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Post by brontodocus on May 14, 2010 22:56:57 GMT
Hi altogether, having already read that here and there people are discussing insect and other arthropod figures. I searched if a thread already existed, but I only found this one: dinotoyforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=othertoys&action=display&thread=2634which had an insect toy figure site as its topic. So I thought It would be more convenient not to post pictures there but to start a new thread for photos. I already posted a link to my facebook albums about these figures but I didn't post any pictures of extant arthropods. Here we go. I think I just start with non-insect figures first. Limulus polyphemus. Eastern Pacific Horseshoe "Crab". Safari Incredible Creatures model 2009, scale approx. 1:3 - 1:4. Of course, this is no crustacean but a chelicerate. cf. Pandinus imperator. 4d Master puzzle. Scale approx. 1:2. Theraphosidae gen. sp., unidentified bird spider. 4d Master puzzle, scale approx. 1:2. Atrax robustus, Sydney Funnelweb Spider. Bullyland figure, scale approx. 1:1.5 - 1:1.8. Bathynomus doederleinii, a giant isopod species, related to B. giganteus. Kaiyodo / Enoshima Aquarium Series 2 model, scale approx. 1:3 - 1:4. Oratosquilla oratoria, a spearing mantis shrimp. Yujin Shrimps and Crabs in Colour model No. 10. Length 53 mm, scale approx. 1:3. Palaemon (Palaemon) paucidens. Yujin Shrimps and Crabs in Colour model No. 9. Length 52 mm, scale approx. 1:1. Ibacus ciliatus, a spiny lobster species. Yujin Shrimps and Crabs in Colour model No. 7. Length 52 mm, scale approx. 1:4. Procambarus clarkii, Louisiana Crayfish or Red Swamp Crayfish. Yujin Shrimps and Crabs in Colour model No. 8. Length 45 mm, scale approx. 1:2 - 1:3. Birgus latro, Coconut Crab. Yujin Shrimps and Crabs in Colour model No. 3, scale approx. 1:10 - 1:11. Paralithodes camtchaticus, Alaskan King Crab or Red King Crab. Yujin Shrimps and Crabs in Colour model No. 5. Carapace 24 * 24 mm, scale approx. 1:10 - 1:12. Macrocheira kaempferi, Japanese Giant Spider Crab, male. Yujin Shrimps and Crabs in Colour model No. 1. Carapace 22.5 * 20 mm, scale approx. 1:15 - 1:20. Platypodiella spectabilis, Gaudy Clown Crab. 4d Master puzzle. Portunus trituberculatus. Japanese Blue Crab or Gazami Crab. Yujin Shrimps and Crabs in Colour model No. 6. Carapace 21 * 39 mm, scale approx. 1:3. To be continued... Anyone who also has figures of extant arthropod figures: feel invited to contribute!
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Post by brontodocus on May 14, 2010 23:50:48 GMT
And now for some insect figures. Dragonflies: Atrocalopteryx atrata (Sélys, 1853), male. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 19, length 62 mm, wing span approx. 80 mm, scale 1:1. Aeshna nigroflava Martin, 1908; male. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 18, length 82 mm, wing span 114 mm, scale 1:1. Anaciaeshna martini (Sélys, 1897); male. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 3 model No. 28, length 72 mm, wing span 92 mm, scale 1:1. Anotogaster sieboldii Sélys, 1854; Golden Ringed Dragonfly. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 model No. 4. Length 93 mm, wing span 114 mm, scale 1:1. Anotogaster sieboldii Sélys, 1854; Golden Ringed Dragonfly Larva. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 3 model No. 31 (secret item), length 43 mm, scale 1:1. Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773), Scarlet Skimmer. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 22, length 45 mm, wing span 75 mm, scale 1:1. Orthetrum albistylum speciosum Uhler, 1858, Common Skimmer. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 21, length 50 mm, wing span 79 mm, scale 1:1. This dragonfly inhabits almost the entire palearctic region, ranging from the Gulf of Biscay in the West to Japan in the East. Rhyothemis fuliginosa Sélys, 1883; another skimmer. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 20, length 35 mm, wing span 70 mm, scale 1:1. Sympetrum darwinianum (Sélys, 1883); yet another skimmer. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 model No. 5, length 40.5 mm, wing span 68 mm, scale 1:1. Mantodea: Tenodera aridifolia (Stoll, 1813), Chinese Mantid. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 17, length 75 mm, scale 1:1. Ensifera: Hexacentrus unicolor Serville, 1831; Hayashino Umaoi, a small katydid. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 16, length 20 mm (34 mm including ovipositor), scale 1:1. Deinacrida heteracantha White, 1842; Giant Weta from New Zealand, scale approx. 1:2. Caelifera: Acrida cinerea (Thunberg, 1815). Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 14, length 68 mm, scale 1:1. Locusta migratoria Linnaeus, 1758; Asiatic Locust. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 15, length 45 mm, scale 1:1. If it does not look like the ones you feed to your herps, please keep in mind that all commercially bred specimens are phasa gregaria, this figure represents the phasa solitaria that looks very different. Phasmatodea: Phyllium cf. giganteum Hausleithner, 1984; Walking Leaf. Safari Ltd. / The Smithsonian Collection model (retired). Length (excluding legs) 153 mm, scale approx. 1:1.3 - 1:1.5. Still more to come soon... Did I mention I really like these Yujin figures by the way?
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Post by Gorgonopsid on May 15, 2010 5:50:54 GMT
These are still alive correct? The insects I'm sure. But not the water ones. ;D
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Post by brontodocus on May 15, 2010 9:46:09 GMT
These are still alive correct? The insects I'm sure. But not the water ones. ;D Oh yes, they are all still alive! The horseshoe "crabs" are diminishing but I hope they go on like that forever. In the Solnhofen limestone, from a time when Allosaurs and Ceratosaurs hunted for big sauropods, there was a very similar one found, Mesolimuls walchi, so they are pretty much living fossils.
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Post by crazycrowman on May 15, 2010 9:53:16 GMT
Very cool figures!
I see the piles'o horseshoe crabs every year, (along Delaware bay) as the heap up to breed. From about mid May to the first week of June. Its also among the best birding for shorebirds of the year. I love this time of year, as just a few weeks later the Diamondback Terrapin nesting season starts in earnest.
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Post by brontodocus on May 15, 2010 12:00:49 GMT
Hi crazycrowman and thanks! Diamondback terrapin, isn't that Malaclemys terrapin? That's a really beautiful one, unfortunately I rarely ever see one in captivity. Oh, and I should go on with the photos. Heteroptera: Lethocerus deyrollei (Vuillefroy, 1864). Japanese Giant Water Bug. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 3 model No. 26, length 67 mm, scale 1:1. Auchenorrhyncha: Platypleura kaempferi (Fabricius, 1794); NiiNii Cicada. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 model No. 7, length 22 mm, wing span approx. 66 mm, scale 1:1. Oncotympana maculaticollis (Motschulsky, 1866); Robust Cicada. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 model No. 6, length 32 mm, wing span approx. 104 mm, scale 1:1. Cryptotympana facialis (Walker, 1858), "Kumazemi". Yujin Insects of Japan Series 4 model No. 34, length 42 mm, wing span approx. 115 mm, scale 1:1. Hagenomyia micans (McLachlan, 1875), a Japanese ant lion. Furuta / Kaiyodo Choco Egg Animals Series 3B No. 78, length excluding mandibles 41 mm, scale approx. 3:1. Hymenoptera: Polistes rothneyi Cameron, 1900, Paper Wasp or Ki-Ashinaga Bachi. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 23, length 23 mm, width of nest 35 mm, scale 1:1. Vespa mandarinia japonica (Radoszkowski, 1857), Japanese Giant Hornet or Tiger Wasp. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 model No. 10, length 41 mm, scale 1:1. Coleoptera: Cybister japonicus Sharp, 1873. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 4 model No. 33, length 37.5 mm, scale 1:1. Damaster blaptoides Kollar, 1836; Snail-eating Ground Beetle. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 model No. 12 (secret item), length 35 mm, scale 1:1. Chrysochroa fulgidissima Schönherr, 1817; tamamushi, a Japanese jewel beetle. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 No. 8, length 32 mm, scale 1:1. Neolucanus protogenetivus okinawanus Sakaino, 1984. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 13, length 53 mm, scale 1:1. Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motschulsky, 1857); Sawtooth Stag Beetle. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 No. 3, length 58 mm, scale 1:1. Lucanus maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1861; Sawtooth Stag Beetle. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 No. 2, length 61 mm, scale 1:1. Serrognathus platymelus (Saunders, 1854) = Dorcus titanus platymelus (Saunders, 1854), Japanese Giant Long Fanged Stag Beetle. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 3 model No. 30, length 65 mm, scale 1:1. Chalcosoma atlas (Linnaeus, 1758). 4d Master puzzle, scale approx. 1:1 - 1:1.4. Trypoxylus dichotomus (Linnaeus, 1771) = Allomyrina dichotoma, Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle or Kabutomushi. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 No. 1, length 58 mm, scale 1:1. Rosalia batesi Harold, 1877. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 No. 11, length 24 mm, scale 1:1. This beetle is very similar to the related european "Alpenbock", Rosalia alpina (Linnaeus, 1758). Sipalinus gigas (Fabricius, 1775); Japanese Giant Weevil. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 1 model No. 9, length 20 mm (29 mm if head was pointing forward), scale 1:1. Still that wasn't all...
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Post by brontodocus on May 15, 2010 14:25:52 GMT
Lepidoptera: Erasmia pulchella nipponica Inoue, 1976. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 2 model No. 24 (secret item), length 23 mm, wing span 80 mm, scale 1:1. Neozephyrus japonicus (Murray, 1875). Yujin Insects of Japan Series 4 model No. 36, length 13 mm, wing span approx. 40 mm, scale 1:1. Graphium doson C. & R. Felder, 1864; Common Jay. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 3 model No. 29, length 26 mm, wing span approx. 80 mm, scale 1:1. Graphium sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758), Common Bluebottle. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 4 model No. 35, length 26 mm, wing span approx. 80 mm, scale 1:1. Papilio bianor Cramer, 1777; Chinese Peacock Butterfly. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 3 model No. 27, length 26 mm, wing span approx. 104 mm, scale 1:1. Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758, Red Helen. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 4 model No. 37, length 25 mm, wing span approx. 96 mm, scale 1:1. Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779; Chinese Monarch Butterfly. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 3 model No. 25, length 27 mm, wing span 86 mm, scale 1:1. Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834, Paper Kite. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 4 model No. 32, length 36 mm, wing span approx. 120 mm, scale 1:1. Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834, Paper Kite, chrysalis. Yujin Insects of Japan Series 4 No. 38 (secret item), length 27 mm, scale 1:1. So, are there any others around that you have? I'd like to see if someone has e.g. the Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques series, I don't have any of them but would love to see photos.
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Post by sbell on May 15, 2010 14:57:31 GMT
These are still alive correct? The insects I'm sure. But not the water ones. ;D Oh yes, they are all still alive! The horseshoe "crabs" are diminishing but I hope they go on like that forever. In the Solnhofen limestone, from a time when Allosaurs and Ceratosaurs hunted for big sauropods, there was a very similar one found, Mesolimuls walchi, so they are pretty much living fossils. They go back a lot further than that--there are fossils of related animals from as far back as the Silurian (~418 Ma). Dinosaurs weren't even part of the picture. Fish were barely part of the picture.
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Post by brontodocus on May 15, 2010 15:27:08 GMT
They go back a lot further than that--there are fossils of related animals from as far back as the Silurian (~418 Ma). Dinosaurs weren't even part of the picture. Fish were barely part of the picture. Of course they are much older than the upper jurassic and I guess most people here know that. I chose the comparison with Mesolimulus walchi because it is so closely resembling the extant Limulus and Tachypleus that it's hard to find any difference at all.
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Post by sbell on May 15, 2010 16:23:44 GMT
They go back a lot further than that--there are fossils of related animals from as far back as the Silurian (~418 Ma). Dinosaurs weren't even part of the picture. Fish were barely part of the picture. Of course they are much older than the upper jurassic and I guess most people here know that. I chose the comparison with Mesolimulus walchi because it is so closely resembling the extant Limulus and Tachypleus that it's hard to find any difference at all. Except for the very oldest ones, they all pretty much looked the same--if any one of the species from the Ordovician on showed up today, there would be no doubt what it was.
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Post by postsaurischian on May 15, 2010 17:38:37 GMT
Highly professional Insect collecting here, brontodocus or as the chief coach of Germany's soccer team uses to say - Högschd professionell. I especially like the Dragon Flies. I have only one and you didn't show it, so I thought of putting in a picture here. It's from the Kaiyodo "NATURAL MONUMENTS OF JAPAN" series produced in 2002 and it's No.23 of 50. Boninthemis insularis - Shimaakane
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Post by stoneage on May 15, 2010 23:20:27 GMT
These are still alive correct? The insects I'm sure. But not the water ones. ;D ;D No none of them are alive! They are just plastic models!
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Post by brontodocus on May 15, 2010 23:27:58 GMT
These are still alive correct? The insects I'm sure. But not the water ones. ;D ;D No none of them are alive! They are just plastic models! But they're so collectible! Some are already "extinct" now and they haven't even lived, what a shame. ;D And I could've sworn that Giant Water Bug tried to bite me when I took the photo...
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Post by brontodocus on May 24, 2010 17:47:50 GMT
Nerdy as I am I just bought the Yujin insects of Japan Series No. 1 as a whole set because I was missing three figures. So hopefully there will be photos of these here, soon.
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Post by brontodocus on May 28, 2010 23:37:37 GMT
Here's a new one: Carabus auratus Linnaeus, 1761; "Carabe doré" (Golden Ground Beetle). Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques model No. 03. Length 24 mm, scale 1:1. One of the most beautiful beetles that we can show on our field trips for students.
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Post by brontodocus on Jun 10, 2010 9:05:11 GMT
Since I bought the abovementioned Carabus auratus from the Souvenirs Entomologiques series I needed to have all the others (it's a set of eight) and so I bought the whole set: Scarabaeus typhon (Fischer de Waldheim, 1823); Sacred Scarab Beetle. "L'insecte sacrée, scarabée sacré". Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques (Jean Henri Fabre) model No. 1. Length 19 mm, scale 1:1. Scarabaeus typhon (Fischer de Waldheim, 1823); Sacred Scarab Beetle. "Scarabée sacré et une poire". Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques (Jean Henri Fabre) model No. 2. Length 19 mm, scale 1:1. Podalonia hirsuta (Scopoli, 1763); a digger wasp. "Ammophile hérissée, le chasseur avec son aiguille anesthésique". Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques (Jean Henri Fabre) model No. 4. Length 26 mm, length of anterior wing 16.5 mm, wing span 35 mm, scale 1:1. Lyristes (syn.: Tibicen) plebejus (Scopoli, 1763); a European cicada molting. "Cigale commune en émergence". Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques (Jean Henri Fabre) model No. 5. Length of exuvia 17 mm, scale approx. 1:2. Saturnia (syn. Eudia) pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758); Small Emperor Moth. "Petit paon de nuit, l'amant à distance". Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques (Jean Henri Fabre) model No. 6. Length of male 10.5 mm, wing span 24 mm, length of female 12.5 mm, wing span 32 mm, scale approx. 1:2.5 - 1:2.7. With this simple cage Fabre could prove that male emperor moths (Saturniidae) can be attracted by females (or their pheromones) from a distance more than 10 km away. Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789; Western Mediterranean Scorpion. "La danse de scorpion languedocien". Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques (Jean Henri Fabre) model No. 7. Length of prosoma 24 mm, total length 56 mm, scale approx. 1:1 - 1:2. Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915) with breeding setup for Typhoeus (= Typhaeus) typhoeus (Linnaeus, 1758); Minotaur Beetle. "Le poète des insectes, Jean H. Fabre". Kaiyodo Souvenirs Entomologiques (Jean Henri Fabre) model No. 8. Height of Monsieur Fabre 56 mm, scale approx. 1:32. To be continued - I received a note from my local customs office that I should come to them, soon...
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Post by foxilized on Jun 12, 2010 0:25:41 GMT
Sweet!!!!!
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Post by brontodocus on Jun 12, 2010 11:50:50 GMT
Ah, foxilized, you remind me that I forgot to post my latest ones, so I modified two earlier posts to add the Yujin Insects of Japan figures I was still missing until two days ago: Sympetrum darwinianum (a dragonfly), Damaster blaptoides (a ground beetle), and Sipalinus gigas (a large weevil)... Now the complete four Yujin series are in this thread...
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Post by brontodocus on Jul 2, 2010 23:43:06 GMT
:DSome new ones: Dynastes hercules (Linnaeus, 1758); Hercules Beetle. F-toys "King of Beetle" model no. 01. Length 128 mm, scale 1:1. Dynastes satanas Moser, 1909; Satan Beetle. F-toys "King of Beetle" model no. 02. Length 100 mm, scale 1:1. Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775; Elephant Beetle. F-toys "King of Beetle" model no. 03. Length 112 mm, scale 1:1. Chalcosoma moellenkampi Kolbe, 1900; Moellenkamp's Atlas Beetle. F-toys "King of Beetle" model no. 04. Length 110 mm, scale 1:1. Hexarthrius mandibularis Deyrolle, 1881; Giant Stag Beetle. F-toys "King of Beetle" model no. 05. Length 111 mm, scale 1:1. These F-toys beetles were sold in a box of 10 with five different species, so there's always two males of each species to fight each other. Cheirotonus jambar Kurosawa, 1984; Yambaru long-armed Beetle. Kaiyodo / The Study Room (The Collection of National Museum of Nature and Science) model No. 04. Length 41 mm, scale approx. 1:1.5. Thanks to postsaurischian for this one.
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Post by postsaurischian on Jul 3, 2010 2:15:56 GMT
BEAUTIFUL Great shots!! Lovely fighting scenes ! Makes me want some beetles too!!
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