#animaldiversity

It's great that I recently found some damselfly with a new species. In addition to adding to my insect collection, it also increases knowledge about animal diversity. This is a jewel damselfly I found

These photos were taken by me at the bank of Saweuk river (Krueng Saweuk), North Aceh Regency, Sumatra. Elattoneura souteri is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Platycnemididae. This species

When I first saw it, I almost thought it was a fallen dry leaf. But it moves, and occasionally it wiggles its antennae. These photos were taken by me in the local forest area of North Aceh, Sumatra. Needless

The butterfly is touchy

In our native language (Aceh) it is called Seurabee. When I was a child, I often saw it perched on the teplok lamp (a traditional lamp that uses kerosene fuel) in my house. Seurabee or Ophion luteus is

These photos were taken by me in a meadow near the Pusong reservoir. I just found out that paper wasps not only like flower nectar, but they also eat panicles on grass flowers. As in the photos below,

The wasp moth or in entomology has the scientific name Amata huebneri, is a species of moth belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first described by Boisduval, in 1829. The wasp moth also

As a macro photography lover, bees are one of my favorite macro objects. Whenever I see bees, I'm always interested in capturing their image. Here is the California anthophora bee (Anthophora californica)

The eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) is also known as the Asiatic honey bee because it is a species of honey bee native to Asia. This species is distributed in southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia.

Here is the macro object I captured today. It is Gasteracantha hasselti or commonly known as the Hasselt's spiny spider, a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It can be said that this

While I remained where I was, it flew a few times then perched back on the same twig. It kept doing it over and over again, flying for a while but then returning to where it was. It was as if it was telling

This is what I found today, The male Red Grasshawk or also known as a common parasol. In entomology, it is called Neurothemis fluctuans, which is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Libellulidae.

English A mother always has a strong instinct to protect her babies from starvation, danger, or anything that could harm them. This instinct is not only possessed by humans, but also by animals. You certainly

Scolopostethus thomsoni is a species of dirt-colored seed bug belonging to the family Rhyparochromidae. At first, I think it belonged to the ant family because seen from the side it was indeed similar

English Papilio demoleus is a swallowtail butterfly in the genus Papilio commonly known as the lime butterfly. Called the lime butterfly, perhaps referring to the body and wings which are lime-yellow which

This afternoon I went hunting photography in the local forest, I found the sweat bee. From the shape of the head and face, I assumed it was the Nomia universitatis species. But what makes me doubt is the

Long Nosed Planthopper, scientifically named Dictyophara nakanonis, is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Dictyopharidae, first described by Spinola, in 1839. As for the nose, I don't know

English The mating season has arrived, to produce eggs, female insects need to be approached by the males. Bahasa Musim kawin telah tiba, untuk menghasilkan telur, serangga-serangga betina perlu didekati

This is my second post about insect pictures, these are insects that eat ripe cotton seeds or pests on cotton. However, these insects have a very unique and beautiful color. This insect has a white collar

English Appias olferna, known as the eastern striped albatross or also known as Bengal albatross, is a species of butterfly in the genus Appias belonging to the family Pieridae. This species was first