CategoriesBeetles Germany Insects Harmonia axyridis – Beetle juice, or MALB-based IPMP causing LBT Posted onFebruary 7, 2021August 27, 2026 The Seven-spot ladybug is another alien in our collection. It has been introduced to many countries to control aphids. Unfortunately, … Continue ReadingHarmonia axyridis – Beetle juice, or MALB-based IPMP causing LBT
CategoriesArachnids Belize Tliltocatl vagans – East Coast type species Posted onJanuary 29, 2021December 22, 2024 I kept tarantulas at home for over 25 years. To find them in their habitat is the most exciting for … Continue ReadingTliltocatl vagans – East Coast type species
CategoriesArachnids Germany Pholcus phalangioides – The underrated hero Posted onJanuary 27, 2021December 22, 2024 The incarnation of leggy! Cellar spiders are not really attractive for most people… Here’s a mother with hatchlings. These spiders … Continue ReadingPholcus phalangioides – The underrated hero
CategoriesArachnids Germany Eratigena atrica – biofuel makes them see red! Posted onJanuary 24, 2021December 22, 2024 One of my favorite spiders, when I was young, was Tegenaria, Eratigna, I mean Malthonica, or maybe just cellar spiders. … Continue ReadingEratigena atrica – biofuel makes them see red!
CategoriesButterflies & moths Germany Insects Sphinx ligustri – A hawk-moth-horror-story from 1931 Posted onJanuary 21, 2021August 27, 2026 This almost finger-sized caterpillar was easy to identify (pink & white stripes, and the spike – I hope I´m right … Continue ReadingSphinx ligustri – A hawk-moth-horror-story from 1931
CategoriesBees & Ants Insects Singapore Oecophylla smaragdina – Guys, is it the lactose? Posted onJanuary 19, 2021August 27, 2026 The green Weaver ant is different from any other ant I know. Ants are tiny insects walking in streets and … Continue ReadingOecophylla smaragdina – Guys, is it the lactose?
CategoriesBeetles Insects Singapore Olenecamptus bilobus – Jack and the nude lady?! Posted onJanuary 16, 2021August 27, 2026 This nice beetle was around 5cm long, including the antennas. It found the perfect matching background (a flowerpot) for its … Continue ReadingOlenecamptus bilobus – Jack and the nude lady?!
CategoriesArachnids Indonesia Heteropoda venatoria – moths love your snot mop! Posted onJanuary 16, 2021December 22, 2024 No need for panic when you find one of those in your house! These large spiders are harmless. The size … Continue ReadingHeteropoda venatoria – moths love your snot mop!
CategoriesLizards Singapore Calotes versicolor – every tree a-gamid Posted onJanuary 9, 2021December 22, 2024 The Changeable Lizard (an agamid) can be found almost everywhere in Singapore. They sit at the branch-free lower part of … Continue ReadingCalotes versicolor – every tree a-gamid
CategoriesLizards Spain Podarcis pityusensis – Eisentraut’s finches Posted onJanuary 8, 2021December 7, 2025 Martin Eisentraut was a German zoologist and he shuffled these lizards from island to island almost hundred years ago. He … Continue ReadingPodarcis pityusensis – Eisentraut’s finches
