Queen Alexandra's Birdwing for Saturday Critter

 

The Ornithoptera alexandrae, more commonly known as Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, is a magnificent butterfly species native to the tropical rainforests of Papua New Guinea. This remarkable butterfly holds the title of the largest butterfly in the world, with females boasting wingspans of up to 25 centimeters (almost 10 inches) and males slightly smaller but equally striking.

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This past week has been relatively calm for me, though I have found it quite challenging to regain my focus on work. My exercise routine has also suffered as a result. Curiously, I have yet to make a New Year's resolution for 2025. I have resumed reading a Chinese novel in the science fiction genre, despite my usual preference for science fiction in English.

The weekend promises to be quite warm. Joel and I are planning a visit to the National Gallery of Victoria for some bokeh photography. However, Joel's primary objective is to visit the Vietnamese dessert shop in North part of Melbourne's CBD afterwards—such a typical move on his part.

Macro of Spider for Saturday Critter

 

Taken by my old gear Pentax K20D + A 200mm f4 Macro

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Butterfly macro for Saturday Critter

 

The regular Saturday critter

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Bug on my bag for Saturday Critter

 

Quite shiny on my strap bag 

Sony A7RV

FE 70-200mm f4 Macro

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Hoverfly for Saturday Critter

 

A pink tone for the shot

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Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

A close up for the butterfly

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Spider Macro for Saturday Critter

 

Using my antique Pentax A 200mm f4 macro lens

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Critter Macro for Saturday Critter

 

This was taken a long time ago. You can imagine how small this critter is

Pentax A200mm f4 Macro

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Butterfly macro for Saturday Critter

 

This was taken a long time ago. Love the energy I had at the time.

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Grasshopper for Saturday Critter

 

Sheer green bokeh is a delight 

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Chilean Moth for Saturday Critter

 

It was on my car windscreen

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Chironomids for Saturday Critters

 

Found this on wiki 

Chironomids as a group are very diverse in their life histories and exhibit a variety of behaviours during their development. Due to their species ambiguity and this diversity of behaviours, there is much controversy in research on their feeding habits, particularly as adults.

Many reference sources in the past century or so have repeated the assertion that the Chironomidae do not feed as adults, but an increasing body of evidence contradicts this view. Adults of many species do, in fact, feed. The natural foods reported include fresh fly droppings, nectar, pollen, honeydew, and various sugar-rich materials.

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Black-kneed Conehead for Saturday Critter

 

I saw this critter in Taiwan. Next to a street joint selling rice snack.

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I got my CT lumbar spine and pelvis back. No malignancy of any sorts. But I have extensive moderate arthritis affecting multiple levels including foraminal narrowing. I am depressed by the result. These are incidental findings not to my liking. I will work on my fitness routine once muscle tear heals. 

Marmalade Hoverfly for Saturday Critter

 

It was a snap when I looked down the footpath 

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More critter for Saturday Critter

 

Not sure it is a moth or a butterfly. 

Olympus 150mm f2 

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I got a new OLED monitor for my desktop in my room. It turned out there was no speaker function. So I had to get Joel to sort it out today. 

Lady bug in bokeh for Saturday Critter

 

Too shallow DOF. Should have done the stacking. 

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Grasshopper for Saturday Critter

 

Right on the dying lawn of football field in Hawthorn East

Pentax 200mm f2.8

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Just got back to Melbourne. Then I will be heading out to NZ again in a few days. 

Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

Back here in Taipei just last night. The magistrate misspelled her name and land title so waiting for the court to rectify the errors would take another 6 months minimum. Travelling around the middle part of Taiwan is a tropical experience. So humid and hot. 

The above shot was taken when I was experimenting a new macro lens a while back. 

Canon 5D 

Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro

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Grasshopper macro for Saturday Critter

 

Looks like an old Japanese superman movie costume. 

Pentax 200mm f4 Macro

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Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

The camouflage is working well

Pentax K20D

A 200mm f4 Macro

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