When The Rains Arrive

The rains arrived after a few months. It wasn't the monsoons or anything but it is usual for it to rain once in a few weeks. And there one night, it finally did. Well, rains can be exciting since it causes many other creatures to come out from hiding. I was walking home one night after a heavy rain and spotted this tiny guy hopping across the road.

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It was a really tiny frog, less than an inch in length. It had been a long time since I saw frogs here, all I could find were toads. I spotted many more on the roadside, but it was really late so I had to rush home. But I didn't miss any chances with the little frogs. There were a lot more in my front yard!
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Some were even found on low shrubs, and sometimes on plants about a metre high!
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This one looks like he's boozed up after a can of beer.
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The next morning, several frogs were still to be seen around. Here's a shot I took from below a banana leaf.

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Hoppers

Hoppers. That one word can bring many creatures into your mind. There is such a big variety of hoppers around, you can't finish counting the different types. These hoppers love the long, grassy scrubs and bushes around my area and are hence abundant. Here's a collection of the different types. A green grasshopper, with tiny specks and spots of red, white and black.

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Another two different species of grasshoppers.
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A tiny juvenile, maybe of a grasshopper or locust.
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Here are two slightly different hoppers. I'm not sure what they're called, but they are definitely some sort of insect related to locusts or crickets. Here's a juvenile, followed by an adult.
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A Sunbird's Visit

You don't get visitors like these to your house everyday. This little bird somehow ended up lost in my house. I've got no idea how or why it got in, perhaps by mistake. It struggled to find its way out, knocking into windows and doors. The poor thing even got surprised and startled upon seeing itself in the mirror. Eventually, it found its way out through the balcony door.

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Mantis Mayhem

Yeah, mantid mayhem indeed. Here's a collection of the various species of mantids I spotted during December. These insects are really common around vegetation as there's ample amount of food sources around. All these individuals were spotted around my home. Here are two common ones with different shades of colour around their body.

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And another two little green ones that are also commonly seen around bushes. These seem to love flying around.
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And one of the tiny little weaver-ant-mimic mantis. This one seems to be a juvenile that's mimicking the weaver ants to avoid predators.
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