Ok – I haven’t been sharing much land-based photography recently (mainly because I just haven’t been taking any for a while), but here is a quick series of photos I shot while in Timor Leste of a parasitic wasp of some sort that we found…
Category: Insects & Spiders
I have no clue what kind of moths or butterflies these caterpillars turn into, but they’re still beautiful in their own right.
I saw several ant mimic spiders while in Jiwa Damai. Unfortunately, I only got photos of these two with the very large mandibles. I’m not sure what function those over-sized mandibles serve, as they don’t really help them to look like ants in my opinion.…
While I was in Jiwa Damai, I helped work on a project to modernize beekeeping in Bali. I created a couple videos for the project, check them out.
Not the greatest photo showing off this spider’s colors, but I like the long shadow in this shot.
So the title kind of gives it away, but I found these things on one of the coconut trees here. I was out for a nocturnal wander through the gardens and I thought I caught some movement on the one coconut tree. When I looked…
I guess I’m in a bit of a video mood recently, so here’s another post getting bumped to the front of the queue… As I mentioned when I posted the Weaver Ants post, I have been on the look out for them actually making a…
I have absolutely no clue if that is what this jumping spider is called… or even if it has a name – common or scientific – but I think after seeing it, you’ll agree that it is a fitting name. Those iridescent metallic green patches…
Just like in Madagascar, there are scorpions here too. I was honestly a little surprised by that… maybe because I tend to associate them more with desert climates, but there are a lot here.
There are tons of butterflies around here, but these ones are absolutely beautiful… the way the light catches off that turquoise part on their wings is stunning.
These weaver ants are pretty prolific here… They don’t always walk around with that posture of having their abdomen raised, but I think it might be some sort of threat display… Because they definitely pay attention to you – much more than any other ants…
Ok – so far I’ve got three entries I can put in this category, but I’ll spread them out a little bit. This first installment is something called a Cordyceps Fungus which is a fungus that infects mainly insects. Basically, an infected insect is doomed…
And final day for now… I’ll return to non-spider photos with my next post… but I am sure more spiders will be coming soon. There are just so many cool ones around here – including one that I saw only once and have been searching…
This first guy is an interesting one. It is almost like it s a cross between a crab spider and a jumping spider. Those incredibly long front legs complete with what appear to be hooks for holding prey are pretty impressive. Its body is also…
