CategoriesBirds Maldives Corvus splendens – Fifty shades of black Posted onJanuary 3, 2025January 28, 2025 The house crow, or Indian crow, is one of approximately 46 to 50 species in the genus Corvus. All these … Continue ReadingCorvus splendens – Fifty shades of black
CategoriesFish Indonesia Mobula alfredi – Mirror test buddies! Posted onJuly 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Mantas look a bit like flying carpets, and in fact “manta” is Spanish for blanket. They are one of the … Continue ReadingMobula alfredi – Mirror test buddies!
CategoriesBees & Ants Insects Singapore Vespa affinis – Playing the horn in a band Posted onMarch 25, 2022August 27, 2026 There are three Vespa species in Singapore, and they are for a change easy to identify. V. affinis has a … Continue ReadingVespa affinis – Playing the horn in a band
CategoriesBirds Singapore Acridotheres tristis – The gloomy dinosaur Posted onDecember 21, 2021December 21, 2021 My cameras are not well suited for flying animals, so we won’t see many other birds. The common Myna is … Continue ReadingAcridotheres tristis – The gloomy dinosaur
CategoriesButterflies & moths Insects Singapore Papilio polytes – Onkel Dittmeyer Posted onJune 16, 2021August 27, 2026 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
CategoriesSingapore Snakes Naja sumatrana – Naja is German and means “well, I have my doubts!” Posted onMay 23, 2021June 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!”
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Corinnomma severum – this time a sac spider Posted onMay 20, 2021June 27, 2021 Another ant-like-looking spider! And more ant-mimicking to come. Almost identical to the ant-mimicking jumping spiders on the first look is … Continue ReadingCorinnomma severum – this time a sac spider
CategoriesArachnids Belize Tliltocatl vagans – East Coast type species Posted onJanuary 29, 2021December 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
