Lantern Bugs

[orionmystery]

These are among my most favorite insects :). Fulgoridae.

Pyrops shiinaorum


Pyrops karenia


A Frilly Gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus) enjoying free flow of honeydew from a few lantern bugs (Pyrops oculata)


Pyrops heringi


Zanna nobilis


Pyrops intricata


Pyrops whiteheadi


All taken with a 40D, 150mm macro lens, 1.4x teleconverter/extender, and tripod. All with natural light, no flash.

[briansquibb]

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Lovely

[wayne2418]

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First time I've ever seen any of those insects ... colours are great .

[AndyMackie]

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Wow, I can see why you like them too - they're beautiful insects and very well taken!

Welcome

Andy

[Columbarius]

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Lovely insects, and very well shot.

[colin C]

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Those are quite amazing and the first time I have seen any.

[tesarver]

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Amazing set. Like Colon, never seen these before as well. Thanks for sharing.

Tom

[Muscat]

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What fascinating and colourful insects, I also have never seen them before, how many survived the lizard in #3.

[Stan]

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What strange looking insects and so many different colours - excellent

Stan

[DeeGee]

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Beautiful colours. Same as everyone else, never seen anything like these.

[Dave s]

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Cracking shots

[paulr5604]

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Amazing shots and amazing bugs

[TJM]

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Great shots

Terry

[antoeknee]

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Interesting images. Had to look up lantern bugs as I was intrigued abut the name only to find out its derived from a myth.

One other myth associated with these was that if bitten you would die if you didn't have sex within 24 hours!