Photo of Pen-tailed Tree Shrew - Ptilocercus lowii

Happy hours all night long for the Shrew

A research has revealed that the pen-tailed tree shrew (Ptilocercus lowii), commonly referred to as tupai ekor kembang, can drink the equivalent of a case of 3.8% beer every night but does not get drunk.

According to the scientists, the tree shrew has been living on a diet that is the equivalent of nothing but beer for up to 55 million years.

Humans only discovered the art of brewing and distilling alcoholic beverages some 9,000 years ago.

According to scientists, seven mammalian species in their study area consume alcoholic nectar daily from flower buds of the bertam palm (Eugeissona tristis), which they pollinate.

The 3.8% maximum alcohol concentration that they recorded is among the highest ever reported in natural food.


Photo: TheStar.com.my. Notice the feather pen-tailed.


Graphics: TheStar.com.my

Original article: Chronic intake of fermented floral nectar by wild treeshrews

Tropical bug with big hind legs - Series #2

Below is a few photos on an unidentified tropical bug. Notice that the hind legs is slightly larger than the rest.


Bug perched on a leave. See the plant's torn in the background ? The plant is Bougainvillea (Bouganvilla/ bunga kertas).



Bug on my hand.


Bug doing a balancing act on my finger.


Bug on top of my wrist watch, he's not interested in the time.


Bug on my knuckle, moment he flew away after he realized what was going on.

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Wild sex - Mating moths photo

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.


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Photo illustration: Nude Face of Cathy Freeman

This image was based on an illustration.

Features, such as eyes, eyebrows, lips and cheekbones, were etched with individual body shapes. In the studio photographer Andreas Smetana recreated the illustration in parts by shooting groups of naked talent as separate pieces of the puzzle (suggesting individual family members are pieces of the family tree puzzle). Electric Art took these separate ‘pieces of the puzzle’ and put it back together to create this image of Cathy Freeman.

Catherine (Cathy) Astrid Salome Freeman, an Australian Aboriginals was born on 16th February in Mackay, Queensland. Catherine is Greek for ‘pure’, Astrid, German for ‘star’ and Salome is Hebrew for ‘Peace’. Catherine is among the World’s greatest female athlete and Olympic Champion.


Full face Catherine Freeman




The eye


Close up of the eye and eyebrow


How the nude bodies are positioned.

See original post at GorillaSushi

Green caterpillar with fake eyes - Series #3

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.

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Green immature caterpillar with fake eyes

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

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Yellow moth with black stripes

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

Wild weevil sex

Yet another privacy invasion by me. :)

Below is a weevil couple doing it on a Longan flower.




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