CategoriesArachnids Nicaragua Cupiennius salei – Just wandering Posted onJuni 27, 2021Juni 27, 2021 Let’s take this spider as an example how bananas we are when our fears meet a lack of knowledge. Every … Continue ReadingCupiennius salei – Just wandering
CategoriesArachnids Thailand Argiope dang – Described while the party was on Posted onJuni 25, 2021Oktober 7, 2021 This picture was taken in Thailand in 2012, only three years after this species has been described. Argiope are orb … Continue ReadingArgiope dang – Described while the party was on
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
CategoriesButterflies & moths Singapur Papilio polytes – Onkel Dittmeyer Posted onJuni 16, 2021Juni 16, 2021 Written by Christine One morning, sipping my coffee, my eye fell on something sitting on my homegrown little orange tree. … Continue ReadingPapilio polytes – Onkel Dittmeyer
CategoriesArachnids Singapur Thailand Nephila pilipes – Promoted to big sister! Posted onJuni 11, 2021Juni 27, 2021 N. pilipes are massive, widely distributed Golden Orb Weavers. These spiders are really big, bigger than many tarantulas! They are … Continue ReadingNephila pilipes – Promoted to big sister!
CategoriesBeetles Singapur Neocollyris celebensis – Pretty black-sheep Posted onMai 31, 2021Juni 27, 2021 This was my first tiger beetle in Singapore! And what a beauty, blueish-green metallic from top to bottom, and with … Continue ReadingNeocollyris celebensis – Pretty black-sheep
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!
CategoriesArachnids Singapur Pandercetes cf. malleator – Funghi – algae gen(i)us Posted onMai 23, 2021Juni 27, 2021 This spider is a good opportunity to introduce the Word Spider Catalogue, a collection of ALL spider species including a … Continue ReadingPandercetes cf. malleator – Funghi – algae gen(i)us
CategoriesSingapur Schlangen Naja sumatrana – Naja is German and means “well, I have my doubts!” Posted onMai 23, 2021Juni 27, 2021 So should I have my doubts about whether I´d be happy to meet these snakes in Singapore? For sure this … Continue ReadingNaja sumatrana – Naja is German and means “well, I have my doubts!”
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