Bugs in Asia

[OGIGA]

Okay, so I finally have some time to come visit you guys here. Anyone who is wondering how I am, I'm doing fine. I went to a village and a little town and there were tons of cool bugs. Here they are!

Cool-looking moth

Maybe some eggs?

A pretty darn big ant

Colorful, huh?

 

[OGIGA]

This is the biggest mantis I've ever seen (with my eyes). What species is she?

Woohoo! I always wanted one and I found one! I think it's a male PO or PW. He loves to fly!

I found another huge mantis, not quite as fat. I think she's another species and I think she's dying.

Not sure what bug this is, but it's huge and it's dying. Maybe it exploded somehow.

Not sure what this is

These daddy-long-legs have really long legs

 

[OGIGA]

Very bright moth!

Lots of moths here

Not sure what this is, but it's freaking tiny

Yes, this is a bug

Yay! I found an ootheca!!!!!!!! It's probably from one of those huge mantises since this is so fat.

Someone told me that these spiders are poisonous. They're freaking scary-looking. If I were a bug, I wouldn't go near!

 

[OGIGA]

I didn't know snails this big exist in this world...

More moths...

Another one of these huge mantises.

Sap is leaking out of this tree and these things are all over it. The white part of the bug is the wings. I'm not sure if these things will sting so I stayed away.

That's it for now. I'm in a city right now so not too many bugs are here. Mosquitoes keep bothering me at night though. :angry:

 

[Andrew]

Awesome! In the second pic, those definately look like moth ova(eggs) to me.

For the mantis...maybe macromantis spp.?

EDIT - Maybe creobroter spp. for the other?

 

[macro junkie]

i would love to shoot where u are..looks like giant asian to me.same size as my female..

 

[Mantida]

Hey Ogiga, glad to finally hear from you!

I haven't seen anything this interesting on the forums in a darn long time.

Are you planning to smuggle some of those mantids back? :lol:

That green male you pictured doesn't look like a PO or a PW... unless it's a really gorgeous pure green morph! Looks more like some creobroter species.

I smuggled a lizard I found in Switzerland back to the U.S. I put her in a box and stuck that box inbetween my sweatpants and my stomach and wore a huge hoodie over it so no one would see the squareness of it.

And that huge snail, I remember seeing some like that when we visited China, darn thing is about as long as your hand...

 

[Sparky]

The insects in the last pics are carpenter bees

 

[yen_saw]

This is the biggest mantis I've ever seen (with my eyes). What species is she?

Woohoo! I always wanted one and I found one! I think it's a male PO or PW. He loves to fly!

I found another huge mantis, not quite as fat. I think she's another species and I think she's dying.

Hi Calvin, glad to know you are doing well on the other side of the world. The first pic looks like some Hierodula sp., second one is Creobroter sp., and another HIerodula sp. at the end. Great find! PLease do send us more pics and have a great trip there. Be sure to pop up here again when you're back to the USA.

 

[robo mantis]

Thats so cool!!! The Ant pic didn't turn out you possibly discovered a new species no known to man because Asia has only like 20 ant scientist which means there are so many not discovered haha. Well good luck, its nice talk to you again take more pics haha cya.

 

[Christian]

Hi.

The large green mantid is some Rhombodera species, the smaller one a Creobroter male.

Would be good to know from which country exactly the specimens are.

Regards,

Christian

 

[hibiscusmile]

Hey what about the ooth, which is it?

 

[idolomantis]

i think the 1st mantis is a hierodula look at the spots on her wing, the second looks like creoboter and the 3rd one... i dont know in which country are you?

 

[Rob Byatt]

i think the 1st mantis is a hierodula look at the spots on her wing, the second looks like creoboter and the 3rd one... i dont know in which country are you?

Nope, as Christian says it is some species of Rhombodera; the males in the two photos are almost certainly Rombodera

Please tell me you are bringing some back with you

Are you in Thailand ? I ask this as there is a specimen in the collection at Liverpool museum that looks very similar to the Rhombodera you have there.

 

[OGIGA]

I'm in the south part of that really big country. I've been in the city for about two weeks now and I haven't seen anything cool. =/ Maybe the really cool insects don't like the city. Anyway, when I was at the town and village, there were tons of geckos. I couldn't get a picture of them because they're so darn fast.

If I see anything cool, I'll get it up here as soon as I can. Yeah, thanks for all the comments!

Oh, I don't know about bringing any back. It seems rather difficult. Well, I'll see if I think of anything.

 

[Malnra]

I'm in the south part of that really big country. I've been in the city for about two weeks now and I haven't seen anything cool. =/ Maybe the really cool insects don't like the city. Anyway, when I was at the town and village, there were tons of geckos. I couldn't get a picture of them because they're so darn fast.If I see anything cool, I'll get it up here as soon as I can. Yeah, thanks for all the comments!

Oh, I don't know about bringing any back. It seems rather difficult. Well, I'll see if I think of anything.

I caught a good size bananna spider in Georgia (US) and put him in my checked luggage. I would not recommend that option. He/She did not look so good when we got home and only lived for another 2 days.

 

[yen_saw]

Oh, I don't know about bringing any back. It seems rather difficult. Well, I'll see if I think of anything.

Calvin, it is risky bringing back from the country you are at now, and shipping out is virtually impossible as the post officer inspect all parcels before letting them go (a friend just came back from there told me). Enjoy the wild life as much as you can and have fun

 

[Morpheus uk]

I nicked an empusa from spain by smugaling it in by suit case :lol:

 

[yen_saw]

Christian, the first green mantis is of Rhombodera sp.?

Please tell me you are bringing some back with you

Rob, that doesn't sound like yourself who always champion for no illegal shipping.. and where is Calvin (ogiga) from.. er USA?

I nicked an empusa from spain by smugaling it in by suit case :lol:

Well that is Spain, it is easy to bring insect in from Mexico too, but not the country where Calvin is at.