Up Close with Nature

This has got to be the coolest gecko I have ever seen (and touched) in real life! I was scanning a tree trunk for any potential macro subject(s) when, from out of nowhere, this amazing Kuhl's Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli), landed onto the very same tree in front of me! Look at the cool patterns, shapes and colors on this gorgeous gecko! It was wagging its tail much like a puppy too at first.

Hisham Marmin's Macro rig. You can find his blog here, and his Facebook page here. You can also find more macro rigs here. His macro rigs consists of Pentax K5, SMC Pentax D FA Macro 100mm F2.8 WR3, Pentax AF160C Macro Ring Flash. However, instead of using the ring flash the way it is intended to be, i.e mounted onto the front of the lens, this is what he does. The images here should be self

An incomplete documentation of en Epeus sp. jumping spider' life cyle: Oct 6, 2012: I found this very gravid mom-to-be. The same Epeus sp. pregnant jumping spider from a different angle. Oct 13, 2012 - mom and her eggs. Mom was seen chasing away an ant that close too close to ber eggs. Oct 20, 2012: Mom with her newly hatched spiderlings. Oct 27, 2012: only spiderlings' molts were