Australasian Grebe
Australasian Grebe ( Tachybaptus novaehollandiae ) ( Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool, Australia. 6th November 2022 ) During … Continued
King cobra, Ophiophagus hannah
The King Cobra belongs to the genus Ophiophagus while the true cobras belong to the Naga genus. There are several other snakes with the common names of cobra that do not belong to the Naga genus, such as Tree … Continued
Laced Woodpecker
Laced Woodpecker attacking ant nest Laced woodpecker Scientific Name : Picus vittatus Malay Name … Continued
Parasitoid wasps 3: drilling with ovipositor that is 3 to 4 times its body length.
The parasitoid wasp Megarhyssa macrurus is used to illustrate how the extra-long ovipositor is being handled for drilling into hard wood. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://inaturalist.nz/observations/93025328 Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://inaturalist.nz/people/jdsommer Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://inaturalist.nz/observations/6021633 … Continued
Parasitoid wasps 2: drilling wood with an ovipositor the length of its body
The parasitoid wasp Rhyssa persuasoria (Linnaeus), also known as the giant ichneumon wasp, is used to illustrate the process of drilling wood with its ovipositor. Photo 1. Rhyssa persuasoria Boris Hrasovec, Faculty of Forestry, Bugwood.org licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial … Continued
Parasitoid Wasps 1: search for host larva & ovipositing
Class : Insecta Order : Hymenoptera Suborder : Apocrita Family : Stephanidae (Also known as Crown wasp) The name Hymenoptera is derived from Greek words which describe the membranous wings of this group of insects. The wings are … Continued
yellow-green parrot
Yellow-Green Parrot On 23 Jan 2021, I saw a strange coloured bird in a tree in Serangoon Gardens area. Can anyone comment? Is it an escapee of the exotic pet trade? Is it a natural feather colour mutation?
Dollarbird bathing in the rain and other observations
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Video 1 Bathing in the rain Video 2 Just after bathing in the rain. The Dollarbird belongs to the Family Coraciidae (Rollers).This Family has two genera, Coracias (known as the “true rollers”) with eight species and … Continued
Pit Vipers
Pit Vipers Vipers Viperidae (Vipers) is a large family of venomous snakes found all over the world except snake free places like Antarctica, Ireland, Greenland, Hawaii, Madagascar and New Zealand. Australia has snakes but no vipers. There are more … Continued
