Sunday, April 26, 2009

Insects of Mossie Alley

I braved the hoards of hungry mosquitoes in infamous Mossie Alley again to find my pair of sunglasses. I dropped it in the morning and had to retrace my steps to retrieve my sunglasses. The first trip took me only to 3 meters in and I found a pretty Branded Imperial.It was also where I dropped my sunglasses as I swatted and smacked mosquitoes. Argh!!!! I hightailed out of the place with the mosquitoes hot on my heels.
Next I tried the other entrance with similar results but I did manage to photograph these insects. I finally found a green Cicada.The second trip to find the missing sunglasses yielded, my sunglasses, a pretty Cycad Blue, and a dragonfly before I fled again. No amount of insect repellent will keep the mossies away as they are attracted by sweat.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, wow, wow....I love these pics. The colors of the cicada pic is simply stunning. Any frontal pic for that?

Shirls said...

Thanks! unfortunately no frontal shot. I would have to climb up the tree and hang upside down like spiderman to get that shot.

Anonymous said...

hahaha! that would make a picture more spectacular than any you've taken! anyway, great pics! the cicada is now my wall paper..

Shirls said...

i have a funny bone too. are you going to be paying me royalty for use of my pic as your wall paper? where should i send the bill?

Anonymous said...

hahaha... i shall only pay royalty when i get that frontal shot...

you've had a great couple months with spotting rare and beautiful creatures. i'm already envious enough so dont make me broke too...

Shirls said...

Well envious, I may just get the frontal shot you know. Then where should I send the bill to?

If you're someone I know I may offer a small discount, ;-)

Anonymous said...

The second butterfly should be Cycad Blue. :)

Shirls said...

Thanks! I do get my butterflies mixed up.