Insect Observations

A stag beetle on a sun-warmed rock It was sitting on a bare patch of rock, its dark shell drinking in the August sun. At …

A two-spotted cricket resting on a leaf in Lombok On a warm August morning in Lombok, I found this cricket perched on a green leaf …

Tiny white and black scales clinging to a stem On a green stem in Lombok, a cluster of tiny insects clung to the plant like …

A red-headed earwig on a green leaf On a green leaf in Lombok, ringed by white flowers and dark stems, sat an earwig that looked …

A spiny black ant patrolling a tree trunk This ant was patrolling a tree trunk in Lombok, surrounded by dense green foliage and fallen leaves, …

A green grasshopper with blue and yellow markings This grasshopper was perched on a green stem in Lombok, surrounded by withering leaves and fresh green …

A tiny moth shimmering with metallic green On a green leaf in Lombok, against a background of blurred plants and a dark railing, sat a …

A tiny mantis dressed to look like an ant On a green leaf in Lombok, over a blurred grey background, sat a mantis so small …

A green moth with white spots on a leaf On a green leaf in Lombok, surrounded by soft-focus flowers and foliage, sat a moth whose …

A white-breasted waterhen stepping through the grass In Lombok, a white-breasted waterhen stepped out of the grass onto a patch of green, picking its way …

A house cricket on a rough concrete floor On a rough concrete surface against a dark wall in Lombok, a small cricket sat motionless, its …

A tropical house cricket on grey ground On grey ground against a rough cement wall in Lombok, a cricket sat with its long antennae held …