Up Close with Nature

I found this beautiful Eurybrachyidae planthopper, laying eggs on a tree trunk. I spent about 2 hours observing, photographing and taking movie clips of her and the egg laying process :) IDed as Chalia pulchra (GRAY, 1832). Family: Eurybrachyidae. ID credit: Jerome Constant. The tree was Endorspermum malaccense. Location: Selangor, Malaysia. GIF animation of the egg laying process at

My ants collection. Please correct me if you come across any ID mistakes :) A bunch of Polyrhachis armata - (ID credit: Stephane De Greef)  ants with pupae, in between two leaves. Found them after a rather heavy downpour. A Camponotus sp. ant and a treehopper. A Camponotus sp. ant and a spittle bug nymph in the foam. A group of yellow crazy ants attacking a beetle. For more beetles of

The life cycle of lichen huntsman from mating stage, laying eggs, guarding nest, and protecting the spiderlings until their second molts. Thanks to SpiderJoe for sharing his knowledge which made this post possible. For more tropical spiders, click here. A mating pair of lichen huntsman in broad day light :P The same pair from a different angle. Mom-to-be lichen huntsman guarding her