Orthoptera of Malaysia

My Orthoptera collection. All from Peninsula Malaysia, and East
Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak in the Borneo Island) Lichen mimic katydid,
Olcinia sp. Check out other amazing examples of camouflage in nature
here. Leaf mimic katydid, Leptoderes ornatipennis. Beautiful, cryptic
katydid (Pseudophyllinae ). I thought it was a dead leaf at first
Molting in progress A newly molted katydid

Assassin bugs

My assassin bug collection. All from Malaysia. Merged from 6 images
(3x2) in CS3. Merging tutorial can be found here. Found this at night.
Thread legged assassin bug with mantis-like claws. Not sure if it's a
Emesaya sp. or Stenolemus sp. or something else? Another one, not sure
if it's similar to the above And another.. A bunch of assassin bugs of
different instar stages on a tree

Wormlion

I have seen similar pits under the hostel building when I was in
Kuching, and again, in Tawau. I thought they were antlion pits at
first, but upon investigation, turned out to be something else. No
antlion larva inside, just a worm! See how this wormlion deals with an
ant that falls into the pit! The worm looks like this: I posted the gif
animation on my Facebook and within minutes, got the