Lanternflies & Trophobiosis

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Trophobiosis between lantern bug and cockroach. The lantern bug are <i>Pyrops cultellatus yoshiakii</i> Nagai & Porion, 2002. No ID for the roach yet. Selangor, Malaysia.
Pyrops cultellatus yoshiaki IMG_8131 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Lantern flies / lantern bugs - Zanna terminalis nymphs and adult. Selangor, Malaysia.
Zanna terminalis IMG_6383 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Zanna terminalis IMG_6662 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Zanna terminalis IMG_6392 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Marbled Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus) waiting beside a few lantern bug nymphs (Zanna terminalis), presumably waiting for their honeydew excretes. Night find, Selangor, Malaysia.
Gecko &amp; Fulgorid Trophobiosis IMG_6487 copy (2) by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

A skittish Four-clawed Gecko (Gehyra mutilata) enjoying honeydew excrete from a Fulgorid (Prolepta sp.). Selangor, Malaysia.
Gehyra mutilata IMG_7121 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

A Frilly Gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus) enjoying free flow of honeydew from a few lantern bugs (Pyrops oculata). Malaysia.
Pyrops oculata &amp; Frilly Gecko IMG_2831 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Frilly Gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus) enjoying free flow honeydew excrete from a Fulgorid (Dichoptera sp.). Selangor, Malaysia.
Frilly Gecko &amp; Fulgorid - Trophobiosis IMG_0898 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

More beautiful lantern bugs of Malaysia and Borneo: http://orionmystery.blogspot.com/2011/03/lantern-bug-lantern-fly.html
 
OMFG these are so amazing, you gotta love those lantern bugs, they are like the posh bugs of the insect world (nose up) :D and the Geckos are amazing too with the camo.
Love them all Kurt (y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)
 
Love your lantern bugs too!

I did think the 2nd one in particular looks slightly overexposed, but there are no blown highlights. Still, I think bringing the highlights down a touch may bring out more detail. I can see that the branch should be very pale anyway. Have you changed your lighting setup recently?
 
TimmyG said:
Love your lantern bugs too!

I did think the 2nd one in particular looks slightly overexposed, but there are no blown highlights. Still, I think bringing the highlights down a touch may bring out more detail. I can see that the branch should be very pale anyway. Have you changed your lighting setup recently?
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Thanks, Timmy. Been using a 60mm F2 for the past one year while my MPE65 sits in the drybox. All shot with a 60mm F2 except #7, natural light with 150mm + 1.4x TC. No change in lighting setup but these were old shots.

#2 looks fine on my display. Mine is a cheap Acer laptop though but I have it calibrated with Spyder2Express. The vine was full of whitish, waxy stuff. The highlight has been suppressed as much as possible without making the image looking unnatural. Anyway, I exposed for the subjects, not the branch, nor the background (if any).

Also, lighting something 43cm away (from sensor, pic #2, info from exif ) is way more challenging than lighting something at 22 cm (about 1:1). Getting good light on MPE is too easy, esp if you go down to 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1. There's not always time nor opportunity to take the flash off the shoe. Bugs and opportunities don't always wait.

Carlh said:
how the hell you managed to spot half of those is beyond me, the camouflage is amazing on those, love seeing your photos kurt
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Thanks, Carl. I am really familiar with this forest I frequently visit, day or night. I know where they "live" :D
 
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