sunshine51 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Some kinda lizard thing some kinda lizard in BKK by mrhitchens, on Flickr Ahhhhh...The Southeast Asian Water Monitor...Varanus salvator...just as at home in the water as it is on land. Have heaps around our place in Ranong. A couple of em even have namesas they're kinda friendly...in a big lizard sort of way... These big critters are endemic out here David. They sure are big mean looking dinosaurs to be roaming around the the public parks, though no more harmful than a so dog I would guess Much less harmful than a soi dog David. The monitors will just scurry away pretty quickly and they can move very fast if they have to. One note of caution...Never get one backed into a corner with its only way out being through you. It's not the bite, which can be nasty as they like to eat carrian as well as their favourite thing eggs and can have nasty bacteria in the mouth, it's their claws and tail that will do most of the damage. The claws are attached to feet attached to very powerful legs and the claws are razor sharp. Your arms or legs will be shredded in very short order. They can use their tail as a whip which can lay a leg or arm open to the bone. Even the juveniles around 10-12 inches long can cause a person some nasty grief. They don't attack as some soi dogs will do...they prefer defensive retreat! Mind you...not all soi dogs are vicious ya know, many are down right friendly & just want a forever home, we have 4 ex-soi dogs in our tribe of 6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 thanks Moushound just googled it ..heaps of varieties..and some great pics on bing images...I love butterflys.. Don't know what link mousehound gave you Bundycat but this is a site I use a lot for ID of butterflies : https://www.flickr.com/groups/1682186@N25/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robby nz Posted March 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2015 Straight Snow flat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted March 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2015 King Cobra (Please correct me if I am wrong) Was sat out front one evening when the Missus said "Shaggy,the snake medicine man is here,do you want to look"? Didn't have to ask me that one twice,so I grabbed my camera and headed off to the top of our soi to see the snake man. As I arrived he was just getting the Cobra out of it's box,I quickly got the camera fired up but unfortunately in my panic/excitement I got the settings wrong but was in awe to be face to face with such an awesome creature.Madness took over me and I got down on to my knees to try and get to his level,damn those things can move fast,but I learned I got do the reverse knee shuffle rather quickly. Hopefully next time I will be more composed and will be able to get a better shot with the right settings. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robby nz Posted March 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2015 Dark Straight Swift. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Robby nz Posted March 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2015 Found something in nature to take a picture of that don't run or fly away. Fungus on a log. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 @Robby, you're getting better and better. @Goompa, keep on doing what you're doing; I love it! Your basil spider is he best spider photo I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted March 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2015 Thanks Dal , Cheers Here is the same at a different angle 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robby nz Posted March 29, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2015 Watsons Wight. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Watsons Wight. B F watson's wight.JPG have you got the Latin name for this? can't find it in my records. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted March 29, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2015 Lazy Dragonfly Olympus 60 mm Macro @f4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robby nz Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Watsons Wight. B F watson's wight.JPG have you got the Latin name for this? can't find it in my records. Thanks According to the little book I have it is ; Iton watsonii Also on page 7 as per https://www.flickr.com/groups/1682186@N25/pool/page7 About halfway down the page on the left, no Latin name given. Edited March 30, 2015 by Robby nz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lazy Sod Posted March 30, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2015 Khao Keaw Open Zoo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 ^ nice place that . . . what an aviary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted March 30, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2015 Common Rose (Thanks Mousehound) Also good to see Goomp's macro back on the thread! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robby nz Posted March 31, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2015 Some serious flutterby competition here, good one Shaggy. Another one of the Rose. Andersons Rose 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted March 31, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2015 The back end of a bee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob8891 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The back end of a bee The Master is back. Oh yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mousehound Posted March 31, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2015 The back end of a bee Nice. I don't know which bee this is. But it is a blue banded sp. Some of these are leafcutters and neatly slice semi circles from fresh leaves and chew up the leaf, then mix it with wax. The bee is usually solitary and lives in a small hole in wood or brick (some bees live in holes in the ground.) The bee lays an egg which is fertilised and then the hole is plugged up with the leaf impregnated wax. Most bees are actually solitary not hive dwelling. I have one living in the rubber handle bars of my scooter. The little hole at the end is perfect for it. It comes shopping with me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted March 31, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks Mousehound , maybe you can identify this one I thought it was a juvenile Assassin bug , but it has wings , so no idea , Cheers 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Sod Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 ^ nice place that . . . what an aviary! Agreed, the aviary at Khao Keow is very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goshawk Posted March 31, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2015 Mother Nature at her finest in the North . . . and the best place to see River Chat & Plumbeous Water Redstart, both together...imo Wachirathan Waterfall the bigger view: https://www.flickr.com/photos/moonboots69/16602122959/in/photostream/lightbox/ 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Thanks Mousehound , maybe you can identify this one I thought it was a juvenile Assassin bug , but it has wings , so no idea , Cheers Hemipterans are an interesting group in that they are generally good friends of the gardener clearing out lots of pests. They have a three segmented probe and are able to give you an impressive stab wound with it if handled poorly. Some sp have poisons and sticky hairs on their front legs to help defeat their prey. The nymph starts off wingless but during the five instar stages develops wings. So adults do have wings. I am pretty sure that this is an adult form but I don't know the precise sp. Typically they have a tapered section behind the eyes that resembles a neck. Most of the other hemiptera that are also predatory are aquatic. Edited April 1, 2015 by Mousehound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted April 1, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thank you for that information Mousehound Best I keep my sticky fingers off then and keep to the photos .... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goompa Posted April 1, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2015 Shot at f4 with a 60mm Olympus EM10 , I can never figure this camera out I think we need a MACRO thread tbh , before I end up smothering this thread , sorry guys . 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob8891 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Good idea, Goomps. Go start one....and teach us! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jack2964 Posted April 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2015 Lost its way and tried very hard to scare me. Forest scorpion I reckon from googling. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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