Do Bugs Mutate?
Bugs from the same species usually look identical to us. But sometimes, we do see weirdos appearing. Are they oddities? Mutants? Or just another species unknown to us? Did they evolve due to the environment (e.g. under sunlight)?
Did a night walk at the Lornie trail, and James found a pink katydid. Possibly mutated? Discoloured?
#1 The pink Katydid
#2 Found numerous Harvestman (Opiliones) scampering around the dead leaf litter
#3 Top view of Sir Daddy Long Legs
#4 Twig spider, aka Whip Spider, aka Twig-Like Feather Legged Spider
#5 Wenzhan found this tiny Praying Mantis
#6 It didn’t really want to stay still for me, until it found some food to feast on
#7 Peering up at my camera
#8 Done with food – brush teeth!
#9 Weevil playing dead.
#10 Trap Jaw Ant (Odontomachus) found on the dead leaf litter. Never stopped to pose… just went on and on and on and on…
#11 Closer view of the trap-jaw ant
#12 Stink bug nymph? Quite a few of these at a junction where we stopped
#13 It had the similar 2 spots on its back as the one Melvyn found in Gunung Santubong
#14 The one from Guning Santubong, but with more fascinating patterns on its back
The complete album can be viewed here.
James blogged about this trip here.
