Popular Post sunshine51 Posted August 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2015 While trying tio get closer to the garden lizard this critter decided to take a rest on me hand & located something interesting on me fingers...hmmmmm... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted August 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2015 Be careful turning the tap on... 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2015 I'm very sure I have managed to take a photo of the Loch Ness monster Although Scotland is a few thousand miles away from BKK, I've heard, from very reliable sources, that Nessie can travel free with Thai airways anytime she fancies. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Noticed a little blob about 3mm in size on the gatepost Original size first picture, followed by zoom macro picture. P1060186.jpg P1060164a.jpg It just occurred to me that this may be a picture of ants mimicking a spider - the front antennae are long and resemble legs - spiders are of course eight legged, whilst the ant is an insect with the usual six legs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted August 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2015 This was taken in Lumphini Park in Bangkok in June 2014 back in the days before I found the joys of shooting in RAW. I am led to believe it is a monitor lizard. There were literally hundreds of these all over the park Here's one up a tree at the top of a mountain in Phuket: I wish I'd had a decent camera then. . 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2015 Sorry Jimmy, but mine is prettier than yours 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sunshine51 Posted August 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) ^^^ Jimmy's monkey needs to buy a bra! Yours looks preggers. Welcome to LOS...it's all here! Edited August 9, 2015 by sunshine51 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 . Reminds me of Sportivo truck drivers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted August 11, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) Harmless: Not so harmless: Edited August 11, 2015 by JetsetBkk 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 ^^^ Nice snakes JsB...amazing how fast the Paradise Tree Snake can move.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) ^^^ Nice snakes JsB...amazing how fast the Paradise Tree Snake can move.... Yes! When he/she got onto the grass, he/she was gone in a flash. Edit: The monocled cobra was quite slow in comparison. I think he knew no one was going to bother him. Edited August 12, 2015 by JetsetBkk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sunshine51 Posted August 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) JsB...with the exception of the Mamba's in Africa, most of the venomous snakes I have encountered are slow movers & I reckon it's because...somehow...they know they're badasses & don't have to run from a confrontation! They stand their ground & strike when the opportunity is right. If they miss the strike they'll keep trying until successful or the threat retreats. When calm & order is restored they slowly move off to wherever they want to go. This seems a universal common trait amongst venomous snakes (land dwelling)...but that Mamba i(black or green) s the exception. Edit to add the video below.... JsB....What i said about venomous snakes & their slow movement is not an absolute rule....this King Cobra video blows what I stated right outta the ball park! Perhaps this snae is another exception? Edited August 13, 2015 by sunshine51 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted August 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2015 Here's the edited video I took at the time. It's a bit shaky because the camera I had then didn't have good image stabilisation. (That's my story and I'm sticking too it! ) I think somebody already had a go at him and knocked a foot or two from the end of his tail - it looks a bit stunted. The bit at the end of the video was after I'd been out in the pick-up and come back and he was in the storm drain outside the house. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samuijimmy Posted August 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2015 Sunshine, those are really "gardeners" hand you have above ^^^^ were you playing in the mud??? This Hawk moth appeared again this evening.... Looking at the underside, it does look more like a moth.... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted August 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2015 ^ Jimmy - check your plants every day for Hawk Moth larvae! They can devour a large plant in a few hours. The larvae are very clever at hiding on the underside of the leaves along the spine. The ones on my Desert Rose were light to dark green. It was stripped overnight of 50% of its leaves. But it recovered. I'm not normally an aggressive person, but I took great pleasure in slicing those b@stards into lots of little pieces using pruning shears. Of course, the first time I saw the moth I had no idea what this beautiful creature was doing on my cactus. Only days after did I see the results of the ravenous larvae. The way to tell if you're infested is to check on the ground underneath the leaves - if there are a lot of small round balls of poo on the ground, then you've got problems! Here are some pictures I took of the moth, the larvae and the Desert Rose. The moth: The devastated Desert Rose: The little b@stards ready for slicing and dicing: The Rose at its finest: I pruned the rose very hard a couple of months ago after reading up on the subject. It is now just producing the first few flowers - I'll post some pictures when they are fully open. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) @ Jimmy...I was assisting the missus doing some repotting...mixing the carabao poop...before the dragonfly buzzed me. Good call! Edited August 15, 2015 by sunshine51 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rhythmworx Posted August 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2015 ^ Jimmy - check your plants every day for Hawk Moth larvae! They can devour a large plant in a few hours. The larvae are very clever at hiding on the underside of the leaves along the spine. The ones on my Desert Rose were light to dark green. It was stripped overnight of 50% of its leaves. But it recovered. I'm not normally an aggressive person, but I took great pleasure in slicing those b@stards into lots of little pieces using pruning shears. Of course, the first time I saw the moth I had no idea what this beautiful creature was doing on my cactus. Only days after did I see the results of the ravenous larvae. The way to tell if you're infested is to check on the ground underneath the leaves - if there are a lot of small round balls of poo on the ground, then you've got problems! Here are some pictures I took of the moth, the larvae and the Desert Rose. The moth: The devastated Desert Rose: The little b@stards ready for slicing and dicing: The Rose at its finest: I pruned the rose very hard a couple of months ago after reading up on the subject. It is now just producing the first few flowers - I'll post some pictures when they are fully open. Cmon man no need to slice them up. Surely you have a neighbour you dont like, I thought everyone does. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Cmon man no need to slice them up. Surely you have a neighbour you dont like, I thought everyone does. Dammit! Why didn't I think of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted August 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2015 My post-pruning, newly-flowering, Desert Rose: Friday: Today: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post jack2964 Posted August 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2015 I got this one with my phone camera while I was sat waiting for some birds to appear. It alighted on my arm and fed on sweat from my pores. Tiny fella approx 2cm wingspan. It has contrasting colours; yellow on underwing and iridescent blue with wings parted. No idea what it could be though. Location:Nam Nao NP. Petchabun 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2015 Hey Jack, I'm fortunate enough this little thing didn't alight on my arm. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2015 How they DARE, having sex in my house, on my ceiling What the world is coming to............. Should have charged them occupancy rates. The approach. Getting closer. Engage. Full swing. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted August 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2015 What ! No flowers or chocolates ? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundycat Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 or sound effects ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 What ! No flowers or chocolates ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted August 30, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2015 Leaf Hopper 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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