lectricblueyes
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Hey Yen! Hope you are doing well! Tell us all how it went! Good luck and safety to you on your adventures!
My experience collecting in Hong Kong and Malaysia
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ABbuggin
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Hope all goes well for you Yen!
PhilinYuma
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Yay! The Mantid Maestro is safely back in Texas! Welcome home Yen! 
Where do you see that?Yay! The Mantid Maestro is safely back in Texas! Welcome home Yen!
d17oug18
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welcome back yen, good to see your ok.
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pohchunyee
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He replied our private message!
ABbuggin
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Thanks for all the wishes! It was a fun trip. Although there were only 5 days of collecting out of the entire trip.
I want to thank Dinora and the Houston museum staffs here for caring for my mantis during my trip. Last year I have to get rid of all my Idolomantis, orchid, banded flower mantis, dead leaf, etc before the trip (which sadly never happened) :angry:
Ok here we go.
One would wonder where to find a park in the bustling city of Hong Kong, not mentioning the over population in this tiny region. Searching around the net (thanks google!) and with recommendation from friends, I have decided to go with Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve. The park consists of a mixture of reforestation and original forest. I had a chance to meet up with a bug fellow here name Colin who suggested this park.
This is the main entrtance to the park..... i was feeling tired just by looking at the slope :lol:
Fighting jet-lag and tireness, I marched on with Colin.
My son was right behind..... some other foreign jungle trekkers heading down, we must have been late! (it was around 11 AM)
Trees/vegitation along the trail
Saw a hornet nest? hidden in the shrub along the trail
After some time, we came across a sign board.
Checking out where to go
To be continue.....
I want to thank Dinora and the Houston museum staffs here for caring for my mantis during my trip. Last year I have to get rid of all my Idolomantis, orchid, banded flower mantis, dead leaf, etc before the trip (which sadly never happened) :angry:
Ok here we go.
One would wonder where to find a park in the bustling city of Hong Kong, not mentioning the over population in this tiny region. Searching around the net (thanks google!) and with recommendation from friends, I have decided to go with Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve. The park consists of a mixture of reforestation and original forest. I had a chance to meet up with a bug fellow here name Colin who suggested this park.
This is the main entrtance to the park..... i was feeling tired just by looking at the slope :lol:
Fighting jet-lag and tireness, I marched on with Colin.
My son was right behind..... some other foreign jungle trekkers heading down, we must have been late! (it was around 11 AM)
Trees/vegitation along the trail
Saw a hornet nest? hidden in the shrub along the trail
After some time, we came across a sign board.
Checking out where to go
To be continue.....
Continue walking up the hill and we finally reached the nature reserve area
The first mantis spotted appear to be of Hierodula sp. nymphs
We also spotted several walking sticks
Acromantis sp.
I accidentally stepped on a molting roach, not sure about the speices... ouch so sorry
A catepillar hiding wihin the flower
A huge ant
Spotted a wild bananas but it was all green. Can't find any cool bugs except for ants and spiders.
The first mantis spotted appear to be of Hierodula sp. nymphs
We also spotted several walking sticks
Acromantis sp.
I accidentally stepped on a molting roach, not sure about the speices... ouch so sorry
A catepillar hiding wihin the flower
A huge ant
Spotted a wild bananas but it was all green. Can't find any cool bugs except for ants and spiders.
I love walking/hiking on wooded trails like that. It's very nice that they still have such places in those areas with such a high population of people!
The banana trees remind me of when I lived in Hawaii as a child. ^_^
It's very nice that they still have such places in those areas with such a high population of people!The banana trees remind me of when I lived in Hawaii as a child. ^_^
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Cool pictures!!!
ismart
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Great finds yen! i'm so jealous right now :lol: .
must have been fun. did you collect mantids?
A Tenodera sp.
Creobroter sp
Surrounding trees
All kinds of bug hiding in this tree, which grow some lime fruit. including the annoying mosquitoes! :angry:
Acromantis sp
a big snail
Lot of catepillars everywhere
Nymph of some bug?
Creobroter sp
Surrounding trees
All kinds of bug hiding in this tree, which grow some lime fruit. including the annoying mosquitoes! :angry:
Acromantis sp
a big snail
Lot of catepillars everywhere
Nymph of some bug?
Cool.
It was starting to rain by the time reach half way to the trail. We decided to come back to the same place 3 days later. this time both my son and I wore long sleeves. yup the mosquitoes were taking advantage of me wearing short sleeve and pants previously.
Along the way there were a group of students reserching the bugs within the area.
Ah Odontomantis nymnph
An adult tiger beetle
Another species of tiger beetle
Tiger beetle here is very alert and will fly without hesitation. This one was eating a bug so i could move closer and take a snap
A spider hugging the sign board
I sat my bag down and spotted a spider attacking a catepillar
It still wouldn't let the catepillar go after dropping out from my bag
There was also another spider feeding on a queen ant
Along the way there were a group of students reserching the bugs within the area.
Ah Odontomantis nymnph
An adult tiger beetle
Another species of tiger beetle
Tiger beetle here is very alert and will fly without hesitation. This one was eating a bug so i could move closer and take a snap
A spider hugging the sign board
I sat my bag down and spotted a spider attacking a catepillar
It still wouldn't let the catepillar go after dropping out from my bag
There was also another spider feeding on a queen ant
We spotted a few fast moving mantis nymphs which appear to look like Statilia sp. Further checking around the shrub we found this freshly hatched out ooth
I was trying to take pic of the hatchling but they were too fast. We also found another fresh unhatched ooth of possibly same species as the hatched on, it does look like the one of Statilia sp.
This is one small Rhombodera sp adult. i think she was old and small, only about 6 cm.
We also spotted some nice roaches
bug?
Hierodula adult
A camouflage moth
I was trying to take pic of the hatchling but they were too fast. We also found another fresh unhatched ooth of possibly same species as the hatched on, it does look like the one of Statilia sp.
This is one small Rhombodera sp adult. i think she was old and small, only about 6 cm.
We also spotted some nice roaches
bug?
Hierodula adult
A camouflage moth
Milipede
Some kind of parasitic wasp?
This time we walked further in along the trail
Surrounding
mushrooming
pond full of tadpole
A weevil bug.. i can see my friend in the pic haha!
THere are actually quite some photographers in this area. Very professional. This guy was sitting there like a stature for hours trying to photograph a dragonfly. We saw him on the way and by the time we leave the park he is still there in his same position.... :blink:
Few more photographers trying to get the best shot of nature
Some kind of parasitic wasp?
This time we walked further in along the trail
Surrounding
mushrooming
pond full of tadpole
A weevil bug.. i can see my friend in the pic haha!
THere are actually quite some photographers in this area. Very professional. This guy was sitting there like a stature for hours trying to photograph a dragonfly. We saw him on the way and by the time we leave the park he is still there in his same position.... :blink:
Few more photographers trying to get the best shot of nature
Leptomantella sp nymph
More fern as we climb higher
This spider molt gave me the creep of the one similar to the movie in "Alien"
More tiger beetle
Some fungus growing on wood
A metallic beetle
This one reminds me of stinky bug
More fern as we climb higher
This spider molt gave me the creep of the one similar to the movie in "Alien"
More tiger beetle
Some fungus growing on wood
A metallic beetle
This one reminds me of stinky bug
