Magnificent Macro Photos of Insect Eyes by Shikhei Goh

Photographer Shikhei Goh lives and works on a small industrialized island called Batam Island, that’s a 45 minute boat ride south of Singapore. Goh calls himself a “macro addict” and indeed his portfolio is loaded with incredible photographs of the local flora and fauna of Batam from turtles, lizards, birds and especially insects. My favorite images are his intimate shots of insect eyes that appear metallic and almost robotic. See much more over on 500px.
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Top 10 Most Venomous Bugs/Insects!

Song: In Closing by 12 Stones
What is the most venomous bugs or insects? LINK: Youtube

Caterpillar Mutations

Caterpillars and Worms around the world have been suffering from polution, and global warming, causing them to grow to giant insects and mutate into dangerous, poisonous bugs of their prehistoric ancestors. LINK: Youtube

Strange Insect on a road

A very strange kind of insect eating something on a road. LINK: Youtube

Giant walking stick insect

“They’re masters of disguise and are so fascinating!” LINK, Via: Youtube

Nest of the Skeletons: stop-action insect film

Nest of the Skeletons is a stop-motion film by Tessa Farmer, the UK sculptor who creates exquisitely weird worlds of insects, faeries, and other tiny flora and fauna. Above is an excerpt from the film, co-directed by Sean Daniels, with sound design by Mark Pilkington of Strange Attractor Journal. The full video will be screened in London this Friday, January 15, as part of Luminous Aephemera, the Strange Attractor Salon’s film night. (Via: Further) LINK, Via: Youtube

The Amazing Hummingbird Hawk Moth

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It hovers, it hums - but it is not a hummingbird. Take a look at one of, if not the most amazing, certainly the coolest insects on the planet - the Hummingbird Hawk moth. LINK: The Presurfer

Giraffe weevil

"The extended neck is an adaptation that assists in nest building." The photo enlarges with a click. LINK

Photo credit Alex Strauss/Wikipedia, Via: Unique Daily.

"Master of the Killer Ants"

The Mofu people of northern Cameroon, Africa, have developed a unique process of defending themselves and their crops against termites and other pests: by calling on killer ants they called the jaglavak (Dorylus) for help!

The Mofu who sees his compound invaded by termites and ants calls on the jaglavak for help. Dorylus colonies are not easy to find. After identifying the nest or colony of jaglavak on the move, the Mofu removes from the colony several hundred to a thousand, or even more, Dorylus soldiers. […]

The Mofu put the jaglavak on the ground within an ocher circle from which extends a path, also traced in ocher, that leads toward the area of the most badly infested house. The Mofu admit that they do not see the jaglavak operate, but they claim that two or three weeks later, the harmful insects have disappeared, and the jaglavak as well, for they do not remain in the compound … LINK, LINK

" Glamorous Insects!"

Dark Roasted Blend has a gallery of beautiful photographs of exotic insects by various photographers. This one is an Idolomantis diabolica, or a Devil’s Flower Mantis. Link