“On the afternoon of 19th October 2014, I was admiring the fauna along a forest stream when I chanced upon a pair of grasshoppers (Oxya japonica) mating upon stream-side vegetation (below). “With the male’s abdomen intimately curled under the female’s, … Continued
At 40-70 mm long the Short-horned Grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis) is the largest grasshopper seen in Singapore. The early nymph stages are much smaller and wingless. This final moult was documented by Lena Chow two years ago. The grasshopper hung on … Continued
Amy Tsang came across a grasshopper that she managed to photograph while accompanying KC to Pasir Ris Park on a spider mission. Wrote Amy: “I was very thrilled when I realised I had spotted a grasshopper which was newly moulted. … Continued
