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ARACHNIDA: (Scorpions, Spiders) |
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| Avicularia avicularia | Pink Toe Tarantula stalking the camera! |
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Grammostola rosea |
Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula slowly creeping! |
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Pandinus imperator |
Emperor Scorpion quickly crawling towards the camera! |
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BLATTARIA: (Cockroaches) |
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| Archimandrita tesselata | Up close and personal with a Giant Peppered Cockroach! |
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COLEOPTERA: (Beetles, Weevils) |
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Cetonischema aeruginosa |
Closeup of Flower Beetles feeding on an apple. |
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Cetonischema aeruginosa |
Flower Beetles crawling on an apple and flying! |
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Chrysina beyeri |
Shining Leaf Beetle in my hand! |
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Chrysina gloriosa |
Up close and personal with Glorious Beetles! |
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Chrysina woodi |
Blue-legged Shining Leaf Beetle in my hand! |
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| Chrysolina sp. | Klamath Weed Beetle wandering my fingers. |
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| Cotinus mutabilis | Curious Fig Beetle in my hand! |
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Cremastocheilus sp. |
Ant Scarab crawling on my hand! |
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Cremastocheilus sp. |
Close-up of an Ant Scarab crawling on my hand! |
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| Curculionidae sp. | Small Weevil crawling on my hand! |
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| Curculionidae sp. | Small Weevil not sure what to make of my hand! |
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| Curculionidae sp. | Quick little Weevil exploring the length of my arm! |
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| Curculionidae sp. | Tiny little Weevil crawling up my finger! |
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| Cyclocephala sp. | Group of May Beetles with only one thing on their minds... mating! |
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| Cyclocephala sp. | Very determined May Beetle! |
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| Cyclocephala sp. | May Beetle wrestling match! |
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Dynastes granti |
Watch what happens when I taunt a live male Rhino Beetle with a dead specimen! |
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Dynastes granti |
Grant's Rhinoceros Beetle attacking my fingers (ouch)! |
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Dynastes granti |
Newly-emerged Rhinoceros Beetle crawling on my hand (minor male). |
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Dynastes granti |
Grant's Rhinoceros Beetle pupa (female). |
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Dynastes granti / Cyclocephala sp. |
This must be one very good-looking female Rhinoceros Beetle! |
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Dynastes hercules |
Hercules Beetles attempting to battle! |
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Dynastes hercules |
This Hercules Beetle decides to crawl up my arm! |
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Dynastes hercules |
Hercules Beetle, up close and personal! |
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Dynastes hercules |
Watch this Hercules Beetle up close as it feeds on a banana! |
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Dynastes hercules / Megasoma actaeon |
Hercules Beetle & Elephant Beetle having fun on a Vertical Canopy™ during the 2005 Bug Fair in Los Angeles, CA! |
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Eleodes sp. |
Darkling Beetle just hanging out. |
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| Eudicella aethiopica | Basic Flower Beetle setup and mating! |
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Eudicella gralli hubini |
Female Flower Beetle taking flight, as a male quickly climbs a branch after her! |
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Eudicella gralli hubini |
Small group of Flower Beetles feeding on banana. |
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Eudicella gralli hubini |
Flower Beetle lapping up banana from my finger (male)! |
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| Eudicella smithi | Flower Beetle crawling up my finger (female)! |
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Lucanus elaphus |
Elephant Stag Beetle trying to pinch my finger (male - from Virginia)! |
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Lucanus elaphus |
Elephant Stag Beetle showing her pinching ability (female - from Virginia). |
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Megasoma actaeon |
Interview with a Elephant Beetle at the 2005 Bug Fair in Los Angeles, CA. |
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| Phanaeus difformis | Texas Dung Beetle crawling away (male). |
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| Phanaeus difformis | Texas Dung Beetle flipping himself over (male). |
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| Platyceroides agassizi | Small Stag Beetle beating up a bigger Oregon Stag Beetle! |
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Platycerus oregonensis |
Oregon Stag Beetle crawling around my hand (male). |
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Platycerus oregonensis |
Oregon Stag Beetle taking flight (male)! |
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| Pseudolucanus mazama | Very docile Western Stag Beetle in my hand! |
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| Scaphinotus sp. | Snail-eating Ground Beetle trying to find his way off my hand! |
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| Strategus aloeus | Newly-emerged Ox Beetle crawling around! |
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| Xylotrupes gideon | Very noisy Rhinoceros Beetle! |
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DIPLOPODA: (Millipedes) |
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Archispirostreptus gigas |
Giant Black Millipede eating a carrot on my hand! |
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Archispirostreptus gigas |
Giant Black Millipede crawling (look at all those legs)! |
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DIPTERA: (Flies, Mosquitoes) |
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Musca sp. |
Pretty friendly House Fly! |
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HERPS: (Amphibians, Reptiles) |
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Ceratophrys ornata |
Magic Pacman Frog making a cricket dissapear! |
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Dendrobates tinctorius |
Poison Dart Frogs feeding on fruit flies! |
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Eryx colubrinus |
Kenyan Sand Boa stalking its prey! |
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| Eublepharis macularius | Scurrying Leopard Gecko! |
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Morelia viridis |
Green Tree Python exploring a large plant! |
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Morelia viridis |
Same Green Tree Python, after the color change! |
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Phyllomedusa sauvagei |
Waxy Monkey Tree Frog crawling towards the camera! |
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Phyllomedusa sauvagei |
Waxy Monkey Tree Frog devouring a cricket (night vision)! |
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Phyllomedusa sauvagei |
Waxy Monkey Tree Frog missing his target (night vision)! |
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Phyllomedusa sauvagei |
Closeup of a Waxy Monkey Tree Frog (night vision)! |
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Phyllomedusa sauvagei |
Waxy Monkey Tree Frog climbing a branch (night vision)! |
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LEPIDOPTERA: (Butterflies, Moths) |
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| Attacus atlas | Look at the size of this Atlas Moth (female)! |
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| Attacus atlas | Atlas Moth testing his wings (male). |
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| Attacus atlas | Atlas Moth closeup, showing body and wing details (female). |
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| Attacus atlas | Pair of Atlas Moths mating on my hand! |
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| Attacus atlas | Atlas Moth caterpillar preparing its cocoon! |
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| Actias luna | Luna Moth caterpillar feeding on a Sweet Gum leaf (L5 instar). |
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| Actias luna | Luna Moth laying eggs! |
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| Actias luna | Luna Moth up close! |
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Grammia ornata |
Tiger Moth testing its wings! |
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MANTODEA: (Mantids) |
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Parasphendale affinis |
Bud Wing Mantis crawling on my hand (female). |
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Parasphendale affinis |
Bud Wing Mantis eating a cricket (female)! |
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Phyllocrania paradoxa |
Ghost Mantis cleaning his antenna (male). |
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Phyllocrania paradoxa |
Ghost Mantis crawling on my hand, then flying away (male)! |
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Phyllocrania paradoxa |
Baby Ghost Mantis chowing down on a cricket the size of himself! |
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| Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii | Flower Mantis eating a cricket (nymph)! |
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ORTHOPTERA: (Crickets, Grasshoppers, Katydids) |
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Orthoptera sp. |
Huge Grasshopper crawling on my hand, then hopping away. |
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PHASMIDA: (Leaf Insects, Walkingsticks) |
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Eurycnema goliath |
Attack of the Goliath Walking Stick (male - night vision)! |
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Eurycnema goliath |
Goliath Walking Stick wandering through the night (male - night vision)! |
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Extatosoma tiaratum |
Giant Prickly Leaf Insect feeding on a Eucalyptus leaf, blowing in the wind (female). |
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Extatosoma tiaratum |
Giant Prickly Leaf Insect sucking up water drops on a branch (female - night vision). |
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| OTHER: | ||
| Gordius sp. | Horsehair Worm wiggling around like a snake. |
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| Snail sp. | Close-up of a local Snail! |
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| MISC: | ||
| Great Dane | My canine assistant helping me collect beetles at a light trap (night vision)! |
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