The Seattle Spirit

As we know, interactions occur between living things. So plants with living things around them. Plants can be a place to live for other living things (habitat), even can be a host plant (host plants) for insects. Insects do metamorphosis or life cycle. To carry out its life cycle insects need nutrition. Some insects get their nutrition by eating plant parts such as leaves. This time we will share the observations we found on the tamarind tree ( Tamarindus indica ). First seen the existence of green caterpillars. Its head is large with a flat face and four head ornaments shaped like a beautiful crown or even looks like a dragon's head. So it is also known as The Dragon Headed Caterpillar. This caterpillar is active at night and during the day will tend to stay above the 'leaf bed'. When actively moving, the caterpillars will go back and forth. Because of its beauty, this caterpillar is often used as an object of photography, especially for macro photography. Furthermore, the...

One day my sister and I went to the garden. Then we found something strange. Guess what is this, guys?  Is this an owl?  Or just a twig? If you look closely, you can see the legs. At least it is known that it is an animal. But what exactly is the animal? At that time we did not know for sure. So we tried to see it more closely using lenses from various sides. Its small size makes it quite difficult to observe with the naked eye. The shape (morphology) and the colour are like twigs, making it camouflage perfectly. Besides, it didn't move at all.  So we put it in a magnifying jar that has a magnification of 3x and 5x. The legs are seen clutching dry leaves. But it still did not move at all. So, w e tried to shake it, and make it move. Evidently,  the animal is a spider. Based on literature and discussions with friends at iNaturalist, we finally know its classification. This spider is scientifically named Poltys illepidus, and is also known as' ...

It's Kallima  (butterfly leaf) a genus from  Nymphalidae  family. I found it in agroforestry in my village, particularly in the shaded area like bamboos grove, thorny palm and tall trees. I always find it in the same place. But, I can't take good pictures because it always flies and perches in a tall tree. I guess I need a telelens to take better pictures.  Actually, I found a video and   pictures of  Kallima paralekta  on Instagram. So beautiful. It looks like tame, approachable. Envy haha :D. It perched on rotten fruit. You can check the video in this  link  and here the pictures. K. paralekta ( Eastjava1212 IG, 2018) This butterfly is the most mesmerizing butterfly I've ever see. It has a mimicry ability. The underside of this butterfly resembles a dead leaf and the upper side, there're stunning blue and orange colour.  Kallima genus has several species. I guess this one is  Kallima paralekta becaus...