Observaciones de christieapen003

A swarm of collembola (around 2 mm long) spotted today. Weather details:
Temp: 23 degree Celsius
Humidity 23%
Cloud cover :42%
Species identification left for entomologists. Samples secured for culture

Spotted this specimen (body length about 2 cm) just being attacked by a swarm of Red ants. There are 19 rare species of tarantulas has been identified from kerala in 2018 and hence I'm leaving this for species level identification to the arachnologists.

This animal has been spotted indoors but also rarely spotted in large groups under hanging rocks. This specimen has unusually long legs among with the longer ones are around 16 cm long and presumably a male individual. This specimen seems similar to European harvestman but is enormous than European ones with its much wider leg span. Click on the Third picture for a scale (finger)

The oval body is laterally compressed. The whole body is black which is also distinctive from the other reported species. Hence the species level IDying is leaving for expert openion.

Hooded grasshoper in western ghats of India. Spotted at a hill station called Peermade near to Periyar Tiger Reserve. Seems similar to Teratodes monticollis but the absence of yellow-orange edge of pronotum, the distinctive white streak on the posterio-ventral edge of the hood and the reddish-brown tibia and tarsus other than green in monticollis suggests a different species. Identification needed.