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SINOBUG

@sinobug / sinobug.tumblr.com

CHINESE INSECTS AND SPIDERS Amateur macrophotography of an Australian living in China. (ALL BLOG IMAGES ARE MY OWN) DEFINITION: Sino- /ˈsʌɪnəʊ / a combining form meaning “Chinese”, as in Sino-Tibetan; Sinology. Origin - from French; from Late Latin Sīnae - the Chinese; from Late Greek Sinai; from Arabic Sīn. bug /bʌg/ 1. (loosely) any insect or insect-like invertebrate. 2. a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist. Origin - ”insect,” 1620s (earliest reference is to bedbugs), probably from M.E. bugge; “person obsessed by an idea” (e.g. firebug) is from 1841. Sinobug /ˈsʌɪnəʊ bʌg/ an expat Australian in China with a passion for entomological photography. Origin: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; currently Pu’er, Yunnan, China After five years in Beijing, I moved to Pu'er (Simao), Yunnan in south-western China in mid-2011. I won't deny that part of the reason was to pursue my photography passion. Yunnan is reknowned as a flora and fauna mecca - China's Amazon. And indeed, everything (insect-wise) is bigger, brighter, more abundant and more bizarre than elsewhere. I had always been interested in biology, zoology and the natural world with an emphasis on all things small, most notably the insects. Initially this took the form of killing and pinning specimens and thankfully (and more appeallingly) progressed to photography. My full portfolio is viewable on Flickr as itchydogimages..... #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#000000;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;} #flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;} .flickr_badge_image {text-align:center !important;} .flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px solid black !important;} #flickr_www {display:block; padding:0 10px 0 10px !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#3993ff !important;} #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:hover, #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:link, #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:active, #flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:visited {text-decoration:none !important; background:inherit !important;color:#000000;} #flickr_badge_wrapper {} #flickr_badge_source {padding:0 !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#000000 !important;}
I have a secondary blog, SINOPHILE (http://sinophilia.tumblr.com), which contains those things concerning my life in China that don't belong in SINOBUG, including my (non-insect/arachnid) photography, reblogs of things that interest me, things that should be shared and an avenue for me to respond to other bloggers and their posts (for better or for worse). (NB. This page has been dormant for some time.)
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There is 25% off everything in my REDBUBBLE store, including SINOBUG entomological phone cases!!

So here is a new addition...

Fruit Piercing Moth Caterpillar (Phyllodes sp., Calpinae, Erebidae) Pu'er, Yunnan, China

redbubble.com/shop/ap/1561... (for iPhone & Samsung models, with slim, tough, and soft case options)

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Another new SINOBUG phone case design added to my REDBUBBLE store…

Chinese Bush Cricket (Gampsocleis gratiosa, Tettigoniidae), Beijing, China A large vocal katydid species commonly kept for their song in northern China.

For iPhone & Samsung models, with slim, tough, and soft case options

Joins the second design pictured already in the collection… (owned and shown as tough case for iPhone 11)

AND there's 20% off phone cases on REDBUBBLE right now! (up to 40% off other items - wall art, home and personal accessories)

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New SINOBUG phone case design added to my REDBUBBLE store...

Hooded Mantis Nymph (Rhombodera sp., Mantidae) Pu'er, Yunnan, China

For iPhone & Samsung models, with slim, tough, and soft case options

Full store: http://itchydogimages.redbubble.com (plus more bug-themed wall art, home and personal accessories)

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There are over 100 bright, bizarre & unique SINOBUG images available for purchase on my PIXELS/Fineart America store as framed/unframed art prints, photographic prints, posters, on metal, acrylic, canvas & wood (also home and personal accessories). 

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LAST CALL:

25% off everything in my REDBUBBLE store!

Shop phone cases, wall art, homewares and personal accessories, all featuring SINOBUG imagery - bizarre and beautiful insects and spiders from Yunnan in southern China.

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