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!
CategoriesArachnids Costa Rica Centruroides edwardsii – Edward Hairyhands Posted onMarch 18, 2022August 25, 2026 This blog entry was only possible, because I could ID my scorpion with the help of this paper (Luis F. … Continue ReadingCentruroides edwardsii – Edward Hairyhands
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Siler cf. semiglaucus – The beautiful brood snatcher Posted onMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022 When you think of really really colorful jumping spiders, you might think of the Australian genus Maratus. These spiders are … Continue ReadingSiler cf. semiglaucus – The beautiful brood snatcher
CategoriesArachnids Bees & Ants Singapore Thomisus spectabilis – Follow your nose! Posted onJanuary 6, 2022January 27, 2022 Another German phrase says “Immer der Nase nach“, meaning just go straight (where the nose points). But it is also … Continue ReadingThomisus spectabilis – Follow your nose!
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Phlogiellus inermis – 150 years later Posted onOctober 27, 2021September 24, 2022 As a former tarantula keeper it is one of the most exciting moments to find a tarantula in its natural … Continue ReadingPhlogiellus inermis – 150 years later
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Tachypleus gigas – The hoRRoR in relation to science Posted onSeptember 29, 2021September 29, 2021 This is by far the worst bug story I have to tell so far, and I hope nothing is going … Continue ReadingTachypleus gigas – The hoRRoR in relation to science
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Thorelliola ensifera – Sword, horn or nose bearing?! Posted onAugust 26, 2021August 26, 2021 I’ve identified another jumping spider from Singapore. From now on my new camera allows for much better pictures! These are … Continue ReadingThorelliola ensifera – Sword, horn or nose bearing?!
CategoriesArachnids Beetles Singapore Micrencaustes lunulata – Having tomatoes on the eyes Posted onAugust 7, 2021February 4, 2022 This picture of a fungus beetle was taken in 2018. It was a good sized beetle, maybe over 2cm, and … Continue ReadingMicrencaustes lunulata – Having tomatoes on the eyes
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Meotipa sp. – The lesser-known sibling of… Posted onJuly 31, 2021July 31, 2021 This slender spider was squeezing itself to the underside of a leaf. It couldn’t be more shy, crumbling the long … Continue ReadingMeotipa sp. – The lesser-known sibling of…
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Amyciaea lineatipes – how to catch an ant? Posted onJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Identifying a spider with two dots on the back that looks like a weaver ant is not as easy as … Continue ReadingAmyciaea lineatipes – how to catch an ant?
