Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge:
Part 2 - insects & other invertebrates
The only times I left the balcony, other than to visit the Cock-of-the-Rock lek, were a few short forays (mostly after dark) along the road looking for insects.
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mating planthoppers (Hemiptera: Ramosulus fulgidus)
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unidentified planthopper (Hemiptera)
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unidentified planthopper (Hemiptera)
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unidentified planthopper (Hemiptera)
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unidentified planthopper (Hemiptera)
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unidentified planthopper (Hemiptera)
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planthopper (Hemiptera: Sibovia praevia)
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planthopper (Hemiptera: Erythrogonia sp.)
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planthopper (Hemiptera: Erythrogonia sp.)
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unidentified planthopper (Hemiptera)
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unidentified planthopper (Hemiptera)
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unidentified treehopper (Hemiptera)
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unidentified treehopper (Hemiptera)
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unidentified treehopper (Hemiptera: probably Membracis sp.)
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unidentified bug (Hemiptera)
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unidentified bug (Hemiptera)
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unidentified bug (Hemiptera)
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unidentified bug (Hemiptera)
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Froghopper larvae "spittle" (Hemiptera)
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unidentified bug (Hemiptera: possibly Dictyopharidae)
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unidentified weevil (Coleoptera)
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unidentified weevil (Coleoptera)
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unidentified weevil (Coleoptera)
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unidentified beetle (Coleoptera)
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unidentified beetle, possibly a species of tortoise beetle (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae?)
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unidentified beetle (Coleoptera)
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unidentified beetle (Coleoptera)
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moulted skin of a cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)
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| There was a huge variety of grasshoppers and bush-crickets too... |
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unidentified leaf-mimic bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified leaf-mimic bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
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unidentified grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
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unidentified bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified leaf-mimic bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified leaf-mimic bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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| The bush-cricket below was incredibly well camouflaged as it flatened itself against the branch, and it was only the eye-shine in the torchlight that allowed me to spot it. |
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camouflaged bush-cricket/katydid
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hairy bush-cricket/katydid
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(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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courting bush-crickets/katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified bush-cricket/katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified bush-cricket/katydid nymph (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
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unidentified cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattodea)
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unidentified cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattodea)
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unidentified cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattodea)
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unidentified cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattodea)
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unidentified mantid (Dictyoptera: Mantodea)
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unidentified stick insect (Phasmida)
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unidentified ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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unidentified ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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| It's hard to work out what on Earth this spikey little creature is. I think it is most likely to be a caterpillar, but could be a larva of an entirely different group. |
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unidentified larva (possibly Lepidoptera sp.)
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unidentified larva (probably Lepidoptera sp.)
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| This beautiful moth was attracted to the oil lamps along the path... |
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unidentified moth (Lepidoptera: probably an Arctiidae sp.)
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unidentified moth (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
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| The spider on the left (below) is from a group that, rather than using a web as a passive trap and wait for something to stumble into it, weaves a small sticky cradle which it holds between its front four legs ready to move into the path of any passing insects. They usually only make one net per night, although they will re-use a net if it is not too damaged after catching the first prey item. Common names for this group of spiders include "Gladiator spider"; "Ogre-faced Spider" and "Net-" or "Web-casting Spiders". |
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unidentified net-casting spider eating a beetle
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orb-weaving spider
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(Labidognatha: Deinopidae: Dinopis sp.)
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(Labidognatha: probably Araneidae sp.)
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unidentified harvestman (Opiliones sp.)
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unidentified millipede (Diplopoda sp.)
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| Something struck me as a bit unusual about this snail, but it took me a while to put my finger on what it was. Unlike most snails that I know of, this one has its eyes on its head instead of on the end of eye-stalks. |
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unidentified snail (Mollusca sp.)
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