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This scorpion is one of the members of the genus Heterometrus, also known by the collective vernacular name Giant Forest Scorpions. The Genus is notable for containing some of the largest living species of scorpions. Thankfully their sting is rather mild and no human fatalities are known to have occurred due to them. Saw this one in the backyard. I used a trowel to lift it off the ground and place it on the wall to get clean shots of it.
Wikipedia: The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from coastal northeast India, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast Asia to Indonesian islands where it lives close to water.
Conservation status: Least Concern
It was morning time with sun just came out of clouds. This harmless snake provided a quick show and then disappeared into the grass.
Ahaetulla, commonly referred to as Asian vine snakes or Asian whip snakes, is a genus of colubrid snakes distributed throughout tropical Asia. They are considered by some scientists to be mildly venomous and are what is commonly termed as 'rear-fanged' or more appropriately, opisthoglyphous, meaning their enlarged teeth or fangs, intended to aid in venom delivery, are located in the back of the upper jaw, instead of in the front as they are in vipers or cobras. As colubrids, Ahaetulla do not possess a true venom gland or a sophisticated venom delivery system. The Duvernoy's gland of this genus, homologous to the venom gland of true venomous snakes, produces a secretion which, though not well studied, is considered not to be medically significant to humans. (Source: Wikipedia)
Photographer: my beautyful friend Asia Rae
Dress: Azul (my lovely, gorgeous friend Blossoms dress xox)
Hairs: (Vanity Hair (aren't these wonderful??)
Jewelry: Alienbear
Bridge over Bosphorus straits in Istanbul. Turkey , connecting Asia with Europe.
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The Asian Koel is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the birds known as brood parasites that rely on others to raise their young. They are known to lay a single egg in the nests of a variety of birds, including the jungle crow, and house crow. They are unusual among the Cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults. The name Koel is echoic in origin and is a widely used symbol in Indian and Nepali poetry. The bird seen here is a female.
Incidentally this is the first shot of mine using the R10 coupled with the 300mm f/4 with Kenko 1.4x extension lens. Works like a charm with eye tracking working without a hitch.