Nocturnal Creatures of Mandai

A rainy night adventure into Mandai, and we chanced upon one of the largest longhorn beetles I've ever seen! The Citrus Long-Horned Beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) is a pest to many hardwood and citrus trees by chewing into them. The females can deposit up to 200 eggs on tree barks, and it may take 12 to 18 months for the young to emerge as adult beetles. The beetle can grow up to 40mm in length, much larger than many other longhorn beetles.

#1 First encounter of the Citrus Long-Horned Beetle under a leaf, with an ant staring up at it's face

#2 View of it's head from above

#3 Wider view, the "horns" or feelers are typically as long as it's body

#4 Closeup on the face. This beetle's left wing was badly damaged and could no longer fly.

#5 Fungus weevil (Anthribidae). A "horse-faced" weevil found on a tree bark.

#6 Freshly molted cicada (the molt just dropped) drying it's wings before taking flight.

#7 Another night creature, the Tailless Whip Scorpion (or Whip Spider) found on a tree bark

#8 Low angled close up on it's face

#9 Some kinda beetle

#10 A Japanese Tiger Beetle (Cicindela Japonica) resting on a leaf, probably sleeping

#11 Low angled side profile, it was raining when I shot this

#12 Close up on the beetle's head

The complete album can be viewed here.