#lazchance

hello my dears... planthopper with large eyebrows today...

this is my first time finding anything like this in the forest. a planthopper (nymph i think?) with large bushy eyebrows. looks very distinguished. a top hat would go very well with it

in addition to the normal fluffy hairy appearance that planthopper nymphs possess, this one also has a 'star' on its head. very pretty! one of the stranger planthopper nymphs ive seen

Superfamily Fulgoroidea

hello my dears... giant millipede with a unique armoured appearance

very excited to see this millipede! i knew of the two types of giant millipede that could be found in the forests, the smooth and shiny, red and black one from my previous post, and this armoured, warty one with black scales and white furry legs

i found this giant armoured creature on a piece of decaying wood

hello my dears... stoic creature thing with large paddle wings

its a funny looking guy. some kind of planthopper with its wings spread out majestically. pretty sure its from the genus Zoraida

the iridescence in its wings can be seen more clearly from this perspective hopefully. it had these shiny translucent wings. very stoic guy

hello my dears... today i have an older shot of a beetle showing off its wings...

hello my dears... pill millipede curls up into a ball after sensing a human

while looking for more goodies on the forest floor i spotted this fat asian pill millipede crawling across the ground. but as i approached to take a picture, the bright lights caused it to curl up in fear...

eventually... as i stayed still in silence, it became habituated to the lights and uncurled

then it slowly walked away!

hello my dears... scaly looking weevil i found on the bark of a tree...

love the textures on this guy. very pitted, scaly, rough, leathery looking appearance

its always nice to find weevils

hello my dears... pale white planthopper nymph today... maintained very still for my photos

i dont have much to say here because its hard to ID planthoppers to species when theyre still in their nymph form and have barely developed their shapes and colours. this one is from the family Issidae.

hello my dears... very strange looking ant crawls on my jeans

what a strange looking ant this is!!! i have never seen an ant with such large beady eyes and such robust legs

this is in fact, a jumping spider that intentionally mimics ants! Toxeus maxillosus. maybe you knew that. i hope i got you to stop scrolling

ant mimicking jumping spiders are surprisingly diverse too? not just jumping spiders, some crab spiders mimic ants. its kinda like convergent evolution just figured out mimicking ants is a really good idea. nothing really wants to touch ants