My experience collecting in Hong Kong and Malaysia

[yen_saw]

Thanks all!!

Phil, i think the one you found is something similar to what I saw in Malaysia. This one is much larger than the 3 mm lint bug mentioned on the link though. it was about 1.5 cm, but very similar looking.

So up we went to Cameron Highlands (CH) the following day. I took the new route which is the Simpang pulai way

Nice scenary along the way

Vegetation long the route changes from low land grasses to fern as soon as we reached 1000ft elevation

Every road site vegetation appear to be a good hunting ground afterwards. it was raining lightly in that morning and sun was coming up. just nice! So we parked the car on road side and starting to look around.

I was shocked to see an orchid mantis just sitting on the large leaf. it is so outstanding i wonder how they couldn't be picked up by birds or lizards.

More to come.....

 

[ABbuggin]

Wow. Great finds!

 

[revmdn]

That orchid stands out like a pretty sore thumb.

 

[Christian]

:blink:

 

[cloud jaguar]

Wow, thanks Yen for posting those great exotic pics! I got to take a nice mini vacation during lunch today just looking at them!

 

[Rick]

wow

 

[yen_saw]

Here is another one taken from far

It may look easy to spot but in the wild it is not as simple as just looking at the pic. When i was singing for my luck thinking i could find another one in minutes, i end up looking for some other bugs instead and couldn't find another until almost the end of the hunt where i did find another adult female orchid which appear to be yellow sitting on another leafy branch but she was old and unfortunately die few days later. The real challenge was really spotting the Deroplatys sp (dead leaf mantis). i am sure there are plenty of them out there as i found quite a few, but i could have gotten more.

Ok here are the remainig pics left from the rest of the CH trip, i must have lost more than 50% of the pics here.

As mentioned, spotting dead leaf isn't easy. especially the D. dessicata.

Ah ha, got you...

trying to make a run...

A large green mantis.... possibly the Hierodula sp.

Right on the edge of the rock

As night fall i starting to use my night cap (with lights on) and spotted more mantis

 

[MingMing]

Your pics are AMAZING!!!

Looks like you guys had alot of fun!!!

Can we plan one of this trips????????

 

[ABbuggin]

Wow! Are you keeping what you find?

 

[yen_saw]

Your pics are AMAZING!!!Looks like you guys had alot of fun!!!

Can we plan one of this trips????????

Thanks. My son and I had lot of fun there. i am amazed that there are actually very litle mosquitoes that place compare to the lowland, and the slightly cooler temp makes hunting more comfy.

A trip ?!?!? yeah why not! you from Mexico right? i would love to check out mantis in Mexico too. That region must have lot of exotic mantis it is like a mysterious zone waiting for mantis discovery

Wow! Are you keeping what you find?

Finders keepers!

So the light around us also attracted some male D. lobata

Now i hope the Rhombodera sp won't further complicate the hobby (assuming i am lucky to breed another generation) by this finding as i found quite a few of them in a rather small area, all seems to be 2-4 molts from adult.

One of the cool mantis must have landed too close to our light source and got burn... what a waste cos it looks cool!

Got back into the hotel that night and feeding the Dessi with a huge black criket found in the wild

This orchid just doesn't want to get into the cage

 

[Christian]

The dead one is called Psychomantis. I know, funny name, but I didn't name it...

 

[revmdn]

Oooh, I call dibs on your new nymphs when they hatch. No really, for real.

 

[yen_saw]

The dead one is called Psychomantis. I know, funny name, but I didn't name it...

really!?! :blink: ha! :lol: thank god it is dead or i might get into trouble

Oooh, I call dibs on your new nymphs when they hatch. No really, for real.

:lol: hmmm...

Sadly, i couldn't find any mantis up in Cameron highland. The tourists have turn this resort highland into a bustling town. i will post some pics on CH on the other thread since there was no mantis found there. We went back to Mr. Yeh's home at Ipoh 2 days later. He brought out a container of dead mantis he collected from the aboriginal villagers. Apparently he has been keeping some dead specimen for me for a few months (i first contacted him by the beginning of the year). i will show some of the pics later if they are still in the photo storage. Stay tune....

 

[ABbuggin]

The dead one is called Psychomantis. I know, funny name, but I didn't name it...

LOL. :lol:

I can tell you have had a blast Yen!

 

[OGIGA]

Now your trip is starting to look incredibly awesome!!!! Take me with you next time.

 

[pohchunyee]

I need to go back to Malaysia for some bug hunting!!!!

 

[cloud jaguar]

Wow, i'd be just like a kid in a candy store!

 

[MingMing]

-A trip ?!?!? yeah why not! you from Mexico right? i would love to check out mantis in Mexico too. That region must have lot of exotic mantis it is like a mysterious zone waiting for mantis discovery

Yep I live an hour south away from Cancun, I dont have a butterfly thingy but Im sure I could find one and then go to some junglish area it would be awesome if you guys come or at least visit for some days

 

[wuwu]

OMG seeing d. dessicata and orchids in their native habitats! :blink:

 

[Katnapper]

Wow, Wow, and Wow! Oh... and WOW!! That's absolutely wonderful.