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Tag Archives: insects
Madagascar: Paying Attention to the Little Things
Walking through the jungle in Madagascar in search of lemurs, it’s easy to overlook the little things…and trample them underfoot. Bugs, tiny plants, lizards. There are upwards of 100,000 species of insects in Madagascar. We didn’t see the long-necked giraffe … Continue reading
Posted in Madagascar, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Andasibe, ant nest, arachnids, clouded mother of pearl, Corythornis vintsioides, Foudia madagascariensis, Foudia madagascariensis); some sort of sunbird, insects, lined day gecko, Madagascar fody, Madagascar kingfisher, Mantadia, orb spider, phallus indusiatus, phelsuma lineata lineata., pill millipede, Protogoniomorpha anacardii, sphaerotherium, spider, stinkhorn
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Macro Photography: Grasshopper After Rainstorm
Check out these macro photos of a grasshopper (or, as my daughter felt was more appropriate, “locust” – it was a good 3 inches long!) that was perched outside out front door. If you look close, you can see little … Continue reading
Posted in Macro Photography
Tagged grasshopper, insects, macro photography, Namibia, Photography
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Photo: Bug Eats Millipede
I snapped this interesting photo the other day as I was experimenting with some screw-in macro lenses I had gotten in the mail. Here in Namibia, there are millions of millipedes coiled up under rocks, soil, everyplace you dig. So … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts, Observations and Weird Stuff, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged bugs, entomology, insects, nature
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