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Mantis night, one tree had 5 mantis nymphs on it, 3 Leptomantella, 1 suspected Amantis and one very tiny brown ant mimic mantis which ran away before I could get a shot. At least another 3 mantises spotted elsewhere.

The bioluminescent mushrooms are here as well, they were growing on a fallen log. I hope the log does not get cleared away.

Perhaps the wet weather caused some of the beetles to go into hiding. Only one carabid and iridescent tenebrionid seen. The normal black shiny tenebrionids were out and about along with a few weevils, fungus beetles and Cerambycids. Most of the pheromone releasing moths were gone although one was still seen releasing pheromones.


Largest earwig I've seen yet, about 25 mm long.


Clusters of these smaller earwigs could be seen on fallen logs.




These bioluminescent mushrooms are currently IDed as Filoboletus manipularis. Didn't bring tripod so couldn't get a decent shot of the bioluminescence.


Large Bipalium, about 10 cm long and 7 mm across.


Leptomantella sp.. Three were found on the same tree, one white 3 cm long, one white 2 cm long and this brown 3 cm long one.


This suspected Amantis nymph was also found on the same tree as the Leptomantella.




These two oothecae were also found on the same tree.


Female mantis, looks like an Amantis.


Strange caterpillar under a leaf. It was holding on to the leaf with only its prolegs, sticking out the head end when I first saw it.


Kok sheng spotted this "basket case".


Ivan spotted this large caterpillar, maybe about 6 cm long.


Moth.


Phasmid, looks like Necroscia affinis.


Ron spotted this Hemiptera quite high up a tree.


Finally found one of these guys that stood still long enough for a decent shot.


Kok sheng spotted this rather large Emesinae, about 4.5 cm long.


Saw this assassin bug (Reduviidae, Acanthaspis?) again.


Ivan finally got to see his giant centipede.


He bravely posed for this shot to show the size of it.




Kok Sheng spotted this long horn (Cerambycidae) feeding on yellow-stem figs.


Another Cerambycid.


Yellow ladybird (Coccinellidae). Somehow turned out orange in the photo.


Barklice (Psocoptera).


Kok Sheng and Ivan found this huge Hersilid, about 7 cm leg span.