Dominican Republic --- Part I

I arrived in the Dominican Republic last Tuesday and I'll be staying here for the next 5 weeks to look for bugs. During the week, I stay at a cocoa farm which is quite literally a macro photographer's dream. When the WiFi is working (when the power is on) I'll do my best to upload some shots.

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Those are pretty awesome shots. Love that boss jumper; he has legs that go on forever!

lucky you.
love the jumper also

Great shots. I love the jumper too.

The last shot gives a flavor of the place. Enjoy!

Insanely jealous!! 6 weeks to look for and photograph insects in a beautiful (and plentiful) tropical location... I'm not sure I can think of anything much better than that at the moment.

Excellent photos. I especially like the boss jumping spider. The assassin is freakishly unique and beautifully captured as wel.

I'm looking forward to more...

excellent start, that jumper is gorgeous!

Lovely start to the adventure
Brian v.

Marvellous.

Thanks everybody. What's nice to know is there is a large species of thread-legged assassin bug in the US. I've found only two though (in NC). There bodies were nearly 2" long each.

The two species of thread-legged assassin bugs (the one in the US, and the on photographed above) look very similar, but I know that they are different. The one above is actually segmented in the middle of the thorax. It is a flexible part of the body and it did bend it's thorax on a few occasions. I've never seen any insect with a segmented thorax like that!

Wonderful series.

wonderful set!

I really like the first 3 photos!nice light and colors!

Gracias. The first two were with a flash, and the 3rd was natural light. Matter of a fact, all were with a flash except for the 3rd and last shots. I prefer using natural light, but in the jungle, it can be sooo dark!