I will be hosting more macro workshops in locations in Thailand and also Borneo in the near future. Limited seats only with a maximum of 6 participants per workshop. Details will be announced in this blog once it is finalized.
Fulgoridae:
Pyrops candelaria
We managed to find only one individual of this species but luckily, we still managed to get decent shots of it.
How many bugs do you see in this image? Name all of them. Answers at the bottom of this image.
Answers: Fulgoridae - Pyrops ducalis, Alydidae - Riptortus pedestris and a masked assassin (Reduviidae - Reduvius sp.?)
Pyrops ducalis
Again, we found only one individual of this species but it was there all the time.
More Pyrops ducalis
We walked 7km with our backpack and tripod just to find this beauty but it was all worth it!
Saiva gemmata
We did find many many Saiva gemmata though.
Trophobiosis between gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus and lanternfly (Fulgoridae), - Saiva gemmata. Thailand
More Saiva gemmata
Aphaena submaculata
Only one individual spotted.
Aphaena submaculata
Aphaena cf. discolor
We walked 7km with our backpack and tripod just to find this beauty but it was all worth it!
Saiva gemmata
We did find many many Saiva gemmata though.
Trophobiosis between gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus and lanternfly (Fulgoridae), - Saiva gemmata. Thailand
More Saiva gemmata
Aphaena submaculata
Only one individual spotted.
Aphaena submaculata
Aphaena cf. discolor
Aphaena cf. discolor
We found a total of three individuals at two different spots.
Check out this link for many more species of lanternflies!
Other invertebrates:
Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle (Xylotrupes gideon?)
Unidentified longhorn beetle
Fungus beetle attracted to the light at night
Firefly beetle, Lamprigera sp.?
Stag beetle, also attracted to the light at night
Ground beetle, Carabidae on the wall of our chalet
Mating pair of weevils
Robber fly (Asilidae - Ommatius sp.?) with shield bug prey.
Huntsman spider with roach prey
Good looking jungle roach (Blattodea)
Myrmicaria sp. ants enjoying honey dew excretes from a planthopper (Delphacid or Cixiid)
Deer fly (Tabanidae) attracted to the light at night
Platyja sp. (Erebinae). One of the hundreds of moths attracted to the light but I only picked the more interesting ones to photograph.
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Weaver ants vs beetle grub
Cool wasp with long ovipositor, Stephanidae?
Stephanidae
A female scorpionfly
Shield bug
Herps (snakes, frogs, lizards)
Snakes
An adult female Vogel's Pit Viper (Trimeresurus vogeli). Found her the first night we were there.
Up close with the Vogel's Pit Viper (Trimeresurus vogeli). Female
We also found many hatchlings of this species the following nights. This one was on a broken branch just a few inches from the ground! A young male Vogel's Pit Viper, I think.
Trimeresurus vogeli. Male
Trimeresurus vogeli. Male
Trimeresurus vogeli. Male
Trimeresurus vogeli. Female
Trimeresurus vogeli. Female
Trimeresurus vogeli. Female
All the hatchlings / juveniles were found near the chalet we stayed in!
Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus). This one too, was found near our chalet!
Only two species of snakes photographed. Also spotted a Ptyas sp. (rat snake) but no photo of it.
Check out this link for many more species of tropical snakes of Malaysia.
Lizards
Female Calotes emma
Male Calotes emma
Skink, Sphenomorphus maculatus
Sphenomorphus maculatus
Cardamom Mountain Horned Agamid (Acanthosaura cardamomensis)
Hemidactylus platyurus
Hemidactylus platyurus
Beautiful tree trunk :D.
It's a Ptychozoon lionotum!
I actually spotted it trying to cross a main road in the park. So I rescued it and took a few pics of it before releasing it.
Ptychozoon lionotum
Ptychozoon lionotum
Ptychozoon lionotum
There were many Tokay Geckos right at the chalet itself! This one was in a slough though i.e. about to molt.
Vibrant colors on this one :). Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko).
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Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko).
Check out this link for more tropical lizards of Malaysia.
Frogs
This one was the residential frog at the chalet. Polypedates sp.? P. leucomystax?
Tiny froglet. Hylarana mortenseni?
Hylarana mortenseni?
Hylarana mortenseni?
Hylarana mortenseni?
Check out this link for more tropical frogs of Malaysia.
Mammals
We were delighted to have come across two porcupines at night.Malayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura)?, munching on coconut flesh. We weren't able to get close enough. Image heavily cropped.
Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor). Many of them and they were quite friendly
And a male sambar deer
Tree-huggers :D busy photographing insects!
Everyone wanted to have a profile picture taken together with this Pyrops ducalis
Group photo. All group photos are courtesy of Jenn Wei. Check out his blog entry about this trip here.
Group photo with Andy Merk, an elephant expert from German. Check out his webpage on the wildlife of Khao Yai here.
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Tree-huggers :D busy photographing insects!
Everyone wanted to have a profile picture taken together with this Pyrops ducalis
Group photo. All group photos are courtesy of Jenn Wei. Check out his blog entry about this trip here.
Group photo with Andy Merk, an elephant expert from German. Check out his webpage on the wildlife of Khao Yai here.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.