Nature

[Mousehound]

No idea what kinda squirrel this is.

Taken from Kaeng Krachan NP.

As you say - a Squirrel. I often see this a s the "beautiful Squirrel' and common in KKNP. Not the dark tip to the bushy tail. Thanks for the links to Tree Shrews guys. Not something I have really got onto, and interesting.

[Goompa]

Blue Basil Bee

[klauskunkel]

[Goompa]

Jack , that Squirrel shot is a cracker ! Nice lens mate , great IQ

This a better shot I think of the Blue Bee , the last image has too many highlights . Never seen this species before , excuse my enthusiasm everyone .

[Mousehound]

Jack , that Squirrel shot is a cracker ! Nice lens mate , great IQ

This a better shot I think of the Blue Bee , the last image has too many highlights . Never seen this species before , excuse my enthusiasm everyone .

Brilliant! A type of Cuckoo Bee, I think. Thyreus nitidulus (Hymenoptera - Apidae. They are parasitic on the Blue-banded Bee.

Edited July 19, 2015 by Mousehound

[jack2964]

Jack , that Squirrel shot is a cracker ! Nice lens mate , great IQ

Thanks Goompa for your compliments.

It is very easy shooting from a blind and all sorts of critters show up with many making repeated visits.

I would recommend a zoom lens rather than a prime as you can see in my pic the black tipped tail has been cut off.

[Tywais]

Sitting next to the sink at the office.

[Goompa]

Coffee must be strong !

[Docno]

The "River Kwai"

[Not sure why detail and vibrance is lost in the upload ... system is colour-managed, etc.]

Trying as a link from another site:

Edited July 21, 2015 by Docno

[jack2964]

Have nice pair.

F5.6, F/L:400, 1/800sec, ISO 4000, Handheld.

[Mousehound]

Sitting next to the sink at the office.

This may be a Notuidae moth. Moths are so poorly described it is not hard to find specimens that are new or at least unnamed. If you can get a pic of the palpi or at least describe it then putting it into the correct family is at least a possibility. Good id features are - size, how wings are held, type of structure of antennae, woolly or smooth head, palpi shape and length as well as patterning of front and rear wings. Also whether it has a proboscis at all. Some moths have no mouthparts. many can only be identified by dissection and analyses of the reproductive parts. Many moths are diurnal and mimic butterflies or wasps etc. Moths are generally a very interesting group with almost certainly thousands of undescribed species in Thailand alone. I now have a license to collect in OZ but at this time restrict myself to photographing Thailand specimens.

Thanks to TV members that post pics such as these - they a really important.

[jack2964]

A poor pic of an Archduke but not sure exactly which. Could be Common or Malayan Archduke or something else. Hope someone can positively ID it.

Taken from Kaeng Krachan NP. Thanks.

[tolsti]

Spirit house raider today....

[Mousehound]

A poor pic of an Archduke but not sure exactly which. Could be Common or Malayan Archduke or something else. Hope someone can positively ID it.

Taken from Kaeng Krachan NP. Thanks.

How about "Black-tip Archduke"? This is a pretty worn specimen but the brighter forewing tips and darh antennae coulbcd be significant. The Common has quite pale antenna tips (yellow). The Black-tip is a malay/peninsular Thailand species. Rated as "uncommon" by Ek-Amnuay.

[Goompa]

In Flight

[TP1]

In Flight

Goompa, you are developing an obsession with that blue thing.

But I like your photos, so please carry on as usual.

[Goompa]

Phffttt , in response .

[samuijimmy]

Oh darn, I just ran out of likes!

Snake in the tree... first time I have seen one in years, and today I saw two.... Green tree snake, I think?

[Tywais]

Oh darn, I just ran out of likes!

Snake in the tree... first time I have seen one in years, and today I saw two.... Green tree snake, I think?

Correct. Surprised you got that close, those guys are fast. Or was that a very long zoom.

[samuijimmy]

Oh darn, I just ran out of likes!

Snake in the tree... first time I have seen one in years, and today I saw two.... Green tree snake, I think?

Correct. Surprised you got that close, those guys are fast. Or was that a very long zoom.

I was not too far away, but used the zoom, then cropped in post editing!!! He tried to get up the tree but could not make it!!

He was speaking with forked tongue too, I vaguely remember they are mildly poisonous ... so did not get too close!!!

[Goompa]

Not Blue

[Mousehound]

Not Blue

I see - so moving on to a brown series?

For those that may not know: spiders have sensor hairs on he legs and feet to detect even tiny vibrations in the air as well as on their webs. The spider coats itself with a fine layer of oil so that it does not get caught up in its own web. Spider silk is finer than that of the silkworm and is stronger than any man made material by weight.

[jack2964]

A poor pic of an Archduke but not sure exactly which. Could be Common or Malayan Archduke or something else. Hope someone can positively ID it.

Taken from Kaeng Krachan NP. Thanks.

How about "Black-tip Archduke"? This is a pretty worn specimen but the brighter forewing tips and darh antennae coulbcd be significant. The Common has quite pale antenna tips (yellow). The Black-tip is a malay/peninsular Thailand species. Rated as "uncommon" by Ek-Amnuay.

Could well be Black-tip MH, they are so hard to pin down. I have a copy of Ek-Amnuay's too but that doesn't make it any easier for me. I picked Malayan simply because on its forewings leading edges there seem to be a smattering of white spots/speckles that appear to match my worn specimen.

[sunshine51]

Oh darn, I just ran out of likes!

Snake in the tree... first time I have seen one in years, and today I saw two.... Green tree snake, I think?

Correct. Surprised you got that close, those guys are fast. Or was that a very long zoom.

I was not too far away, but used the zoom, then cropped in post editing!!! He tried to get up the tree but could not make it!!

He was speaking with forked tongue too, I vaguely remember they are mildly poisonous ... so did not get too close!!!

Jimmy...the Paradise Green Tree Snake (in your photo) is not "mildly poisonous"...it is mildly venomous.

They're rear fanged snakes and their venom poses humans no harm but it's hell on lizards & small

rodentia. The venom is excreted as they chew.

[Mousehound]

This leaf jumper was spotted this afternoon in a eucalypt. The mouth parts show a short probe with a further pointed extension with a small bubble of sap. Typical or a true "bug" which sucks its food.The forelegs have soft pads to grip with.

14mm

Edited July 26, 2015 by Mousehound

[Johntwo]

This was taken at the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute in Bangkok. It is part of the Red Cross and produces anti venom. Well worth a visit if you are in the area

[Goompa]

Just because it's Monday

[Johntwo]

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

[2alex4alex]

Wat near Wang Saphung.Local "King". About 4 years ago I had a fight with him when he tried to bite small girl. I knocked him in chest,but he refused to go away. I let him don't lose his face in front of his community. I couldn't lose my face as well because of about 20 Thais watching that farang is going to do. So we just stayed for a while staring at each other. And slowly started looking away...After couple of min he strolled away..

[sunshine51]

Just getting some sun on my tail....baby garden lizard.