
1. Durian Mushroom
The mushrooms above grow on a dead Durian branch that have fallen on the ground. The dead branch was relatively too hard for mushroom to grow since mushroom usually prefer to sprout on semi-rotten wood. See larger image of the above mushroom.
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2. Mushroom Spores
The photo above show tiny mushroom spores growing on a burned log. The spore is a size of a match stick. See larger image of the spores.
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3. Manhood Mushroom
Now for the fun part. I assured you that the above photo is real. It's another kind of mushroom jutting out from a hole previously drilled by an insect on a dead log. The mushroom diameter is slightly wider than a crayon. See larger image.
Related topics:
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi, Series 1
* More pictures on Tropical Wild Mushroom
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