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Part 1 LINK Left alone, the male Darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor) will seek out a female to mate. Invariably the male will mount the female with its head facing the […]
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An early indication of pupating is when the Blue-streaked Nettle Grub (Parasa lepida) moves around aimlessly LINK. Subsequently its dorsal blue stripe turns dark, followed by the rest of the […]
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A Sunda Pangolin, also known as Malayan Scaly Anteater (Manis javanica), strayed into Dr Elsie Heng’s garden recently. This largely nocturnal animal is an excellent tree climber, as can be […]
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When the Blue-streaked nettle grub (Parasa lepida) is about to pupate, it becomes restless. It moves away from its food plant. This is usual among butterflies and moths where the […]
Birdwatchers and nature guides sometimes make use of mealworms to lure birds into the open LINK. Photographers may also bait birds with these mealworms for a better image. The above […]
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The Blue-striped Nettle Grub (Parasa lepida, Family: Limacodidae) is also called Slug Caterpillar because of the way it moves. Instead of prolegs it has a broad, black adhesive sole. The […]
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The Barred Eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus sumatranus) was a resident species in the 1920s Singapore. Its status changed to “very rare, non-breeding visitor” since then. And down the years it was […]
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“Bee-eaters often wag their tails and many of us would have seen this common behaviour. Hilary Fry (The Bee-eaters, 1984) says that ‘all perched Bee-eaters wag their tails back and […]
![Musa ornata [wyc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Musa-ornata-wyc-4-q8df408w976d7wav60o8ht4dx3u3u4t0m501pd05m8.jpg "Musa ornata [wyc]")
There are a few ornamental banana plants that have been introduced since we got involved in the greening of Singapore. Unlike the usual banana plants, these are slender and short, […]
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Small wasps were always flying around my Blue-streaked Nettle Grubs (Parasa lepida) when they were feeding on leaves of the Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete) or the Lipstick Palm (Cyrtostachys renda) […]
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