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nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-62365714168657808402011-12-30T08:32:00.009+01:002011-12-30T14:35:48.031+01:00Eleven day metamorphosis - Three stages of Acraea zetes butterfly<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6595268403_3a0dea8e1c_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6595268403_3a0dea8e1c_b.jpg" /></a></div><br />
</div><span style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6595268403/">Metamorphosis - Three stages of Acraea zetes</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div>Katy and Dina brought back a caterpillar from the botanical garden at the TASOK school. We let it go in our garden and it attached itself to one of the plants and quickly turned into a chrysalis. Yesterday we were happy to welcome the butterfly stage of what is thought to be Acraea zetes species. To give you an idea on the process - the top picture of the larva was taken on 18 December, the second set of chrysalis pictures were taken on 22 December, the third set of pictures were taken in the morning of 29 December and the shiny new butterfly was taken on the same afternoon of December 29. <a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/globalvoyager/sets/72157628623329555/">More images of the metaporphosis here</a>.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>HAPPY NEW YEAR !! </b></span></div>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-15005315746494323292011-12-17T14:48:00.001+01:002011-12-17T14:48:49.282+01:00Happy Holiday Season !!<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6521787337/" title="Happy Holiday Season !!"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6521787337_ded57b5774.jpg" alt="Happy Holiday Season !! by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6521787337/">Happy Holiday Season !!</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>From Congo</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-13733918193867239582011-12-05T06:59:00.001+01:002011-12-05T06:59:34.723+01:00He went thata way<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6454403461/" title="He went thata way"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6454403461_719b0f10ce.jpg" alt="He went thata way by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6454403461/">He went thata way</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-32784332507940579962011-12-04T11:45:00.001+01:002011-12-04T11:45:38.465+01:00Katy's SPORE Jumpie<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6451779837/" title="Katy's SPORE Jumpie"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6451779837_e4cf4f2cf6.jpg" alt="Katy's SPORE Jumpie by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6451779837/">Katy's SPORE Jumpie</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Inspired by the jumping spiders we are finding here in Congo, Katy designed a cool one using her SPORE computer program.</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-83257541983698610372011-11-17T07:37:00.001+01:002011-11-17T07:37:24.710+01:00Day dreamin'<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6347870717/" title="Day dreamin'"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6053/6347870717_b135d9dcee.jpg" alt="Day dreamin' by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6347870717/">Day dreamin'</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-39959814326114346802011-11-12T12:03:00.001+01:002011-11-12T12:03:57.985+01:00Hidden irridescence<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="375" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=6cdaf13fdc&photo_id=6336310401&flickr_show_info_box=true"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=6cdaf13fdc&photo_id=6336310401&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="375" width="500"></embed></object><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6336310401/">Hidden irridescence</a> a video by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>A cool beetle found at Katy's school.</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-91284577522005773082011-11-07T07:09:00.001+01:002011-11-07T07:09:41.893+01:00Jumpie Jamboree<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6318266582/in/set-72157627940633353/" title="Fingerprint for scale" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6229/6318266582_660458d8e4_s.jpg" alt="Fingerprint for scale" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6318262234/in/set-72157627940633353/" title="Sad ??" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6239/6318262234_16e86fc623_s.jpg" alt="Sad ??" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6317739305/in/set-72157627940633353/" title="Lttle fella" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6116/6317739305_aa8e43be35_s.jpg" alt="Lttle fella" style="border:none; 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margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6317683995/in/set-72157627940633353/" title="Square spots" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6033/6317683995_187171b56d_s.jpg" alt="Square spots" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6317660795/in/set-72157627940633353/" title="Ready......set..........." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6317660795_b803fbbb13_s.jpg" alt="Ready......set..........." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6317646009/in/set-72157627940633353/" title="Spring loaded" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6239/6317646009_9ea63282cd_s.jpg" alt="Spring loaded" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6318151712/in/set-72157627940633353/" title="Cool pattern" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6318151712_38a630e323_s.jpg" alt="Cool pattern" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6317628559/in/set-72157627940633353/" title="Concentrated" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6218/6317628559_1cab722a22_s.jpg" alt="Concentrated" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><div style="padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; 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We are happy to share our abode with these little fly and mosquito hunters. Check out the shot with my index finger in the lower right corner to give you an idea on the size of these little guys. </p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-41375901127263427492011-11-01T20:36:00.000+01:002011-11-01T20:36:56.738+01:00Porch Welcoming Committee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6033/6302992123_184735e2c5_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6033/6302992123_184735e2c5_b.jpg" width="375" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6045/6302927251_a441bbafd6_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6045/6302927251_a441bbafd6_b.jpg" width="275" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6103/6302905937_293c456e00_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6103/6302905937_293c456e00_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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At the top of the moth are some egg-like balls.</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-44100503517359981972011-10-22T20:06:00.001+01:002011-10-22T20:06:39.616+01:00Baby star fruit<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269609909/" title="Baby star fruit"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6269609909_8d7e6a6f72.jpg" alt="Baby star fruit by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269609909/">Baby star fruit</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-58845334823586917842011-10-22T19:40:00.001+01:002011-10-22T19:40:23.211+01:00Nectar trap<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269534911/" title="Nectar trap"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6269534911_49ccd84285.jpg" alt="Nectar trap by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269534911/">Nectar trap</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This mantis waits for insects attracted to the nectar produced in the nodes on the plant structure above it.</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-74981850262197049922011-10-22T19:21:00.001+01:002011-10-22T19:21:49.571+01:00Frills<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6270012718/" title="Frills"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/6270012718_9bc00b729b.jpg" alt="Frills by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6270012718/">Frills</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Katy thought our friend Brian over at UWET would especially love this one.</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-53130360888425238102011-10-22T19:11:00.001+01:002011-10-22T19:11:31.348+01:00Metallic zebra eyes<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269986194/" title="Metallic zebra eyes"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6269986194_d9328209f5.jpg" alt="Metallic zebra eyes by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269986194/">Metallic zebra eyes</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-7630110404624668792011-10-22T19:02:00.001+01:002011-10-22T19:02:46.960+01:00"Hey George, how do you drive this contraption ?"<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269435097/" title=""Hey George, how do you drive this contraption ?""><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6048/6269435097_5f9e3be092.jpg" alt=""Hey George, how do you drive this contraption ?" by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269435097/">"Hey George, how do you drive this contraption ?"</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-29706071310573416572011-10-22T18:53:00.001+01:002011-10-22T18:53:27.030+01:00Lying in wait<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269401789/" title="Lying in wait"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6269401789_9706e57abb.jpg" alt="Lying in wait by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269401789/">Lying in wait</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This little spider was hiding in a fold in a leaf</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-26761345570885775752011-10-22T18:40:00.001+01:002011-10-22T18:40:37.350+01:00Speckled<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269369325/" title="Speckled"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6269369325_bc258b8c17.jpg" alt="Speckled by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269369325/">Speckled</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>...and striped.</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-91824519968900780982011-10-22T18:32:00.001+01:002011-10-22T18:32:08.107+01:00Coral-like<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269866542/" title="Coral-like"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6269866542_49af7b66e0.jpg" alt="Coral-like by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269866542/">Coral-like</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>One more especially for Brian.</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-27101243430991703212011-10-22T18:22:00.001+01:002011-10-22T18:22:17.184+01:00Cool water flower<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269832914/" title="Cool water flower"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6269832914_4da4b49562.jpg" alt="Cool water flower by Nick Hobgood" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6269832914/">Cool water flower</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/">Nick Hobgood</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Knowing how much our friend Brian loves flowers, we post this photo from a visit to the Kinshasa Botanical Gardens today in his honor.</p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3410599174508805047.post-46045844679639974722011-09-03T17:11:00.001+01:002011-09-03T17:15:33.175+01:00Jumpie vs. Hibiscus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We found a jumpie in the garden and coaxed it onto a hibiscus flower to get a nice red background and in the process it got some pollen grains stuck to its fur.</div>
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padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6077/6089783943_768dcaeb8b_s.jpg" alt="Alien like" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6089741599/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Yellow stripes" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6089741599_9c2f611e78_s.jpg" alt="Yellow stripes" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6090278474/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Tiny folded flowers" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6189/6090278474_be154180da_s.jpg" alt="Tiny folded flowers" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6089702647/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Spikes" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6089702647_e017f2ddb8_s.jpg" alt="Spikes" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6090241888/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Scoping" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6090241888_3d84df0fa6_s.jpg" alt="Scoping" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6090238714/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Fuzz" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6090238714_8e822f36fe_s.jpg" alt="Fuzz" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6090206886/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Chillin'" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6090206886_f6a87a2cef_s.jpg" alt="Chillin'" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6089650903/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Poser" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/6089650903_f75e50c68c_s.jpg" alt="Poser" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6090183398/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Naptime ?" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6090183398_44123444df_s.jpg" alt="Naptime ?" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/6089630403/in/set-72157627459571273/" title="Protective Mom" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6089630403_d0a0aa8009_s.jpg" alt="Protective Mom" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalvoyager/sets/72157627459571273/">Lola ya Bonobo</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>Images from last weekend's safari to the Bonobo sanctuary. Lots of cool bugs including some strange alien-like spikey spiders. </p>nickhobgoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522727199447468827noreply@blogger.com0