Macro > Damselfly.

(2 photos)

Damselfly are insects of suborder Zygopeterain the order Odonata. They are similar to Dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller.

Following are some species found in Malaysia:

Bintulu, October 2015.
Nikon D90, Tamron SP 90, Nissin MF-18.

Macro > Jumping Spider.

(6 photos).

The Jumping Spider family (Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and about 5000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13 % of all species.

Source: wikipedia.

Ant-mimic Jumping Spider, Kota Samarahan 2015.

Macro > Mantis.

(4 photos).

Deroplatys lobata, common name Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis or Dead Leaf Mantis, is a species of Praying Mantis that inhabits Thailand, Java, Borneo, Indonesia, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.

Source: Wikipedia.

Deroplatys lobata, Kuching 2015.

Macro > Stink / Shield Bug.

Stink / Shield Bug or Tessaratomidae from Malaysia. (9 photos)

Tessaratomidae is a family of True Bugs. It contains about 240 species of large bugs divided into 3 sub-families and 56 genera.

Tessaratomids resemble large Stink Bugs (family Pentatomidae) and are sometimes quite colourful. Most Tessaratomids are Old World with only 3 species known from Neotropics. Some members from Tessaratomidae exhibits maternal care of eggs and offspring. The defensive chemicals of certain species can cause significant damage if they come into contact with human skin, they may also cause temporary blindness.

All species are exclusively plant eaters, some of major economic importance as agricultural pests. A few species also consumed as human food in some countries.

Source: Wikipedia

Nymph of Pycanum rubens, Bintulu 2015

1/200 sec, f/22, ISO 200
Nikon D90, Tamron SP 90, Nissin MF-18

Macro > Tortoise Beetle.

Tortoise Beetle of Malaysia. (10 photos)

The Cassidinae (tortoise or leaf-mining beetles) are a Sub-family of the Leaf Beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It includes both the former subfamily "Hispinae" (Leaf-mining Beetles), as well as the former more narrowly defined subfamily Cassidinae (family as Tortoise Beetles) which are now split into several tribes that include the tribe Cassidini, and in all include over 125 genera. The traditional separation of the two groups was based essentially on the habitats of the larvae and the general shapes of the adults. The name Cassidinae for the merged subfamily is considered to have priority.

Source: Wikipedia.

Tortoise Beetle, Bintulu 2013
Nikon D90, Tamron SP90, Nissin MF-18
1/200 sec, f/22, ISO 200