So here is a small selection of invertebrate images I have accumulated over the past year and a half or so. I was lucky to work in Borneo and then immediately after that worked on a project in Ecuador, all the photos are from those 2 places. Each photo has a more detailed description if you follow the link to flickr. But I'm happy to answer any additional questions about any of the images if anyone has any. Hope you enjoy and find atleast some of the material interesting.
Best,
Anton
Metamorphosis by Anton, on Flickr
Little crab endemic to one (not very tall) mountain top in Bornean Malaysia
Endemic Crab by Anton, on Flickr
Suspended by Anton, on Flickr
Halloween Spider by Anton, on Flickr
Green Spiral by Anton, on Flickr
A Big Meal by Anton, on Flickr
Little Lynx by Anton, on Flickr
Infamous terrestrial leeches, on some days I'd get 100s of these on me. Easy to see why, brush against this leaf and thats 3 already.
Three's Company by Anton, on Flickr
Danum Jungle Weevil by Anton, on Flickr
Green Mantid by Anton, on Flickr
Standing Guard by Anton, on Flickr
Proud Mother by Anton, on Flickr
Leaf Mantis by Anton, on Flickr
Parasitic fungi by Anton, on Flickr
Flower Mantis by Anton, on Flickr
Kinabalu Spider by Anton, on Flickr
Mystery Insect Shell by Anton, on Flickr
Mothra by Anton, on Flickr
Casting Nets by Anton, on Flickr
Ecdysis by Anton, on Flickr
Cordyceps Moth by Anton, on Flickr
Species of scorpion endemic to Mt. Kinabalu, described in 2012
Forest Scorpion by Anton, on Flickr
Gentle Giants by Anton, on Flickr
Banquet by Anton, on Flickr
Ecuadorian Mountain Moth by Anton, on Flickr
Midnight Snack by Anton, on Flickr
Dinner by Anton, on Flickr
Colorful Moth by Anton, on Flickr
Egg Buffet by Anton, on Flickr
Whopper Heterometrus by Anton, on Flickr
Greenery by Anton, on Flickr
Shieldbug Snack by Anton, on Flickr
Lift-off by Anton, on Flickr
Biggest leech species in the world
Giant Leech by Anton, on Flickr
Space Invader by Anton, on Flickr
Firework Butt by Anton, on Flickr
Menacing Moth. by Anton, on Flickr
Mystery Centipede by Anton, on Flickr
Banquet by Anton, on Flickr
Tropical Lantern Bug by Anton, on Flickr
Purple and Orange Cloud Forest Tarantula by Anton, on Flickr
Spider Cloud by Anton, on Flickr
Bornean Fulgorid by Anton, on Flickr
Halloween Spider by Anton, on Flickr
Glorious Gastropod by Anton, on Flickr
A parliament of flies by Anton, on Flickr
Badly Camouflaged by Anton, on Flickr
Antennae cleaning by Anton, on Flickr
Photo Sampler of Tropical Invertebrates
Moderator: Scott Waters
Re: Photo Sampler of Tropical Invertebrates
Great photos, you have come across some amazing inverts in your travels. I'm particularly impressed by your diversity of mantids and cordyceps fungus. I think my favourite is the jungle weevil. Those are disparate areas what were you doing that took you to both? Thanks for sharing these beautiful shots.
Best,
Nick
Best,
Nick
Re: Photo Sampler of Tropical Invertebrates
Thanks for taking a look! I agree mantids and cordyceps are always exciting to find, I saw a lot of both during the course of work when I didn't have my camera and never got a chance to get photos of but I did manage to run across my fair share of both when I'd go hiking after work. I was also very happy about the weevil, months in the jungle there and I only ever saw the one weevil like it.
So I was working as a field tech or whatever you want to call it in both locations. I was helping with my friends project in Borneo, we were doing a lot of camera trapping of mammalian frugivores in the jungle around there. Then it worked out so that before my field season in Borneo was over I was hired to assist on a conservation project dealing with the Endangered El Oro Parakeet; involving community outreach, monitoring of the birds nests, movement, etc... with the eventual goal of establishing a protected wildlife corridor in Ecuador.
Now i'm in NC doing grad work, my next fieldwork trip will be for my own project down to Peru! Can't wait!
So I was working as a field tech or whatever you want to call it in both locations. I was helping with my friends project in Borneo, we were doing a lot of camera trapping of mammalian frugivores in the jungle around there. Then it worked out so that before my field season in Borneo was over I was hired to assist on a conservation project dealing with the Endangered El Oro Parakeet; involving community outreach, monitoring of the birds nests, movement, etc... with the eventual goal of establishing a protected wildlife corridor in Ecuador.
Now i'm in NC doing grad work, my next fieldwork trip will be for my own project down to Peru! Can't wait!
Re: Photo Sampler of Tropical Invertebrates
Wow, I loved this invert thread. Great work!
Re: Photo Sampler of Tropical Invertebrates
Fantastic voyage loved it!