Batik Golden Web Spider (Trichonephila antipodiana) feeding on a large Scarab beetle

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A female Batik Golden Web Spider (Trichonephila antipodiana) feeding on a large Scarab beetle spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 8 Jan 2023. Quite a large meal for a large spider. On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146107966 ] Below is a … Continued

Bridelia tomentosa fruit, a new food item for the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus

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I had previously reported my observations on the diet of the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) (see reference) which include: 1.    Fruit of the Ficus racemosa (Cluster Fig), Ficus Benjamina, Ficus villosa, Melastoma malabathricum (Straits rhododendron) and Clidemia hirta (Hairy Clidemia). 2.    I have also seen them inspecting the underside of … Continued