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Oct 23, 2009

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

Jul 10, 2009

Moth on a tropical red ginger plant

Photo of a brown moth on a tropical red ginger plant.



Related posts:
* Wild sex - Mating moths photo
* Trapped moth
* Moth on a rambutan fruit, Series #6
* Moth on a Ginger Flower
* Yellow moth with black stripes

Jul 3, 2009

Spider with missing limbs

Photo of a tropical spider with missing limbs.



Related posts:
* Common Huntsman Spider - Series #3
* Wasp spider of Borneo - Argiope bruennichi
* Common Huntsman Spider - Series #2
* Tropical spider - Series #1

Jun 28, 2009

Furry caterpillar - Series #16

The caterpillar photos below make up the 16th series on Tropical Caterpillar from Borneo.


Furry caterpillar caught burrowing a tropical fruit.


The same furry caterpillar moved to a dead leave.


Tiny white spots on each black spot. The white spots are caused by the light reflection.


Furry caterpillar on my thumb nail.


Furry caterpillar crawling on my left hand.


Related posts:
* Black caterpillar with white stripes and blue spikes - Series #15
* Black Yellow Spiky Caterpillar - Series #14
* Spiky caterpillar with black and red spots - Series #13
* Luminous green spiky caterpillar - Series #12
* Tropical furry black white caterpillar - Series #11
* Tropical caterpillar with horns - Series #10
* Black spiky caterpillar - Series #9
* Brown patterned caterpillar - Series #8 (camouflage)
* Baby caterpillar - Series #7
* Tropical furry caterpillar - Series #6
* Tropical yellowish caterpillar - Series #5 (spiky caterpillar)
* Tropical caterpillar - Series #4 (shoe brush caterpillar)
* Tropical caterpillar - Series #3
* Tropical green caterpillar - Series #2
* Tropical big green leave cutter caterpillar - Series #1

May 28, 2009

Common Huntsman Spider - Series #3

A photo collection of tropical common Huntsman Spider caught with a bounty, a dead butterfly. Click on the photo for an enlarged view.


The Huntsman guarding its catch.


Dead butterfly beneath the Huntsman


Huntsman moving away with a dead butterfly

Similar posts:
* Animal Oddity - Photo of Largest Huntsman Spider
* Wasp spider of Borneo - Argiope bruennichi
* Common Huntsman Spider - Series #2
* Tropical spider - Series #1

May 12, 2009

Mating Flies - Series #5

Fifth series of macro photo on mating flies.



Similar posts:
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies (Fi and Fo)

May 8, 2009

Mating Flies - Series #4

The fourth series of macro photo on mating flies.



Similar posts:
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies

Mating Flies - Series #3

This is a third series on macro photo of mating flies.



Similar posts:
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies (Fi and Fo)

Apr 21, 2009

Tropical bug with big hind legs - Series #3

Yet another photo set of an identified tropical bug. The bug was caught at KTM Station at Batang Benar, Negri Sembilan. Batang Benar station is a one stop away from Nilai Station.


Tropical bug perched on a leave


Closer shot of tropical bug. Click on the photo for a larger view and notice the tiny spiky furs.


Tropical bug on my fingers

Related posts:
* Tropical bug with big hind legs - Series #2
* Tropical bug with big hind legs - Series #1

Mar 11, 2009

Tropical butterfly - Series #9

A photo of tropical butterfly resting on piece of wood. The spots on the wings look like white flames.



Related posts:
* Tropical cream butterfly - Series #8 (Pieridae or Riodinidae family)
* Tropical butterfly - Ptychandra Lorquini
* Tropical Butterfly - Orange butterfly
* Black butterfly, Yellow Ixora
* Tropical Butterfly - Junonia Orithya Madagascariensis - Eyed Pansy - Blue Pansy
* Tropical Moths and Butterflies, Series #3
* Moths and Butterflies, Series #2

Feb 16, 2009

Dragon Fly - Series#3

Photo of a tropical Dragonfly from Borneo perched on an Ixora leave.



Related posts:
* Tropical Dragonfly - Series #2
* Tropical Red Dragonfly - Series #1

Feb 15, 2009

Green fly

A green (lime green) fly. It's not a common housefly. It's not a bottle green fly. It look similar to a blowflies. Only the fly's abdomen is lime green. The rest of it's body parts are black.



Some thought that Aphids are green fly. Well, Aphids are usually green and usually in a group.

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Related posts:
* Housefly Sex, Series #2
* Adventure of two flies (Fi and Fo)

Jan 26, 2009

Black caterpillar with white stripes and blue spikes - Series #15

Photo series of a black caterpillar with white stripes and blue spikes. This caterpillar is the 15th in the series.







Don't forget to check out the the collection on Tropical caterpillars in all shapes and size

Related posts:
* Black Yellow Spiky Caterpillar - Series #14
* Spiky caterpillar with black and red spots - Series #13
* Luminous green spiky caterpillar - Series #12
* Tropical furry black white caterpillar - Series #11
* Tropical caterpillar with horns - Series #10
* Black spiky caterpillar - Series #9
* Brown patterned caterpillar - Series #8 (camouflage)
* Baby caterpillar - Series #7
* Tropical furry caterpillar - Series #6
* Tropical yellowish caterpillar - Series #5 (spiky caterpillar)
* Tropical caterpillar - Series #4 (shoe brush caterpillar)
* Tropical caterpillar - Series #3
* Tropical green caterpillar - Series #2
* Tropical big green leave cutter caterpillar - Series #1

Jan 21, 2009

Long legged mosquitoes

Photo of a long legged mosquitoes. Some has the opinion that it might also be a crane fly.









Do you know everything about mosquitoes? Everyone knows that mosquitoes suck blood and spread dengue fever. But why do they suck blood? What kind of diseases do they also spread? What is the mosquitoes'life cycle? Well, I've done a little research of my own and found out quite a bit of knowledge! Here is what I've found!

Mosquitoes belong to a family of flies that are called Culicidae and are small fragile insects that have six delicate legs and two wings covered in scales. The head of a mosquito is equipped with a projecting proboscis which conceals and protects the long piercing and sucking mouthparts. These biting insects have a complex life cycle; the immature stage is totally aquatic and the adult is terrestrial. The adult female returns to a water habitat for a brief period to lay each batch of eggs. Mosquito species vary in their breeding habits, biting behaviour, host preferences and flight range. Most mosquitoes disperse less than two kilometres; some move only a few metres away from their original breeding place, others can fly some 5 or 10 kilometres, and a few species will disperse up to 50 kilometres downwind from the larval habitats.

On average, a female mosquito will live 2-3 weeks, but the male's lifespan is shorter. Within their lifetime both adult male and female will feed on nectar and plant fluids, but it is only the female that will seek a blood meal. So this is why mosquitoes suck blood! The majority of species require this blood meal as a protein source for egg development. Female mosquitoes are attracted to a potential host through a combination of different stimuli that emanate from the host. The stimuli can include carbon dioxide, body odours, air movement or heat. Upon locating a suitable host, the female will probe the skin for a blood capillary then inject a small amount of saliva containing chemicals which prevent the host's blood from clotting. This is often the pathway for potential pathogens such as viruses to enter a host. After engorging on the host's blood the female will find a resting place to digest her meal and develop eggs before flying off to deposit them in a suitable aquatic habitat.

The young larvae are called wrigglers and when they hatch, they will feed continuously and grow though four instars or moultsarval development is dependent on the availability of food and prevailing conditions, particularly temperature, but generally takes at least one to two weeks. The final larval instar develops into an active comma-shaped pupa from which the adult mosquito emerges about 2 days later to feed, mate and develop eggs for the next generation.

Now that we've covered the life cycle and why do they suck blood, let's move on to the diseases. Some of the diseases are the well known dengue fever, Australian encephalitis , Ross River virus disease and Barmah Forerst disease . Dengue is the most important viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes afflicting humans in a world context. Clinical symptoms range from mild fevers, to a severe and potentially life threatening hemorrhagic disease. In Australia, Dengue fever is restricted to Queensland where the major vector Aedes aegypti occurs. "Australian encephalitis" (AE), or "Murray Valley encephalitis" are synonyms for a clinical syndrome caused by infection with Murray Valley encephalitis virus or Kunjin virus . Symptoms are variable, from mild to severe with permanent impaired neurological functions, to sometimes fatal. Cases of AE occurs sporadically in northern Australia and especially in the northwest of WA, but there have been no cases of MVE recorded in southeastern Australia since 1974. Ross River (RR) and Barmah Forest (BF) disease have been collectively known as "Epidemic Polyarthritis", however the two diseases have a slightly different clinical picture. A wide variety of symptoms may occur from rashes with fevers, to arthritis that can last from months to years with RR virus infection. RR disease is the most commonly reported mosquito transmitted disease to humans (over 6,500 cases in 1997) and occurs in all states of Australia. There are occasional local epidemics with hundreds to thousands of infections, with many going unreported. BF disease occurs in most states of Australia, although the annual number of cases are around 1/10th that of RR disease. A series of outbreaks during the early 1990's has highlighted the increasing importance of BF disease. Malaria in Australia has been endemic, but was declared eradicated from the country in 1981. However, approximately 700-800 cases are imported annually from travelers infected elsewhere.

Recommended Reference:
* More on Mosquitoes and Disease
* The Nematocera :- Mosquitos, Love Bugs

Jan 20, 2009

Golden Paper Wasp

A sole Golden Paper Wasp sentinel caught guarding its nest (also called brood).



Related posts:
* Paper wasps - Polistes chinensis

Paper Wasp, common name for medium- to large-sized wasps that construct nests made of a papery material. The nests consist of a single upside-down layer of brood cells (compartments for the young). There are 22 species of paper wasps in North America and approximately 700 species world-wide. They are natural enemies of many garden insect pests.

Scientific classification: Paper wasps are in the genus Polistes in the family Vespidae, which also includes potter wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets. The golden paper wasp is Polistes fuscatus.

Dec 21, 2008

Wild Sex - Mating bugs photo

Another photo of mating leave bugs (Milkweed bugs - Lygaeus kalmii) caught on my camera.



Similar photo of mating bugs:
* Wild sex - Mating orange bugs

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)

Dec 9, 2008

Red cyan tropical damselfly - Series #2

Photo of a tiny red cyan tropical Damselfly. If I'm not mistaken, the Damselfly species is probably a Ceriagrion Cerinorubellum.


Click image for larger display.

Related posts:
* Tropical Pond Damselfly (Enallagma civile)


Dec 2, 2008

Black Yellow Spiky Caterpillar - Series #14

This photo will be the 14th series on tropical caterpillar. This time, it a spiky black and yellow caterpillar.


See the furry feelers ?

Don't forget to check out the the collection on Tropical caterpillars in all shapes and size

Related posts:
* Spiky caterpillar with black and red spots - Series #13
* Luminous green spiky caterpillar - Series #12
* Tropical furry black white caterpillar - Series #11
* Tropical caterpillar with horns - Series #10
* Black spiky caterpillar - Series #9
* Brown patterned caterpillar - Series #8 (camouflage)
* Baby caterpillar - Series #7
* Tropical furry caterpillar - Series #6
* Tropical yellowish caterpillar - Series #5 (spiky caterpillar)
* Tropical caterpillar - Series #4 (shoe brush caterpillar)
* Tropical caterpillar - Series #3
* Tropical green caterpillar - Series #2
* Tropical big green leave cutter caterpillar - Series #1

Nov 26, 2008

Tropical cream butterfly - Series #8

Photos of tropical butterfly from either the Pieridae or Riodinidae family. Exact genus is unknown. The butterfly species is cream in colour with occasional orange patches and a few pansy eyes.

The striking element of this butterfly is it's thorax and abdomen which has black horizontal stripes.


Closer shot of a tropical butterfly.


How tropical butterfly look from far.

Related posts:
* Tropical butterfly - Ptychandra Lorquini
* Tropical Butterfly - Orange butterfly
* Black butterfly, Yellow Ixora
* Tropical Butterfly - Junonia Orithya Madagascariensis - Eyed Pansy - Blue Pansy
* Tropical Moths and Butterflies, Series #3
* Moths and Butterflies, Series #2

Nov 19, 2008

Wasp spider of Borneo - Argiope bruennichi

Take a look at the photos below of Wasp spider. The yellow, black and white spider is also known as Argiope bruennichi. The Wasp spider is also similar to Saint Andrews Cross spider (sp. Argiope keyserlingii).

I know spider has unique set of eyes but I just couldn't get closer to really have zero macro shoot of the eyes. Spider bites, so I avoid the risk.


Striking pose


Close shot of wasp spider


From far: the green pouch above the spider is it's egg sac

Related posts:
* Common Huntsman Spider - Series #2
* Tropical spider - Series #1

About Wasp spider |

Argiope bruennichi, or the wasp spider, is a species of orb-web spider distributed throughout central Europe, Northern Europe, north Africa and parts of Asia. Like many other members of the genus Argiope, (including St Andrew's Cross spiders), it shows striking yellow and black markings on its abdomen.

The spider builds a spiral orb web at dawn or dusk, commonly in long grass a little above ground level, taking it approximately an hour. The prominent zigzag shape called the stabilimentum, or web decoration, featured at the centre of the orb is of uncertain function, though it may be to attract insects.

When a prey item is first caught in the web, Argiope bruennichi will quickly immobilise its prey by wrapping it in silk. The prey is then bitten and then injected with a paralysing venom and a protein dissolving enzyme.

The male of the species is much smaller than the female. It can often be seen in or near a female's web waiting for her to complete her final moult, at which time she reaches sexual maturity. At this time and her chelicerae (jaws) will be soft for a short time and the male may mate with the female without the danger of being eaten.

During Summer 2006, research was carried out in the UK to find that there has been an influx of these spiders to the UK. The colour is still similar, although the yellow stripes are a bit more cream coloured.

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