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A huge crane fitted with an articulated bucket platform was used to trim a huge tree growing in my neighbour’s tiny garden. The tree is a Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina), […]
The Golden Penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus) is a common roadside tree in Singapore. Each tree has its own flowering cycle, producing bunches of yellow blossoms that attract insects and birds (above). […]
“I was surprised recently to see that our good Webmaster had exhumed some notes that we had exchanged almost four years ago and put them together into an article which […]
“If you want to attract birds to your garden, make sure that the environment can support the bird population. In other words, your home must be a place where birds […]
The Singapore or Straits Rhododendron (Melastona malabathricum) is a common weedy shrub that is found all over Singapore. The fruits are sought after by at least 8 species of birds […]
Jeremiah Loei‘s video clip of a squirrel and a monkey eating durians (Durio zibethinus) high up in the tree was documented at Bukit Batok Nature Park in 2012. The squirrel […]
“While the flowers of Teruntum Merah (Lumnitzera littorea) may be visually attractive to us, some birds find them simply irresistible LINK. Just by probing between the petals, one is rewarded […]
![Typhonium divaricatum fl Araceae [wyc] - 1 (1)](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Typhonium-divaricatum-fl-Araceae-wyc-1-1-q8dgko5d619ppdsyna6qp0p43a9g3mvm6sueogx300.jpg "Typhonium divaricatum fl Araceae [wyc] – 1 (1)")
Part 1: HERE; 2 HERE and 3 HERE. The insects responsible for pollination of Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme) are gnats, specifically Moth Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) LINK and LINK. Video surveillance […]
“Whenever the fiery flowers of Teruntum Merah (Lumnitzera littorea) are in blossom (above), they add a splash of enticing red and ephemeral vibrancy to the back mangroves. “Like a moth […]
Part 1: Plant HERE. Some time ago, curious to see the flowers inside the bulbous base of the inflorescence of Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme), I broke one open (above). What […]
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