CategoriesBees & Ants Insects Singapur Xylocopa latipes – Trust me baby, I got it! Posted onJuli 21, 2022Juli 21, 2022 Wasps can bee (hehe) a bit intimidating, whereas bumblebees somehow aren’t scary at all. They are just cute, obese, humming … Continue ReadingXylocopa latipes – Trust me baby, I got it!
CategoriesInsects Singapur Hierodula venosa – Praying or preying? Posted onMärz 4, 2022März 4, 2022 After one year blogging about bugs, I find it most difficult to write about animals with uncertain classification. There is … Continue ReadingHierodula venosa – Praying or preying?
CategoriesInsects Mantids and roaches Singapur Longipeditermes longipes – Like an ant, but not an ant at all Posted onFebruar 18, 2022Februar 18, 2022 Have you ever seen a close up of a termite? Aren’t they cute? And this species even has a nose … Continue ReadingLongipeditermes longipes – Like an ant, but not an ant at all
CategoriesInsects Singapur Valanga nigricornis – A Singaporean Glass-hopper Posted onFebruar 11, 2022März 18, 2022 Did you know that grasshoppers can fly? You probably do. My first encounter with this large, black and yellow species … Continue ReadingValanga nigricornis – A Singaporean Glass-hopper
CategoriesInsects Singapur Scolopendra suspinipes – faster than evolution?! Posted onAugust 18, 2021August 18, 2021 I found this large centipede lying on its back, in the entrance area of a building. It wasn’t moving, but … Continue ReadingScolopendra suspinipes – faster than evolution?!
CategoriesInsects Singapur Aedes albopictus – Unpleasant, yes, but we need to talk about Wolbachia! Posted onJuli 14, 2021Juli 31, 2021 A Tiger mosquito (compare the white marks on the back with A. aegypti) in action. Mosquitos are known as the … Continue ReadingAedes albopictus – Unpleasant, yes, but we need to talk about Wolbachia!
CategoriesIndonesien Insects Aularches miliaris – dilemma around the coffee-foam-ghost Posted onJuli 4, 2021Juli 4, 2021 This beautiful locust was found in Indonesia and it is quite a bird of paradise. The appearance is absolutely gorgeous. … Continue ReadingAularches miliaris – dilemma around the coffee-foam-ghost
CategoriesInsects Singapur Ctenolepisma longicaudatum – Opinion 2427 and paper based papers Posted onJuni 22, 2021Juni 22, 2021 These insects belong to the order Zygentoma, what should be found on the last page of a dictionary (the last … Continue ReadingCtenolepisma longicaudatum – Opinion 2427 and paper based papers
CategoriesInsects Taiwan Pyrops watanabei – Taiwanese local with German, Italian, Surinamese and British influence Posted onMai 29, 2021Mai 30, 2021 Watanabe’s Lanternfly is a relative to the cicadas, which is endemic to Taiwan, which means it can only be found … Continue ReadingPyrops watanabei – Taiwanese local with German, Italian, Surinamese and British influence
CategoriesGermany Insects Tabanus sudeticus – really mean landings! Posted onMai 26, 2021Mai 30, 2021 Not as beautiful as other horseflies, e.g. Chrysops relictus, but much larger, really scary, is T. sudenticus. Happily, it was … Continue ReadingTabanus sudeticus – really mean landings!
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