Tarsiers! And an Alien possesion? Pictures!

[clgsamson]

Then I ran into one with this evil Alien look...:11:

Looks pasaway, dennis. PPD mascot material....

 

[Diver Dennis]

I agree Caloy. Maybe I'll bring that guy to the Mega DOR in June...

 

[Diver Dennis]

Tarsiers fill find a hollow piece of wood by tapping on it until the sound matches up. Then they will chew a tiny little hole in the wood, and stick one of their very long fingers in it to extract any insects inside.

Thanks for the info David. I had no idea they were so smart. All the more reason to fear that evil guy...

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Wow.... Strange looking little critters, aren't they? Nice photos! As for the big eyes, I suspect that they do a lot of their foraging at night, and need the larger eyes to allow for more light.

 

[Diver Dennis]

Thanks Frank. Really tiny but they smell a bit funky...:11:

 

[TSandM]

The guide who took us up to the tarsiers on Sulawesi had grasshoppers with him. He would tie one to a branch with a bit of grass, and the tarsier would watch for a while, and then leap down, grab the insect, and return to the cleft in the tree where he was hiding. They are lightning-fast! I guess they have to be, because the grasshoppers they normally feed upon aren't tied in place

 

[Diver Dennis]

They were feeding these ones crickets Lynne. They were pretty lethargic but the Ranger told us they can be very quick. The crickets I saw used for feeding were impaled on a stick...

 

[dlndavid]

The one with the evil look is so priceless that, if I were not forever committed to the Borg Queen, he'd be my new avatar.

resistance is futile

 

[Diver Dennis]

resistance is futile

Now THAT is funny...

 

[erparamedic]

Dennis.... very cute little critters.

The last two look like they're either having a bad day, or they are suffering from PMS. (come to think of it... isn't that one and the same! )