Tropical Mix

[orionmystery]

Guess what this is? I thought it was some kind of fruit at first. Selangor, Malaysia.
Eustenogaster nest IMG_3061 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
It's a Eustenogaster sp. wasp nest


Went back to check on the same nest a couple of weeks later. It was damaged!
Eustenogaster nest IMG_3262 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
You can see eggs in the other pic on my Flickr. The wasps fully restored the nest when I checked on it again a couple of weeks later.


Caterpillar vs Snail race. No idea who won in the end. Sabah (Borneo)
Snail vs Caterpillar IMG_2154 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Mayfly. Selangor, Malaysia.
Mayfly IMG_8779 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Ants (Meranoplus sp.?) farming scale insects. Selangor, Malaysia.
Ants and scale insects IMG_8912 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Crane fly, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tipulidae IMG_8782 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Bee fly, Selangor, Malaysia.
Bee fly IMG_0404 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Caterpillar. Malaysia. Map butterfly larva (Cyrestis sp.) - ID suggested by GC Gan.
Cyrestis sp. IMG_1698 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

 

[greybeard]

Great as always!

 

[Raj_55555]

These are amazing, what's up with the ants in #5?

 

[orionmystery]

Great as always!

These are amazing, what's up with the ants in #5?

Thanks, greybeard, Raj.

Raj - the ants were tending to the aphids for honeydew.

 

[avraam]

ants is always great! good catching