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  1. Giant Katydid, Borneo

    Giant Katydid, Borneo

    They are one of the largest Katydid sp, Giant Katydid (Pseudophyllus hercules) 巨螽斯. Just to let you know in perspective how big, it is big as my palm size.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • borneo closeup giant katydid grasshopper insect lowland macro malaysia night nocturnal peat swamp pseudophyllus hercules rainforest sarawak tropical 巨螽斯
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. White-faced Divergent Jaw Jumper, Borneo

    White-faced Divergent Jaw Jumper, Borneo

    A jumping spider of White-faced Divergent Jaw Jumper (Parabathippus shelfordi) at local nature reserve, Bukit Lima Nature Reserve. Endemic to Borneo.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • 1bb borneo closeup endemic jumping spider lowland macro malaysia male nature reserve parabathippus shelfordi park rainforest sarawak white-faced divergent jaw jumper
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. headstand in the morning

    headstand in the morning

    • Robin59
    • Media item
    • butterfly dew macro
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Duo in the morning

    Duo in the morning

    • Robin59
    • Media item
    • butterfly dewdrop macro
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  5. rainy day

    rainy day

    Taken after a long period of drizzling rain. Stacking of 8 pics
    • Robin59
    • Media item
    • insect macro
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  6. snail rodeo with springtail 1180

    snail rodeo with springtail 1180

    While taking pictures of the snail I detected the springtail and placed him in the focus
    • Robin59
    • Media item
    • macro snail springtail
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Moving Snail, Borneo

    Moving Snail, Borneo

    In one morning after overnight heavy downpour, somewhere in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Snail may appear moving slow but when shooting in macro, it is moving fast out of frame.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • borneo closeup macro malaysia rainforest sarawak snail tropical
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Nature Abstract

    Nature Abstract

    When you are not satisfied with the color version of your shot, why not try convert it to B&W.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • abstract black & white closeup leaf macro nature outdoor park plant
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  9. Flower macro, Borneo

    Flower macro, Borneo

    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • borneo closeup flower macro malaysia nature rainforest sarawak tropical yellow
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  10. Tiny fungus, Borneo

    Tiny fungus, Borneo

    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • borneo fungus glow illunimate macro malaysia mushroom rainforest sarawak tropical
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  11. Hummer taken a little differently

    Hummer taken a little differently

    Hummer shot with macro lens
    • D. Taylor
    • Media item
    • butterfly bush hummer macro
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  12. LYNX SPIDER (Oxyopes javanus)

    LYNX SPIDER (Oxyopes javanus)

    LYNX SPIDER (Oxyopes javanus) 猞猁蜘蛛
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • borneo insect lynx spider macro malaysia oxyopes javanus sarawak stay home tropical 猞猁蜘蛛
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Grasshopper Mating

    Grasshopper Mating

    What you can do while staying at home? Spending sometime at home backyard doing macro photography & videography.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia borneo grasshopper macro macro video malaysia mating rainforest sarawak tropical
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. Podontia affinis

    Podontia affinis

    STAY HOME, STAY FOCUS *Correction Updated* It should be Podontia affinis.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia asian lady beetle beetle borneo insect ladybug macro malaysia sarawak tropical
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Generalist Predator

    Generalist Predator

    Meal of the day, a spider caught a beetle and not letting it go. Not sure what spider it is, it can't be Lynx spider as its legs were too bold and big.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asia beetle insect macro malaysia predator prey sarawak spider wildlife
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Podontia affinis *Correction*

    Podontia affinis *Correction*

    STAY HOME, STAY FOCUS What you can do while staying at home? Spending sometime at home backyard doing macro photography & videography. *Correction update* It should be Podontia affinis instead previously identified as Harmonia axyridis
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asian lady beetle beetle borneo insect ladybug macro malaysia podontia affinis video videography
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Diplacodes trivialis Dragonfly

    Diplacodes trivialis Dragonfly

    Natural overcast sunlight, no wind, this allows me to shoot at very low shutter speed.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • a7riii backyard borneo diplacodes trivialis dragonfly insect macro malaysia natural tropical
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  18. Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae)

    Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae)

    Macro shot of Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae) at home backyard with wireless flash
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • backyard borneo insect laowa lynx spider macro malaysia oxyopidae spider tropical
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  19. Spotted Grass Dart Butterfly (taractrocera ardonia lamia)

    Spotted Grass Dart Butterfly (taractrocera ardonia lamia)

    Wireless flash allow me to position the angle of the light to whichever position I want. This angle makes the subject more dimensional. Home backyard macro
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • a7riii borneo butterfly godox insect laowa macro malaysia spotted grass dart taractrocera ardonia lamia
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  20. Diplacodes trivialis Dragonfly

    Diplacodes trivialis Dragonfly

    Get low and move like sloth. Even have to breath slowly. Staying home do some home backyard macro session.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • borneo closeup diplacodes trivialis dragonfly laowa macro malaysia nature sarawak stayhome
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  21. Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae), Borneo

    Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae), Borneo

    A wild Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae) in ambush waiting for prey at home backyard.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • borneo laowa lynx spider macro malaysia oxyopidae rainforest sarawak spider stay home
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  22. Asian Ant Mantis

    Asian Ant Mantis

    The tiniest mantis I've ever seen and it is right at my home backyard.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asian ant mantis borneo insect macro macro photography malaysia mantis odontomantis planiceps rainforest tropical
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Invertebrates
  23. Asian Ant Mantis

    Asian Ant Mantis

    The tiniest mantis I've ever seen and it is right at my home backyard.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asian ant mantis borneo forest insect macro malaysia mantis odontomantis planiceps rainforest tropical
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  24. Asian Ant Mantis

    Asian Ant Mantis

    The tiniest mantis I've ever seen and it is right at my home backyard. It is called Asian Ant Mantis (Odontomantis planiceps). It is documented to be between 1.4cm - 2cm but this one I photographed looks like 1cm or less. 🤔 Perhaps next time I will try to shoot with a ruler 🙂 Attempted to...
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • asian ant mantis borneo insect macro macro photography malaysia mantis odontomantis planiceps rainforest tropical
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
  25. Grasshopper

    Grasshopper

    Very difficult to take macro shot of a grasshopper. They will always either fly away or turn around whenever I tried to get close to them.
    • dixonlau
    • Media item
    • backyard borneo grasshopper insect macro macrophotograhy malaysia rainforest stayhome tropical
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Invertebrates
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