Clementi Forest lies directly between Clementi Road and the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line onSingapore Island NUS Department of Biological Sciences.It is...
The first person that came out from my mind when I was thinking of Shark conservationists in Singapore is Kathy Xu. I know her through her ecotourism project - 'The Dorsal Effect'.She hesitates to call herself a shark conservationist as she have no academic background in the science of...
When I was searching for caterpillars and other insects, I found a cicada’s shell. Few days later, I found a grasshopper's shell. It made me curious and wanted to find out about this shell / transparent skin and the process of it.
It’s called Molting.
In arthropods, such as insects, arachnids...
Egg sac is a silken case or capsule containing the eggs of a female spider.
Spiders lay their eggs in egg sacs. These sacs are made out of woven silk and help to protect the eggs and maintain the right humidity.
Spider egg sacs vary greatly in size, shape, and colour...
The caterpillar of the Ciliate Blue has a close obligate myrmecophilous relationship with the weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina). In the wild, the caterpillars of the Ciliate Blue invariably appear in the company of the weaver ants (primary worker ants). The attending ants are attracted to the lycaenid larvae by...
The black paradise flycatcher, also known as the Japanese paradise flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird native to southeastern Asia. It is a glossy...
The blue-eared kingfisher is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where...
White Tipped Skipper (Erionota acroleuca apicalis) The 5th instar caterpillar.
Erionota is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the...
Polyura hebe, the plain nawab, is a butterfly belonging to the brush-footed butterflies family. Wikipedia
The caterpillar of the Plain Nawab feeds on the Leguminosae Adenanthera pavonina (commonly...
Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus)Please check this post for Plain Tiger Butterfly Photos
Caterpillars go through 5 stages of growth. Each stage is called an "instar."
As...
Diplacodes trivialis is small dragonfly with bluish eyes and greenish-yellow or olivaceous thorax and abdomen with black marks. In very old adults, the whole thorax...
The black stream glider (Trithemis festiva), also known as the indigo dropwing is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
Location: Bukit Batok - Oct 2021
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum(Brauer, 1865)
The Ornate Coraltail is a common damselfly that is easily identified by its bluish green thorax and dark abdomen with an orange...
