Visit to Mt. Kuju area, mid July

The rain lasted a bit longer than expected and our walks in the Kuju area were quite wet. But when the rain stopped all sorts of bugs came out!

The Zitting Cisticola, セッカ doesn't care about the rain

A hunter among the wet leaves, a beautiful spider with yet a name...

Weaving a web at the end of the day, it must be a Onigumo spider, オニグモ  Araneus ventricosus

Koke Onigumo spider, コケオニグモ Araneus seminiger

Dragonflies with their prey: Asian Sanae, アジアサナエ

Golden-ringed Dragonfly, オニヤンマ Anotogaster sieboldii

During a brief dry spell, Chestnut-eared Bunting, ホオアカ on Ragwort

Hankaiso Ragwort, ハンカイソウ  Ligularia japonica in front

Fischer's ragwort in the back

Fischer's ragwort, オタカラコウ  Ligularia fischeri

Aotachi Kamomezuru, アオタチカモメヅル

Kusare-dama, クサレダマ

False goat's beard、チダケサシ

Hashinaga Yamasagisou (Egret orchid sp)  ハシナガヤマサギソウ　

Interesting fungi. One year I will learn their names

female Nokogiri Kamikiri, ノコギリカミキリ  Prionus insularis ssp. insularis

Hasami Tsunokamemushi, ハサミツノカメムシ  Acanthosoma labiduroides

female, without the scissors

Tsuchi akebi, ツチアケビ   Cyrtosia septentrionalis

Driving back to Fukuoka 

The rainy season is about to end. Then there will be very little to see for a while. I'm looking forward to the end of August