CategoriesAbout Picmybug.com – 100 stories about and around animals! Posted onDecember 7, 2025December 7, 2025 Celebration! It took me 5 years to collect 100 stories about and around 100 different animals. Each story started with … Continue ReadingPicmybug.com – 100 stories about and around animals!
CategoriesFish Maldives Megatrygon microps – Unlocking a new FOMO! Posted onNovember 24, 2025January 8, 2026 Who would have thought. There was a big ray in the blue, at maybe 20m depth, almost swimming like a … Continue ReadingMegatrygon microps – Unlocking a new FOMO!
CategoriesMaldives Turtles Eretmochelys imbricata – Confusion, convention and conservation! Posted onNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025 The Hawksbill turtle is in some parts of the world a fairly common sighting for scuba divers. In the Maldives, … Continue ReadingEretmochelys imbricata – Confusion, convention and conservation!
CategoriesFish Maldives Carcharhinus albimarginatus – Lekker funcles! Posted onOctober 3, 2025December 7, 2025 Silvertip sharks are amongst the most impressive sharks in the South Ari Atoll. They are usually only found in certain … Continue ReadingCarcharhinus albimarginatus – Lekker funcles!
CategoriesBeetles Germany Oedemera nobilis – A vendetta called Physis intestinalis Posted onSeptember 17, 2025September 17, 2025 I’m always happy to find a beetle. Probably because you don’t get to see many of them. This pretty green … Continue ReadingOedemera nobilis – A vendetta called Physis intestinalis
CategoriesFish Maldives Histrio histrio – Sitting at the source of life! Posted onAugust 16, 2025August 16, 2025 These tiny Sargassum frog fishes weren’t caught on purpose. They were discovered more than unexpectedly, living in or under a … Continue ReadingHistrio histrio – Sitting at the source of life!
CategoriesBees & Ants Maldives Camponotus compressus – What’s sap!? Posted onJuly 10, 2025July 10, 2025 It’s stunning 4.5 years ago, in one of my first stories for picmybug, that I wondered why the heck weaver … Continue ReadingCamponotus compressus – What’s sap!?
CategoriesCrustaceans Maldives Panulirus versicolor – Freed by the dog that bites you! Posted onJune 6, 2025June 6, 2025 ‘Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!’ came to my mind when I read about the person who described this … Continue ReadingPanulirus versicolor – Freed by the dog that bites you!
CategoriesMaldives Mammals Rattus rattus – Mautam and Thingtam Posted onApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025 Next time you’re standing under a coconut tree, listen closely. You might hear a gnawing sound. Or you might find … Continue ReadingRattus rattus – Mautam and Thingtam
CategoriesArachnids Maldives Loxosceles sp. – We’re still cavemen! Posted onApril 5, 2025April 5, 2025 There’s a good reason why there’s so much help online to identify a Loxosceles spider. Unfortunately you get to see … Continue ReadingLoxosceles sp. – We’re still cavemen!
