Insect Leaf Galls: Nature’s Living Bubble Wrap
When you’re hiking through Kubah National Park with family, keeping everyone entertained is all about pointing out the weirdest anomalies along the trail. Spotting a…
Insecta
A deep dive into the massive diversity of the insect world. From the iridescent, metallic carapaces of beetles to the vivid camouflage patterns of true bugs, mantids, and caterpillars, this section documents the stunning colors and geometry of six-legged fauna on a microscopic scale.
Cicada Exuviae: The Ghost Shells and Tracheal Threads of Ecdysis
As you finish up the final leg from the Selang trail junction back down to the Kubah National Park Headquarters, it’s easy to slip into…
Processional Termites: The Open-Air March of the Rainforest Floor
When a hike through the dipterocarp forest slows down, it’s usually because you’re looking up at the canopy or scanning individual leaves for isolated subjects….
Cyana Lichen Moth: Vibrant Geometry along the Selang Trail
Trekking through Kubah National Park with family in tow is a completely different experience than a solo, hyper-focused macro expedition. When you have a 4-year-old…
Metallic Tiger Beetle: The Prismatic Speed Demon of the Suburban Garden
When we think of garden insects, we often expect gentle pollinators or slow-moving herbivores. But if you drop down to the micro-level with a diffused…
Slender Broad-Headed Bug: Geometric Alignment in the Backyard Undergrowth
When scanning suburban vegetation at night, you quickly learn that the most successful insects are those that can make themselves look entirely mechanical or botanical….
Praying Mantis Nymph: The Backyard Ambush Master Hiding in Plain Sight
We often look at deep, untouched primary rainforests as the holy grail of macro photography. It’s easy to assume that to find something visually stunning,…
Abstract Botany: The Granular Engineering of the Twig-Mimic
Just when you think you’ve dialed your eyes into the forest’s visual language, a different subfamily completely shifts the dialect. While our previous slender find…
Cryptic High-Contrast: The Intricate Crown of the Thorny Nymph
While older, mature adult phasmids often settle into a uniform, bark-like brown coloration to blend into rotting logs, the juveniles frequently take a completely different…
Breaking the Green Monotony: The Vibrant Accents of the Lowland Katydid
When most people think of katydids, they imagine a bright, leaf-mimicking green insect hiding flawlessly in the canopy. But the undergrowth of the lowland rainforest…
