Goshawk Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 ^ cool...it's a tarantula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 (edited) Big black beastie...on Doi Angkang .... when I tried to shoo it off the road with a stick it reared up...and if too close it snappped those front legs together...sure its poisonous.. Ahhhhh yes...the Asian Tarantula...and it appears to be quite disturbed by your presence in it's domain...which happens to be anywhere it is at when you disturb it! They are venomous (not poisonous as many folks say) but the venom has about the strength of wasp/hornet venom and usually not harmful to humans...unless you have that reaction to bee stings some people have. They used to be quite common all over SEA...kids had em as pets even. The spiders posture is it's warning...lemme be and we'll both be fine. Tarantula bites/stings are quite painful...not just because they inject a fair amount of venom but their fangs can be a half inch long...if it's a huge tarantula! Nice photos... Forgot to add...if you ever encounter these again the best way to shoo em away is to use a straw or small twig and very gently nudge their back legs. They'll usually move away from the nudge...ie...towards the front. Nudging these critters from the front prompts their defensive posturing...good for pix but not arachnid movement! One can also use their index finger to do the nudging...gently that is! NB...Edit to add the final bit. Edited November 27, 2013 by sunshine51 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabianfred Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 It looks like it has lost a leg... Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack2964 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 What on earth is this awesome looking critter? Look at the pincers and that 'tail' 6-legged so must be some kind of insect perhaps a kind of beetle with a soft abdomen instead of a hard shell? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 ^ looks like some kind of Scorpion... Jack! ? Barnacles or mussels (?) on an old coconut log! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Goose-necked Barnacles Jimmy Grow on floating things in the open ocean. Seems they will also grow on the shore in North America although I think they are a different species. I have only ever seen them on floating things. Its said that you can eat them but I think I'll give them a miss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FracturedRabbit Posted December 11, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2013 SC111205 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) What on earth is this awesome looking critter? Look at the pincers and that 'tail' 6-legged so must be some kind of insect perhaps a kind of beetle with a soft abdomen instead of a hard shell? I'm in RSA at the moment but when I rtn to LOS I'll have a look in my Big Book of Bugs. If it ain't in there....we're all doomed! Off hand I'd say it's a maturing beetle larvae....which beetle though I haven't a clue. Edited December 14, 2013 by sunshine51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villagefarang Posted December 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2013 A dozen or so of these guys in the garden today. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted December 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2013 I have a shot here for an an ant with a green tail I also have a shot where I think one wants a kiss , am I strange ? Sorry folks I am strange , don't worry , false alarm! Still thinks it wants a kiss!....... . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Caught in a fish trap in the klong, what is it, intense interest ? A Reticulated Python Non poisonous but none of the locals including the dogs were taking any chances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 what ya looking at? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post angiud Posted December 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2013 A dozen or so of these guys in the garden today. This is the larva of: The Atlas Moth Should be also easy to breed 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Bee at work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samuijimmy Posted January 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2014 Monitor Lizard, Lamai Samui, today.... usually they run off ... but this one obviously want his picture taken! .... about 6 feet long! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Monitor Lizard, Lamai Samui, today.... usually they run off ... but this one obviously want his picture taken! .... about 6 feet long! SJ....many times these monitors don't run off! I've been told it's a stand my ground mentality they have at times...perhaps if the spot is all nice & comfy-cozy. We have a big monitor that likes to get up on our roof and I named it Walter...eats eggs outta my hand and I still have the hand. David Attenborough once told me that monitors are easily tamed from his time spent on Sri Lanka where some village kids had them as pets. Anyway...Walter has now been renamed to Wallette since she's laid eggs under a log behind our house...11 eggs to be exact. Gonna be a great future photo-op when they hatch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FracturedRabbit Posted January 22, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2014 S1222759 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 S1222759 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr The standard of your photography has really slipped of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FracturedRabbit Posted January 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2014 S1222759 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr The standard of your photography has really slipped of late. You're right. Like all the truly inept, I blame the camera. I have been reading comments on camera forums, made by people who read something written by someone else who had a friend who knew these things, declaring that Micro Four Thirds cameras "lacked depth of field control" and were therefore "unable to isolate the subject"; because as we all know, you can only isolate a subject by turning the background into an unidentifiable mush, and not by the use of light, contrast or texture. They are also apparently rubbish at high ISO (25,600 and up, which I use daily) and are not so good for the majority of us who like to print wall size images on a weekly basis. I realise I have made a mistake and need to upgrade immediately, but every other camera I investigate is also castigated into awfulness by the same forums. Contrary to my previously held belief that almost any modern camera can pump out a decent image, it appears that the entire camera market is populated by poo and I might as well take up an alternative hobby. But, contrary old bugger that I am, I bloody love my E-M1 so will continue to fight a losing battle against its many failings, with the tragic results you see before you.I can only apologise. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob8891 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 S1222759 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr The standard of your photography has really slipped of late. You're right. Like all the truly inept, I blame the camera. I have been reading comments on camera forums, made by people who read something written by someone else who had a friend who knew these things, declaring that Micro Four Thirds cameras "lacked depth of field control" and were therefore "unable to isolate the subject"; because as we all know, you can only isolate a subject by turning the background into an unidentifiable mush, and not by the use of light, contrast or texture. They are also apparently rubbish at high ISO (25,600 and up, which I use daily) and are not so good for the majority of us who like to print wall size images on a weekly basis. I realise I have made a mistake and need to upgrade immediately, but every other camera I investigate is also castigated into awfulness by the same forums. Contrary to my previously held belief that almost any modern camera can pump out a decent image, it appears that the entire camera market is populated by poo and I might as well take up an alternative hobby. But, contrary old bugger that I am, I bloody love my E-M1 so will continue to fight a losing battle against its many failings, with the tragic results you see before you.I can only apologise. Still plodding on with my home-made shoebox pinhole camera, (but am devastated at the low quality of shoeboxes in Thailand). Ah, michty me! What to do, what to do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlesticks Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 S1222759 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr The standard of your photography has really slipped of late. You're right. Like all the truly inept, I blame the camera. I have been reading comments on camera forums, made by people who read something written by someone else who had a friend who knew these things, declaring that Micro Four Thirds cameras "lacked depth of field control" and were therefore "unable to isolate the subject"; because as we all know, you can only isolate a subject by turning the background into an unidentifiable mush, and not by the use of light, contrast or texture. They are also apparently rubbish at high ISO (25,600 and up, which I use daily) and are not so good for the majority of us who like to print wall size images on a weekly basis. I realise I have made a mistake and need to upgrade immediately, but every other camera I investigate is also castigated into awfulness by the same forums. Contrary to my previously held belief that almost any modern camera can pump out a decent image, it appears that the entire camera market is populated by poo and I might as well take up an alternative hobby. But, contrary old bugger that I am, I bloody love my E-M1 so will continue to fight a losing battle against its many failings, with the tragic results you see before you.I can only apologise. Still plodding on with my home-made shoebox pinhole camera, (but am devastated at the low quality of shoeboxes in Thailand). Ah, michty me! What to do, what to do? It is painfully obvious that the best camera is always the one you DON'T have ! ! ! ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 S1222759 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr The standard of your photography has really slipped of late. You're right. Like all the truly inept, I blame the camera. I have been reading comments on camera forums, made by people who read something written by someone else who had a friend who knew these things, declaring that Micro Four Thirds cameras "lacked depth of field control" and were therefore "unable to isolate the subject"; because as we all know, you can only isolate a subject by turning the background into an unidentifiable mush, and not by the use of light, contrast or texture. They are also apparently rubbish at high ISO (25,600 and up, which I use daily) and are not so good for the majority of us who like to print wall size images on a weekly basis. I realise I have made a mistake and need to upgrade immediately, but every other camera I investigate is also castigated into awfulness by the same forums. Contrary to my previously held belief that almost any modern camera can pump out a decent image, it appears that the entire camera market is populated by poo and I might as well take up an alternative hobby. But, contrary old bugger that I am, I bloody love my E-M1 so will continue to fight a losing battle against its many failings, with the tragic results you see before you.I can only apologise. You used your 1D MK IV for that. Stop posting pics taken with a multiple thousands of dollars full frame claiming you used a M/43's . . . I'm not fooled! By the way, how did you do that again? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 S1222759 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr The standard of your photography has really slipped of late. You're right. Like all the truly inept, I blame the camera. I have been reading comments on camera forums, made by people who read something written by someone else who had a friend who knew these things, declaring that Micro Four Thirds cameras "lacked depth of field control" and were therefore "unable to isolate the subject"; because as we all know, you can only isolate a subject by turning the background into an unidentifiable mush, and not by the use of light, contrast or texture. They are also apparently rubbish at high ISO (25,600 and up, which I use daily) and are not so good for the majority of us who like to print wall size images on a weekly basis. I realise I have made a mistake and need to upgrade immediately, but every other camera I investigate is also castigated into awfulness by the same forums. Contrary to my previously held belief that almost any modern camera can pump out a decent image, it appears that the entire camera market is populated by poo and I might as well take up an alternative hobby. But, contrary old bugger that I am, I bloody love my E-M1 so will continue to fight a losing battle against its many failings, with the tragic results you see before you.I can only apologise. You used your 1D MK IV for that. Stop posting pics taken with a multiple thousands of dollars full frame claiming you used a M/43's . . . I'm not fooled! By the way, how did you do that again? Well....FWIW....I'm outta likes to give for the original pic. I reckon it's a great photo y'all....no matter what camera was used...so there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 ^^ Yup. It's shockingly good. Rabbit really can pull it out of the hat. He's an easy wind up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FracturedRabbit Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 ^^ Yup. It's shockingly good. Rabbit really can pull it out of the hat. He's an easy wind up too. I shall rise to the bait again by pointing out that the 1D4 is a 1.3 crop camera and not full frame as you so foolishly suggest. I shall not bother telling you that my personal 1D4 went to a very nice man in Ireland in July of last year, and the rather phallic 300mm F2.8 went to a not so nice man in California who initially decided he wasn't going to accept it after I had spent 5,000 baht Fedexing it to him because he didn't want to pay the import duty. Dick. Anyway, my abode is now free of flappy mirrors, apart from a very old Exacta which, as anyone with nothing better to do will tell you, was the world's first production SLR camera. It's shit, but it's historical shit. Last, and probably least, the cheeky monkey had an Olympus 75mm F1.8 lens pointed at it. Well, you did ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Astral, very nice pic, but those are not orchids, I don't recall the name now. Look like a member of the pea family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goompa Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 No word on those Fujian lenses at the moment ? Still waiting for updates . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 ^^ Yup. It's shockingly good. Rabbit really can pull it out of the hat. He's an easy wind up too. I shall rise to the bait again by pointing out that the 1D4 is a 1.3 crop camera and not full frame as you so foolishly suggest. I shall not bother telling you that my personal 1D4 went to a very nice man in Ireland in July of last year, and the rather phallic 300mm F2.8 went to a not so nice man in California who initially decided he wasn't going to accept it after I had spent 5,000 baht Fedexing it to him because he didn't want to pay the import duty. Dick. Anyway, my abode is now free of flappy mirrors, apart from a very old Exacta which, as anyone with nothing better to do will tell you, was the world's first production SLR camera. It's shit, but it's historical shit. Last, and probably least, the cheeky monkey had an Olympus 75mm F1.8 lens pointed at it. Well, you did ask. I never knew that. Mind you I'd avoid Canon. I shall be free of flappy mirrors too by Tuesday. I'm free!!! It's the end of my tour of duty in Issan and SIL has taken over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) From FR: "It's shit, but it's historical shit."...... And well worth noting that the Exakta was built in Dresden Germany. Jimmy Stewart played a photog in an Alfred Hitchcock movie named Rear Window...the main character in fact... But I digress....so back OT to some real historical shit.... Dino poop. Edited January 24, 2014 by sunshine51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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