A few faves from 2019
Dec 28, 2019 08:34:06 #
Happy New Year everyone.
The cutest little cat snake ever! Doesn't look like any other Pale-spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii) I have ever seen. Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Boiga drapiezii_MG_4973 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Big female Sumatra Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sumatranus). Lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
Trimeresurus sumatranus_MG_6563 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Common name: Malayan ground pit viper, Malayan pit viper, Malayan ground snake, Malayan moccasin (Calloselasma rhodostoma). Krabi, Thailand.
Calloselasma rhodostoma_MG_4708 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Green Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sp. nov.) from the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Trimeresurus sp. nov._MG_4869 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Female dobsonfly, Nevromus gloriosoi(?), Liu, Hayashi & Yang, 2012 (Corydalidae: Corydalinae laying eggs on a leaf. Highland of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Nevromus gloriosoi_MG_6136 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Newly emerged cicada from the highland of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. 1000m asl. Tosena depicta - ID credit: David.
Tosena depicta_MG_5985 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Longhorn Beetle, Rhaphipodus sp., probably Rhaphipodus bonni, māle, from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Rhaphipodus bonni_MG_5671 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
Backlit shot of a Violin Beetle (Mormolyce phyllodes phyllodes) from the lowland forest of Kedah, Malaysia. Taken with a TG5 so not the best quality.
Mormolyce phyllodes phyllodes PB090295 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr
The rest of the "Best of 2019" here:
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The cutest little cat snake ever! Doesn't look like any other Pale-spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii) I have ever seen. Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Boiga drapiezii_MG_4973 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrBig female Sumatra Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sumatranus). Lowland forest of Sabah, Borneo.
Trimeresurus sumatranus_MG_6563 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrCommon name: Malayan ground pit viper, Malayan pit viper, Malayan ground snake, Malayan moccasin (Calloselasma rhodostoma). Krabi, Thailand.
Calloselasma rhodostoma_MG_4708 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrGreen Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sp. nov.) from the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Trimeresurus sp. nov._MG_4869 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrFemale dobsonfly, Nevromus gloriosoi(?), Liu, Hayashi & Yang, 2012 (Corydalidae: Corydalinae laying eggs on a leaf. Highland of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Nevromus gloriosoi_MG_6136 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrNewly emerged cicada from the highland of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. 1000m asl. Tosena depicta - ID credit: David.
Tosena depicta_MG_5985 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrLonghorn Beetle, Rhaphipodus sp., probably Rhaphipodus bonni, māle, from the lowland forest of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Rhaphipodus bonni_MG_5671 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrBacklit shot of a Violin Beetle (Mormolyce phyllodes phyllodes) from the lowland forest of Kedah, Malaysia. Taken with a TG5 so not the best quality.
Mormolyce phyllodes phyllodes PB090295 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on FlickrThe rest of the "Best of 2019" here:
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Dec 28, 2019 10:51:21 #
Terrific pictures! Always a special treat when you post here.
I suspect the longhorn beetle was taken with a wide angle macro lens. This sort of composition is inspiring to those of us wishing to try out this lens.
I suspect the longhorn beetle was taken with a wide angle macro lens. This sort of composition is inspiring to those of us wishing to try out this lens.
Dec 28, 2019 10:55:16 #
Dec 28, 2019 14:55:31 #
Wonderful images as usual. I love the Dobson fly and the Violin beetle.
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Your work is in another world in both quality and content. Stunning, simply stunning..!
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