CategoriesBees & Ants Singapore Vespa affinis – Playing the horn in a band Posted onMarch 25, 2022March 25, 2022 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
CategoriesArachnids Singapore Siler cf. semiglaucus – The beautiful brood snatcher Posted onMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022 When you think of really really colorful jumping spiders, you might think of the Australian genus Maratus. These spiders are … Continue ReadingSiler cf. semiglaucus – The beautiful brood snatcher
CategoriesInsects Singapore Valanga nigricornis – A Singaporean Glass-hopper Posted onFebruary 11, 2022March 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
CategoriesSea cucumbers Singapore Colochirus quadrangularis – Common name confusion! Posted onNovember 10, 2021September 24, 2022 Colochirus quadrangularis is called the Thorny sea cucumber. From its appearance it could also be described as pink warty sea … Continue ReadingColochirus quadrangularis – Common name confusion!
CategoriesLizards Vietnam Calotes bachae – Blue brother Posted onOctober 18, 2021September 24, 2022 Remember the story about Argiope dang, the spider than has been described only a few years before we took the … Continue ReadingCalotes bachae – Blue brother
CategoriesIndonesia Insects Aularches miliaris – dilemma around the coffee-foam-ghost Posted onJuly 4, 2021July 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
CategoriesArachnids Thailand Argiope dang – Described while the party was on Posted onJune 25, 2021October 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
CategoriesButterflies & moths Singapore Graphium agamemnon – hiker’s nudibranch or yet another pest? Posted onFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Isn’t that a beautiful caterpillar? I just got the idea that caterpillars, with their incredible colors and variations of hairs … Continue ReadingGraphium agamemnon – hiker’s nudibranch or yet another pest?
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?!
CategoriesBugs By country By family Singapore Dysdercus (Leptophthalmus) decussatus sauteri – da buq?! Posted onJanuary 5, 2021December 7, 2025 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?!
