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This flat-bodied critter blends so well against the green background. The brown patches on its legs and the ridge of its abdomen mimics the dry portion of leaves. This further facilitates its camouflage.
Coleoptera ( /koʊliːˈɒptərə/) is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek κολεός, koleos, meaning "sheath"; and πτερόν, pteron, meaning "wing", thus "sheathed wing". The reason for the name is that most beetles have two pairs of wings, the front pair, the "elytra", being hardened and thickened into a sheath-like, or shell-like, protection for the rear pair, and for the rear part of the beetle's body. The superficial consistency of most beetles' morphology, in particular their possession of elytra, has long suggested that the Coleoptera are monophyletic, but there is growing evidence that this is unjustified, there being arguments for example, in favour of allocating the current suborder Adephaga their own order, or very likely even more than one.
taken at kodiang, kedah
Well, of course, it's a BIG hairy fly, but the markings on it's back had me doing a double take! Hee hee, I'm getting a lego man (do you love his fuzzy hair do!!?) - what about you?
If there are any Dipterists out there who can identify this large fly I'd be interested - I've never thought a fly attractive until now!!
Darter dragonfly on my finger. Having got the dragonfly used to me being there, I persuaded it to walk onto my finger where it stayed for about 3 minutes whilst I took photographs. Natural light
another gothic looking creature, completely blending to the underneath of a branch and required the very sharp eyes of the guide to point it to us. this species have very strange orange spikes on its back. this shot even captured some cob-web on its pair of "horns" at the front of the head.
updated:
this species have been identified as a rare male Parectatosoma species endemic in Madagascar and not yet described, based on emails sent to me by various experts. glad that i had a chance to see such an amazing creature.
Canon PowerShoot S2 IS
Super Macro mode
Vivid colour
6mm f/4 1/640 ISO 50 Crop Auto Conrast
Morning available light after lite monsoon rain.