CategoriesArachnids Singapur 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
CategoriesButterflies & moths Singapur Attacus atlas – About superlatives Posted onSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 2021 You’ll forget everything you know about large caterpillars, once you see one of those! It is unreal, they look a … Continue ReadingAttacus atlas – About superlatives
CategoriesArachnids Singapur 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?!
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?!
CategoriesArachnids Beetles Singapur Micrencaustes lunulata – Having tomatoes on the eyes Posted onAugust 7, 2021Februar 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 Singapur Meotipa sp. – The lesser-known sibling of… Posted onJuli 31, 2021Juli 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…
CategoriesBugs Singapur Cosmolestes picticeps – A bug and Sustainable Palm Oil Posted onJuli 23, 2021Juli 24, 2021 I have been collecting pictures of these bugs for many months now, and maybe because I see so many of … Continue ReadingCosmolestes picticeps – A bug and Sustainable Palm Oil
CategoriesBeetles Singapur Oryctes rhinoceros – A beetle getting back on its feet Posted onJuli 18, 2021Juli 18, 2021 You don’t see many very large beetles in Singapore, but when you see one, it is probably this rhino beetle, … Continue ReadingOryctes rhinoceros – A beetle getting back on its feet
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!
CategoriesArachnids Singapur Amyciaea lineatipes – how to catch an ant? Posted onJuli 13, 2021Juli 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?
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