Giant Crane Fly

Favourite shots of today (should be :P)

This Crane Fly have the size at least 10cm...if its legs spread out I think it going to be as long as 20cm + :P

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Closeup of the head & eyes


Closeup of the body


Full body view

Recents outing...

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2011 first shots - Trap-Jaw Ants

Trap - Jaw Ants found outside house corridor.

Appearance
Commonly known as trap-jaw ants, species in Odontomachus have a pair of large,
straight mandibles capable of opening 180 degrees

Characteristics Behaviour
These jaws are locked in place, and can snap shut on prey or objects when trigger
hairs on the jaw are touched. The mandbles are powerful and fast, giving the ant its common name.
The mandibles either kill or maim the prey, allowing the ant to bring it
back to the nest. Trap-jaw ants can simply lock and snap its jaws again if one bite is
not enough, or to cut off bits of larger food. Trap-jaw ants can use its jaws without
locking them, for other tasks such as nest building and care of larva.


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Welcom New Year 2011 ! (欢迎2011年新一年的到来)

HAPPY 2011 !! A New Year had started! My new goal have also set for macro photography!