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Erotylidae Checklist: Pleasing Fungus Beetles

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14 January 2025
Pleasing Fungus Beetles from the family Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 are generally brightly coloured and hairless. Their antennae are clubbed, and tarsi (final leg segment)…
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Macro Highlights – The Best of 2024

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25 December 2024
2024 has been a very special year. For many of us, going to another country for macro photography is a huge endeavor which involves…
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Moths of Borneo: Gunung Trusmadi

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25 April 2024
The Borneo Jungle Girl Camp or Trus Madi Entomology Camp sits deep in the lush forests of Gunung Trusmadi, Sabah — the northern-most state…
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Lynx Spiders: Oxyopidae Checklist

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7 March 2024
Lynx spiders of the family Oxyopidae got their name from their hunting behaviour, akin to that of the Lynx cats. They are adept at…
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Macro Highlights – The Best of 2023

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4 January 2024
2023 went by in a flash, but not without a bang. I managed to document lots of amazing lifers and did field trips in…
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A Photographer’s Guide to Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO

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30 December 2023
The new Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO is a beast that produces great images at a fraction of the cost of high…
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Coccinellidae Checklist: Ladybird Beetles

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27 September 2023
Ladybirds from the family Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 are also commonly known as Ladybugs in North America, but are actually not true bugs but beetles….
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Pillbugs & Sowbugs: Isopoda Checklist

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15 June 2023
Pillbugs, sowbugs, roly-polies and woodlice, collectively referred to as isopods, are land-dwelling crustaceans that feed mainly on decaying organic matter, especially rotting wood and…
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Harvestmen: Opiliones Checklist

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17 April 2023
Arachnids from the order Opiliones are commonly called harvestmen, harvest spiders, shepherd spiders, or daddy-long-legs (not to be confused with Pholcidae). In Latin, opilio…
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