Blue carpenter bee with crazy blue fur on the thorax and 1st abdominal segment, with translucent dark-amber colored wing and black eyes , antennae, legs and posterior abdomen. The bee clings to white fabric.

Rich amber colored carpenter bee with a thick fuzzy coat of dark orange hair on the thorax and legs and a lighter fringe of golden hairs on the abdomen. The wings are a translucent dark amber color. It clings to fabric and is joined there by a small dark midge.

Celebrate World Bee Day! From half-a-world-away, two carpenter #bees from #TrusMadi in #Sabah #Malaysia #Borneo. Both were photographed at a light trap at night. Blue carpenter bee, #Xylocopa tumida, and another carpenter bee, Xylocopa sp., perhaps X. myops (?). So Fuzzy!

Large long-horned beetle perched on the side of a mottled brown tree branch holding its wide, branched antennae outward on either side of its head.

Large red-brown long-horned beetle resting on the white fabric of a light trap with its long and elaborately branched antennae splayed to the right and left. The antennae are nearly as long as the beetle's body.

Large red-brown long-horned beetle resting on a tree branch , the beetles fantastically branched antennae extend to the left of the image, they are nearly as long as the beetle's body.

Fantastic head gear! #Cyriopalus wallacei is a species of #longhorn #beetle, named in honor of Alfred Russell #Wallace. This individual came to lights at #TrusMadi Jungle Girl Entomology Camp #Sabah #Borneo #Malaysia

Very large and broad silk moth with rusty red-orange antennae and wings marked with reflective white triangles and downward-curving wingtips resembling a matched pair of snakes each with one intense black eye. Resting on fern-like forest vegetation.

Very large and broad silk moth with rusty red-orange antennae and wings marked with reflective white triangles and downward-curving wingtips resembling a matched pair of snakes each with one intense black eye. Resting on the dusky-orange rocky surface that surrounded the light-trap where it was attracted.

Very large and broad silk moth with rusty red-orange antennae and wings marked with reflective white triangles and downward-curving wingtips resembling a matched pair of snakes each with one intense black eye. The moth is hanging from a finger on a hand reaching into the picture from the upper right.

An intermediate-sized caterpillar of the atlas moth gripping the lower edge of a leaf. The caterpillar’s body is mostly shrouded in a coarse waxy coat, including the eight fleshy dorsal lobes. The un-waxy head is a greenish turquoise while the last segment with prolegs bears a tangerine spot of color.

Among Earth’s largest #moths. #Atlas moths, #Attacus atlas, Family #Saturniidae, may have wings spanning >9”. The wingtips look like #snakes ready to strike! The huge 1” diameter #caterpillars sport a waxy coating resembling (mimicking?) #Cordyceps infected larvae. #Borneo #TrusMadi #Sabah #Malaysia

A stick insect with stubby bright red forewings and purple hindwings that match the purple color of the thorax. The darker tip of the purple abdomen of this male stick insects bears two lateral cerci, that are also purple. The sides of the insects are bright green with faint darker longitudinal stripes. The eyes are dark and the top of the head is purple. The spindly legs and the antennae are all marked with alternating green and purple bands. The insect is resting on a green leaf against a darker forest background.

A stick insect with stubby bright red forewings and purple hindwings that match the purple color of the thorax. The darker tip of the purple abdomen of this male stick insects bears two lateral cerci, that are also purple. The sides of the insects are bright green with faint darker longitudinal stripes. The eyes are dark and the top of the head is purple. The spindly legs and the antennae are all marked with alternating green and purple bands. The insect is resting on a green leaf and is viewed from its left side against a dark background.

Close-up view of the left side of the stick insect resting on a leaf. The bold green and purple color scheme and the stark splash of red from the first pair of wings make this an attention-grabbing creature. Small patches of yellow around the head enhance the contrast the color scheme. The alternating green and purple banding on the legs is especially evident.

A stick insect with stubby bright red forewings and purple hindwings that match the purple color of the thorax. The darker tip of the purple abdomen of this male stick insects bears two lateral cerci, that are also purple. The sides of the insects are bright green with faint darker longitudinal stripes. The eyes are dark and the top of the head is purple. The spindly legs and the antennae are all marked with alternating green and purple bands. The insect is resting on a green leaf against a darker forest background. This is a view similar to the first image, but has been cropped to close in on the green and purple body.

Stick insect Island. #Borneo is home of 10% of Earth’s #StickInsect species; it’s the best place to see them. The green, purple & red of #Orthonecroscia keatsooni #Lonchodidae make it unforgettable. #Phasmids were readily found in the #rainforest at night w/ flashlights. #TrusMadi #Sabah #Malaysia

White moth resting with wings open on white fabric. On the wings are symmetrical markings that resemble two red-eyed flies, one on each wing facing a central blob of orange-brown, white, and gray resembling birddroppings along the mid-line of the insect.

White moth resting with wings open on white fabric. On the wings are symmetrical dark markings oriented toward the midline of the moth that is marked a central area of rusty-brown, dark brown, white, and gray that may resemble birddroppings. The pattern is like that of Macrocilix maia, but not well-defined. Evolution still has work to do on this moth.

White moth resting on a person’s thumb. The moth’s wings are open. On the wings are symmetrical markings that resemble two red-eyed flies, one on each wing facing a central blob of orange-brown, white, and gray resembling birddroppings along the mid-line of the insect.

“Go to bed Evolution, you’re drunk!” #Macrocilix maia is a #moth. Wing markings show #flies feeding on bird droppings – incredible #camouflage #mimicy. Another species is “working on” a similar convergent pattern. The best #insect mimic I’ve ever seen. #TrusMadi Entomology Camp #Malaysia #Borneo

#Nepenthes #lowii #Nepentheslowii #Trusmadi #YsLab #ネペンテス #ローウィ　#食虫植物　#ウツボカズラ #Carnivorousplants #Zf #Nikon #NikonZf #ニコン #私とニコンで見た世界 #nikoncreators  #ZMC105mm #ZMC105
NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S
まだロワーですが、BE株とまた異なる個性がある感じです。

#Nepenthes_lowii_trusmadi #ネペンテス_ローウィ_トラスマディ #N_lowii #nepenthes #lowii #trusmadi  #ウツボカズラ　#食虫植物 #BE #Carnivorous_plants #BE3100 #Zf #Nikon #ニコン #私とニコンで見た世界 #ZMC105
NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S
コインサイズから育ててるBE由来のネペンテス ローウィ ( Nepenthes lowii )のトラスマディ（trusmadi)産です。成長するにつれて、袋の蓋裏のヒゲが段々目立ってきました。