Phuhipii Pics

First off, does anyone know whether I can call myself an NGO or do I need to register with some important persons? I'm planning to talk to the Lao government about granting protected status to this mountain.


Tortoiseshell beetle


Parasitoid wasp with stunned spider prey


Shelf fungi



Fungal exuberance


Herpetologists...? What is this beast?


Male stalkeye fly taunting me about no f-stop control on my camera



Yes, this is the ugliest biting fly in Laos, and it is about an inch long. The camo-spandex is telling.


Nebular orb weaver





An old dragonfly. See how his colors are faded. Even though I am chronologically older than this fellow, I still defer to him as a wise elder. He welcomed me to the mountain.





A sergeant among longlegs!



Whose house is this?



A sneering face?


Or grasshopper bits 'n' pieces?



Rococo grasshopper



Velvety ladybird



Red eyes and bottle-blue



No f-stop control on this frustrating camera.



Spores a-comin'



Millipede and potion-stain


Coenagrionid, I think


This ant has been eaten by a mushroom.


This ant has also been eaten by a mushroom


OK Beetlemaniacs - is it a dytiscid or a scarabid?

Fake ant

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3-axle caddis chariot



Parasitoid-infested caterpillar


Another coenagrionid damselfy