Insects – Flora and Fauna of Tropical Asia

Cambodia’s Black Tarantula

12 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 2 Comments 2 tags

The large, hairy and venomous tarantula spider is found throughout the world in as many as 900 species. Here in south-east Asia the most common of them is the Haplopelma

Red Ring Skirt Feeding on Fig

15 May 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 1 tag

The Red Ring Skirt (Hestina assimilis) is a species of butterfly in the family nymphalidae, commonly found in Asia (from northern Vietnam to southern and eastern China as well as

Asian Long-horned Beetle

24 April 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

Asian Long-horned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) is a spectacular insect, at least in terms of appearance. Its enormous antennae in alternating black and white colours are perhaps the most fascinating – without