Mother and the kids

This is kind of an unexpected finding in the garden of my boarding room. I have been observing the garden in my boarding room, but before this encounter, I always thought that the garden was empty from the insects of small animals. maybe I was not around when the garden was busy with insect activities, because I left the boarding room in the morning to work, and also came back early evening, so when I observed the place, I could not find any movement or indication that there is any insect around.

But that day, as soon as I parked my bike and took off my helmet, I saw the mother of this huge beetle resting in one of the mango tree leaves. I then proceeded to observe more to find out if there are other species any more of the same species that might also be visiting the mango tree.

And then I found some of her/his kids around. Here in the photo below, you can see the whole body of the mother using a lower magnification of my gear. You can see the color and the shape of this beetle with its long antennae.

And then here with bigger magnification, you can see a bunch of her kids hiding in the leaves. Look how the shape and the color of the kids and the adults are different. the kids have a black colored body, and has not developed the wings just yet.

And then here I have the mother, with bigger magnification. Look how small the heard is, compared to the thorax and the abdomen of this beetle.

	I am a Balinese man, a father of a toddler son, working in the hospitality industry, who has recently found a passion for macro photography. I want to share the photos that I've taken here on Hive. I appreciate any comments or feedback you leave on my posts and kindly invite you to be part of my journey in this vast Hive Ocean. Thank you very much