It has been rainy this week, so HW and I decided to go to Windsor Nature Park to see if we can take some photographs of luminous fungus mushrooms. When we reached the place, the sky overhead looked gloomy and threatened to rain. Nevertheless we decided to continue to see what we can get despite the wet vegetation at the place.
Here's an interesting Ram Horn snail crawling on a fallen log.
The first beetle for the trip was a Chafer Beetle chewing a leaf.
On a small tree nearby was a 1 mm Fungus Beetle.
Near to the Fungus Beetle was a pair of 2 mm Darkling Beetle.
Further down the track was a rotten tree (commonly Dead Fall) found by HW. On it were several different beetles. Here's a photograph of a 4 mm Ground Beetle (Coptodera marginate).
On the same tree was another Ground Beetle (Minuthodes multisetosa).
At the base of the rotten tree was a Fungus Weevil (Eucorynus crassicornis).
Down at the base of the tree was a lovely 10 mm Darkling Beetle.
On the another side of the tree was a female Fungus Weevil (Antribus wallacei).
Next to the rotten tree was this Long Horn beetle (Coptops annulipes).
Next to the rotten tree was a low bush where this Darkling Beetle was found.
On a small tree near by was this small beetle larva. It is always great to find beetle larvae as it is a sign that the beetles are reproducing.
On a small cut log that lined the track was a 10 mm Fungus Beetle (Eumorphus quadriguttatus quadriguttatus).
On the log were several of this beetle larvae.
At the end of the log was this commonly encountered Darkling Beetle.
Just when I was photographing these interesting 1-2 mm beetles and spring-tails, the sky started to drizzle.
Although our trip was shortened prematurely by the rain, the number of beetles encountered was still considered good.
Here's an interesting Ram Horn snail crawling on a fallen log.
The first beetle for the trip was a Chafer Beetle chewing a leaf.
On a small tree nearby was a 1 mm Fungus Beetle.
Near to the Fungus Beetle was a pair of 2 mm Darkling Beetle.
Further down the track was a rotten tree (commonly Dead Fall) found by HW. On it were several different beetles. Here's a photograph of a 4 mm Ground Beetle (Coptodera marginate).
On the same tree was another Ground Beetle (Minuthodes multisetosa).
At the base of the rotten tree was a Fungus Weevil (Eucorynus crassicornis).
Down at the base of the tree was a lovely 10 mm Darkling Beetle.
On the another side of the tree was a female Fungus Weevil (Antribus wallacei).
Next to the rotten tree was this Long Horn beetle (Coptops annulipes).
Next to the rotten tree was a low bush where this Darkling Beetle was found.
On a small tree near by was this small beetle larva. It is always great to find beetle larvae as it is a sign that the beetles are reproducing.
On a small cut log that lined the track was a 10 mm Fungus Beetle (Eumorphus quadriguttatus quadriguttatus).
On the log were several of this beetle larvae.
At the end of the log was this commonly encountered Darkling Beetle.
Just when I was photographing these interesting 1-2 mm beetles and spring-tails, the sky started to drizzle.
Although our trip was shortened prematurely by the rain, the number of beetles encountered was still considered good.
