Leaf Mimicking Grasshopper, Pygmy Dragonfly etc

[orionmystery]

A male Pygmy dragonfly, Nannophya pygmaea - the smallest dragonfly in Malaysia, maybe in the world too, only about 15mm body length, and 20mm wing span

Pygmy dragonfly Nannophya pygmaea IMG_2860 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


Look, honey, no hands! A pair of mating hawk moths (Sphingidae). The male was on hands-free mode

Mating hawk moths Daphnusa ocellaris IMG_3038 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr



Mating hawk moths Daphnusa ocellaris IMG_3031 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


This grasshopper resembles the Forest Leaf Grasshopper (Systella sp.) we've photographed before, except it's vertically challenged, and longer. Edit: Trigonopteryx sp., ID credit: Arthur Anker.

Trigonopteryx sp. leaf-mimic grasshopper IMG_2576 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


Beautiful damselfly, Euphaea ochracea, male.

Euphaea ochracea damselfly IMG_2330 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


Blattodea

Jungle Cockroach IMG_2700 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr

 

[The_Traveler]

All quite perfectly done.

Question about the mating moths.
Is there a physio-anatomic reason why the male is in hands-free mode?
Does that leverage better ensure staying in place?

(I tried it and hurt my back)

 

[TheFantasticG]

Love the dragonfly image, Kurt. Good work per usual.

 

[orionmystery]

All quite perfectly done.

Question about the mating moths.
Is there a physio-anatomic reason why the male is in hands-free mode?
Does that leverage better ensure staying in place?

(I tried it and hurt my back)

Thanks. LOL..i have no answers but I hope a moth expert will read this and offers his/her expert opinions

Love the dragonfly image, Kurt. Good work per usual.

Thanks