Soh Kam Yung spotted a Citron Bug (Leptoglossus gonagra) at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector on 19 Feb 2023. On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149114723 ] Family : Coreidae (leaf-footed bug) Common names … Continued
Soh Kam Yung spotted a two-striped Telamonia, Telamonia dimidiata, at Pasir Ris Park on 10 Dec 2022. A common jumping spider; this one was willing to stay relatively still while these shots (Images 1 – 4) were being taken. On … Continued
Order : Diptera Subfamily: Eristalinae ( droneflies and allies) Hoverflies, also known as droneflies, belong to the Insect Order Diptera characterised by one pair of wings (di: two; pteron: wing) and one pair of tiny wings known as … Continued
A Bicolor Ant-Mimicking Jumping Spider (Myrmarachne melanocephala) was spotted on a sign by the boardwalk at MacRitchie Reservoir Park on 19 September 2022. Lovely mimicry: I thought it was a trap-jaw ant until I took a closer look and counted … Continued
An interesting Crane Fly, genus Hexatoma, spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park on 31 July 2022. Lovely red colour on the body. On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128762755 ] Crane Flies and mosquitoes belong to the Order Diptera … Continued
Amyciaea forticeps is a spider that mimics weaver ants (Oecophylla sp) . The spider holds the first pair of legs in the air to make them look like the weaver ant antennae. Two black spots on the spider abdomen mimic … Continued
Soh Kam Yung spotted the seldom seen Black and Golden Cicada (Huechys fusca) at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park on 11 July 2022. He was delighted to have encountered a mating pair too. On iNaturalist: – https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125754306 – https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125754277 References: 1. … Continued
A Sand Wasp, genus Bembecinus, spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 12 June 2022. It has caught a Ricaniid Planthopper and was in the process of moving it to a burrow. Catching such interactions is always the fascinating part … Continued
Soh Kam Yung shared with BESGroup a photograph of a Stink Bug, Paracritheus trimaculatus, spotted at Tampines Eco Green on 16 April 2022. It was laying eggs. Those white spots on the back look like a face. On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111633708 ] … Continued
A Striped Nomia (Nomia strigata) was spotted at Coney Island on 10 April 2022 by Soh Kam Yung. It is a soil nesting bee that visits the flowers of cultivated shrubs, including brinjals and chillies. This bee has been dusted … Continued
