CategoriesButterflies & moths Germany Sphinx ligustri – A hawk-moth-horror-story from 1931 Posted onJanuary 21, 2021December 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 Singapore Oecophylla smaragdina – Guys, is it the lactose? Posted onJanuary 19, 2021December 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 Singapore Olenecamptus bilobus – Jack and the nude lady?! Posted onJanuary 16, 2021December 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 Indonesia Heteropoda venatoria – moths love your snot mop! Posted onJanuary 16, 2021December 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 Singapore Calotes versicolor – every tree a-gamid Posted onJanuary 9, 2021December 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 onJanuary 8, 2021January 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 onJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021 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?
CategoriesBugs By country By family Singapore Dysdercus (Leptophthalmus) decussatus sauteri – da buq?! Posted onJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021 First real bug on picmybug.com! These are generally called cotton stainer bugs, because some species are pests in cotton production … Continue ReadingDysdercus (Leptophthalmus) decussatus sauteri – da buq?!
CategoriesCrustaceans Indonesia Ocypode ceratophthalma – the cute horned ghost crab Posted onJanuary 2, 2021December 13, 2024 Walking at the beach means walking in their territory! Crabs live on almost every warm beach. Usually you see them … Continue ReadingOcypode ceratophthalma – the cute horned ghost crab
CategoriesSingapore Snakes Ahaetulla prasina – Or my quest if they are green gecko eaters! Posted onJanuary 1, 2021December 13, 2024 Snakes are one of the most exciting animals to find in the wild! The green vine snake uses to hang … Continue ReadingAhaetulla prasina – Or my quest if they are green gecko eaters!
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