Oct 27, 2008

Rambutan - Nephelium lappaceum

The rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae, and the fruit of this tree. It is probably native to Southeast Asia (including Borneo), although its precise natural distribution is unknown. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the Lychee, Longan and Mamoncillo. Rambutan in Indonesian or Malay literally means hairy or hairy fruit caused by the 'hair' that covers this fruit. In Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, it is known as mamón chino.


Macro shot of Rambutan hairs


Closeup shot of Rambutan hairs


A ripening Rambutan fruit


Rambutan fruit bunch, how it look from far.

Wild sex - Mating orange bugs

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)

Oct 22, 2008

Tropical orange mushroom, Fungi, Series 8

This is a photo of a tropical orange mushroom sprouted from a dead log . Species unidentified. This fungi is definitely not edible.



Related topics:
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi, Series 1
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi, Series 2
* Tiny mushroom - Toad stool - Fungi, Series 3
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi, Series 4
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi, Series 5
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi, Series 6
* Tropical Wild Mushroom, Fungi, Series 7

Oct 20, 2008

Giant Asia millipede - Archispirostreptus gigas

Archispirostreptus gigas, the giant African millipede, is one of the largest of the millipedes, growing up to 11 in (28 cm) in length. It lives in tropical and subtropical Africa, in rotting plant life or moist earth, and usually avoids light. It is black in colour, and is often kept as a pet (would you?).

Asia giant millipede with hundred of crawler legs


Close head shot of Asia giant millipede


Asia giant millipede curled

Archispirostreptus gigas, the giant African millipede, is one of the largest of the millipedes, growing up to 11 in (28 cm) in length. It lives in tropical and subtropical Africa, in rotting plant life or moist earth, and usually avoids light. It is black in colour, and is often kept as a pet (would you?).

Millipedes (Class Diplopoda, previously also known as Chilognatha) are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment (except for the first segment behind the head which does not have any appendages at all, and the next few which only have one pair of legs). Each segment that has two pairs of legs is a result of two single segments fused together as one.

Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical bodies, although some are flattened dorso-ventrally, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a ball, like a pillbug. Millipedes are detritivores and slow moving. Most millipedes eat decaying leaves and other dead plant matter, moisturising the food with secretions and then scraping it in with the jaws.

Millipedes do not actually have a thousand legs - they usually have between 100-400 (2 sets of legs per body segment). Each time they molt, they add more segments and therefore more legs. Male millipedes have specialized legs used for fertilization on the seventh body segment called gonopods.

Related posts:
* Flat-back Tractor Millipede - Polydesmid

Lemon flower photo

This post is about some close up photo shot of lemon flower. Lemon fruit is the common name for (Citrus limon). The reproductive tissue surrounds the seed of the angiosperm lemon tree. The lemon is used for culinary and nonculinary purposes throughout the world. The fruit is used primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind (zest) are also used, primarily in cooking and baking. Lemon juice is about 5% (approximately 0.03 moles/Liter) citric acid, which gives lemons a tart taste, and a pH of 2 to 3. This makes lemon juice an inexpensive, readily available acid for use in educational science experiments.


Purplish lemon flower


Lemon flower bud blooming with white petals.

Oct 15, 2008

Moth on a Ginger Flower

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.

Oct 5, 2008

Red Spotted Weevil - Series #3

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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Oct 4, 2008

Ixora Petal And Water Droplets

These photos are macro shot of Ixora coccinea's petal with tiny water droplets (from morning dew).

Ixora is also known as the Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, and Jungle Flame.


Red Ixora petal with water droplets


Red Ixora petal with water droplets - part 2


X marked the spot. Red Ixora petal with water droplets - part 3

Related posts:
* Ixora coccinea flower, Flame of the Woods, Jungle Flame
* Black butterfly, Yellow Ixora

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