Dragonflies and damselflies are carnivores, catching prey on the wing. Small preys may be eaten on the wing while bigger ones are taken back to its original perch to be slowly eaten up. They target mainly insects, seizing them with … Continued
“This is a solitary wasp found throughout the world. It specialises in hunting spiders and usually removes their legs. Zoom in on the image above and note that the spider’s legs had been removed already,” wrote Janice Ang who spotted … Continued
“This is TEAMWORK at its best! There’s so much we can learn and be inspired by Nature! “I have noticed these Red Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) constructing their nest in our Rainforest last week. “Red Weaver Ants are known for … Continued
1. Hatchlings LINK. The earlier post showed that these small snails were nocturnal, hiding in the soil during the day and emerging at night to feed LINK. In trying to document them feeding, the snails had to be subjected to … Continued
In late November 2018, Tinny G Unciano came across a clutch of tiny oval eggs scattered among the top soil of the garden. The eggs were white and about 5×4 mm. The eggs were collected and placed in a plastic … Continued
Dwarf Honey Bee: 1. Colony; 2. What happens when it rains?; 3. Bees have absconded; 4. A piece of damaged comb; 5. Invasion of Wax Moth. About five weeks after the Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis andreniformi) absconded, a new colony … Continued
Dwarf Honey Bee: 1. Colony; 2. What happens when it rains?”; 3. Bees have absconded; 4. A piece of damaged comb. A white larva of about 20 mm long (above) was seen on the pieces of comb salvaged from the … Continued
Dwarf Honey Bee: 1. Colony; 2. What happens when it rains?”; 3. Bees have absconded. The absconding of the bees from the nest exposed the honeycomb LINK. Acquiring a piece of damaged comb allowed for detailed observations. Most of the … Continued
For some reason or other masses of ants swarmed out of the bottom of my large flower pot. They were moving house after they found another more suitable one. This was a nearby flower pot, where they entered through the … Continued
The Giant Forest Ant (Camponotus gigas) is native to Southeast Asia. It is a forest species and can easily be seen in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Although these ants are active mostly at night, solitary worker ants can always … Continued
