While yellow does not seem to be a colour that blends into the lush green rainforest at a glance, when you look up into the sunlit canopy it is a sea of bright yellow. While in
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Golden Girl
This is a spectacular yellow form of the Giant Rainforest Mantid, Hierodula
majuscula. The specimen was donated to us and was found south of
Innisfail. Although the nymphs can adopt a wide range of colours including
greens, yellows through to rusty reds, the vast majority of adults are green.
While yellow does not seem to be a colour that blends into the lush green rainforest at a glance, when you look up into the sunlit canopy it is a sea of bright yellow. While inCosta Rica
last year, we found a bright yellow Eyelash Viper, Bothriechis schleglii in a tree in our backyard. I
figured the snake would be easy to spot the next morning – not the case. The
colour made it impossible to spot.
While yellow does not seem to be a colour that blends into the lush green rainforest at a glance, when you look up into the sunlit canopy it is a sea of bright yellow. While in
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I've not seen this nice colour morph. But then it is an unusual year.
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