Australia and Oceania

My favorite is the South, where it's cool and there's a wide variety of insects. New Zealand is only 1700km away.

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Boots of an entomological special forces soldier in the Pacific Ocean. A turning point in the expedition. The weather is changing.

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Incomplete solar eclipse. Here's what happened without a special filter. A blurry solar disk is visible.
For a while I didn't even understand what was happening, at first, the red land of the island turned greenish, the birds were quiet, and when I finally looked up, I saw that the Sun was partially covered. It lasted about forty minutes.

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La photo silvouple.

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Oxera is another endemic species of New Caledonia.

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Termites and their home.

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The remains of an Iron Woodcutter near the Kanua Tera Hotel. If you find such roots, you can find a live beetle. Unfortunately, the season for this species has already come to an end.
The density of wood is very high, even in collapsed stumps. That's why I named this bug iron.

This post was edited by Romyald - 25.11.2012 08: 27

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Small techn.take a break, then continue. Less than half of it remains.

A lightning-fast fight between a wasp and a grasshopper took place right in front of my eyes. This time I managed to take a decent picture, which means that the technique is sharpened for shooting small objects.
The next moment, the wasp took off with the victim.

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For the most restless entomologists, in Nats. The park of La Blue Rive has a small menagerie , where those who want to catch all the insects are placed. I've just set up my base there , so let them think I'm not afraid of their bunks .

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And yet, near this park I found a good place-Park Bois du Sud. And I had a great idea, and not to gather there all forum in sl. year after the entomological fair? Wine and beer I will take over, admission 400 francs ( 4.5 USD). All that remains is to buy a ticket . And everything. I'll show you the places. It's just the beginning of summer. You can have a great rest.

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This is how I got Caledonia.

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This is how I got Caledonia.

There are no words!!! Thank you very much!!! I will not say, of course, that "as I visited myself", but still... emotions...

There are no words!!! Thank you very much!!! I will not say, of course, that "as I visited myself", but still... emotions...

Friends, I did my best for you, and I spent four hours uploading photos, of course there were three times as many of them, but I still can't sleep, because six o'clock in the morning Moscow time is my lunch in Caledonia, in the middle of the forest, with birds singing.
I am glad that you liked it and some people were interested in visiting this island. So my report was written for a reason.

Roman, thank you for the report.
And, the traditional question: What is the situation with the legalization of fees? An island with endemic flora and fauna, no matter how.
As I understand it-mustache in the luggage and do not worry with permits.

I'm ready to take off right now - without even waiting for next year and fairs

It will be too expensive to fly out immediately. The cost of the flight will exceed 100 rubles, it is better to book in advance, three months in advance, then you can meet 55000 rubles.
Actually, my report is not quite complete, because I didn't specify the trip budget. I'll fix this mistake! The cost of the flight is 52000r, the rest: car rental, gasoline ( about 60r. per liter), food, etc., etc. 65000r. A total of 117000 rubles, for 23 days.

Roman, thank you for the report.
And, the traditional question: What is the situation with the legalization of fees? An island with endemic flora and fauna, no matter how.
As I understand it-mustache in the luggage and do not worry with permits.

I had no problems with the removal, because I tried not to get caught by anyone explicitly, I always tried to avoid conflict, but this is all about collecting night material, and during the day you can turn all the Parks upside down, set traps, and come the next day and calmly collect the material. Just do not forget that in addition to you in the parks there are also animals that feed on these few insects.

Roma, an amazing report! Here it is, a true pioneer!

Roman, thank you for the great report! What do the locals look like? Are there any such photos?

Please accept my sincere admiration!

Roman, as usual, surprised!
Amazing!

were there any tufts?

Roma, an amazing report! Here it is, a true pioneer!

By the way, I have a couple of pilgrims for you, if you need to let me know.
A few hours before departure from Tontouta Airport, a large praying mantis flew into the light and hovered on the ceiling of the lobby. I waited for him, waited, and did not wait. He never came down. And I could have brought him to Moscow alive. This task was in my plan, I was supposed to bring a live "Caledonian" to Moscow, but due to the meager number of insects, this task was not completed.
But it will be implemented sometime.

Roman, thank you for the great report! What do the locals look like? Are there any such photos?

Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos of the locals, because it seemed to me that they didn't want to be photographed.
Their appearance is extremely colorful: black skin (Melanesian group), often unshaven, hair standing up as if they were permanently twisted, eyes red, noses slightly flattened, lips pouted. And, on top of all this standing hair, a wool cap is pulled on top, about fifty liters. When such types stopped at night near the screen, the desire to capture them is huge, but the tongue does not turn from fear. It's a good thing this is a former French colony, otherwise they would have eaten me like a worm. But, this all applies to those who live in the village. In the city, everything looks quite decent, men are more solidly built than in the village, some are straight ambals, women are from plump to thin, some are very pretty. They have very beautiful national dresses.
And, in general, the people are very hospitable, everyone greets, greets cars with a signal, a hand, or headlights. The impression is very positive.

Roman, as usual, surprised!
Amazing!

were there any tufts?

Pavel, let me send you a photo of the mattresses, because after Columbia, I already began to see the difference between tufts and scoops poorly.

.... the tongue doesn't move with fear
.... they would have eaten me like a worm.
The impression is very positive.

pondered....

I thought about it....

Pondered who, an Aboriginal ? To eat or not to eat? Or did the owner of the question think about it? Well, after all, I was not eaten, so the impression is positive!

It turns out that I am a tourist-from the word tour (round trip along the ring route), and you are an adventurer=adventurer (first tourist).
Thank you for the pictures and explanations - it's clear what's what!
Mattresses! Mattresses! we want it too! Not only with butterflies)))

This post was edited by CosMosk - 27.11.2012 10: 47

I support you, I would very much like to take a look at the mattresses!

photo 129-Leptonota comitessa White
photo 111 - Enicodes sp.

On the mattresses, it's about the same as in the report. I told you that this place is not an industrial gathering place for insects, and my arrival time was late for the summer.
Well, if you want mattresses , I'll try to think of something for you. Probably today.

Roman, thank you so much for telling us about the trip!!! This is really COOL!!!!!!!!

  
Well, if you want mattresses , I'll try to think of something for you. Probably today.

We've been waiting.

  
We've been waiting.

What do you want to see there? Everything was demonstrated by me in vivo, in the report . I didn't catch anything new, no discoveries !
Those to whom I promised to leave, I left: mantises, cockroaches, racehorses, etc., Brazhniki ave., scoops left at Sheremetyevo Airport, only photos remained.

What do you want to see there? Everything was demonstrated by me in vivo, in the report . I didn't catch anything new, no discoveries !
Those to whom I promised to leave, I left: mantises, cockroaches, racehorses, etc., Brazhniki ave., scoops left at Sheremetyevo Airport, only photos remained.

I am completely satisfied with the photo reports and enjoyed them very much. Thank you very much!

What do you want to see there? Everything was demonstrated by me in vivo, in the report . I didn't catch anything new, no discoveries !
Those to whom I promised to leave, I left: mantises, cockroaches, racehorses, etc., Brazhniki ave., scoops left at Sheremetyevo Airport, only photos remained.

It would be interesting to take a look at the pictures, see what lies on the matrasikah

Hm...

  
Well, if you want mattresses , I'll try to think of something for you. Probably today.

however!...

Friends, I did my best for you, and I spent four hours uploading photos, of course there were three times as many of them, but I still can't sleep, because six o'clock in the morning Moscow time is my lunch in Caledonia, in the middle of the forest, with birds singing.
I am glad that you liked it and some people were interested in visiting this island. So my report wasn't written for nothing.

but for some reason, the intentions have changed (maybe the food base of gluttonous birds is still undermined?; 0)), so what's really there-we can only thank you for the excellent acquaintance with Terra incognita!!!))) No wonder - no wonder!

Yeah, probably so much organic matter was taken out that not only the birds were left without food - the nitrogen cycle of the island was broken forever )))) There is nothing to say about the impact on global processes!!! Remember the "butterfly effect"? And this is from one butterfly! And in this case..
So now the crazy cataclysms will start, the Antarctic anticyclone will move to Eurasia, Communism peak will become the deepest pit on the planet, Atlantis will pop up, and the wild west will be covered with volcanoes, and eventually the Moon will explode and the Sun will go out!
This is what the re-release of collectible material leads to!

However, how restless you are! If I removed from the biotope, then no more than five copies of one species, and if at all they came across (GOST of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the USSR). Entomological special forces are generally an independent "phenomenon" and are not funded by any commercial organizations, so WE have no need to undermine food links in biotopes .
And then, why such a craving to see mattresses? What are you, pathoentomologists? I have, for example, the appearance of a mattress, generally spoils the mood. Where it didn't go, the material was spread out and arranged in boxes, easy to read and pleasing to the eye, and here were mattresses with innocently clogged insects, in frozen, uninteresting poses, with sunken eyeballs. I then should not have written a report to you, but stupidly take a picture of the matrazy and post them on the forum, and then put all the same things in the section "Who will give more on the paw", and that's it. But I didn't do that!
My task was to show you the living world of the island, to please you on the eve of the long winter. Show that it is possible and accessible for everyone to be where they want to be! And you again - Matraz. If I were the founder of this section, I would forbid showing clogged material at all. To do this, there is a personal account, and your favorite section-Buy, sell.
So, let's close this topic, otherwise you prevent me from gathering my thoughts on where to go next .