CategoriesArachnids Belize Tliltocatl vagans – East Coast type species Posted onJanuar 29, 2021Dezember 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 onJanuar 27, 2021Dezember 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 onJanuar 24, 2021Dezember 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 Sphinx ligustri – A hawk-moth-horror-story from 1931 Posted onJanuar 21, 2021Dezember 22, 2024 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 Singapur Oecophylla smaragdina – Guys, is it the lactose? Posted onJanuar 19, 2021Dezember 22, 2024 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 Singapur Olenecamptus bilobus – Jack and the nude lady?! Posted onJanuar 16, 2021Dezember 22, 2024 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 Indonesien Heteropoda venatoria – moths love your snot mop! Posted onJanuar 16, 2021Dezember 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 Singapur Calotes versicolor – every tree a-gamid Posted onJanuar 9, 2021Dezember 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 onJanuar 8, 2021Januar 8, 2021 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
CategoriesArachnids Germany Salticus scenicus – honey on the fly? Posted onJanuar 7, 2021Juni 23, 2025 Spiders are killers, they catch living prey, from tiny flies to small reptiles and mammals, even birds, no one is … Continue ReadingSalticus scenicus – honey on the fly?
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