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Homoeoxipha Lycoides

vids — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:58:26 +0000

Homoeoxipha is a genus of “sword-tail crickets”, in the subfamily Trigonidiinae and the tribe Trigonidiini. Wikipedia

Spotted at Green Corridor

This Cricket is on Singapore Stamps 1985 Insects Definitives Series

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Crab Spider – Loxobates sp

vids — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:46:12 +0000

Loxobates is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1877 by Thorell. As of 2017, it contains 10 Asian species. Wikipedia

Spotted at Green Corridor

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Oriental whip snake

vids — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:16:04 +0000

Ahaetulla prasina is a species of snake in the family Colubridae native to southern Asia. Its common names include Asian vine snake, Boie’s whip snake, Gunther’s whip snake, Oriental whip snake. Wikipedia

It is venomous, but the venom is weak and generally not problematic for humans.

This elegant snake is arboreal and lives in bushes and trees. It is common in many of our wild places, including urban gardens and coastal areas. But is it well camouflaged and often overlooked as a green vine.
About 2m long. Considered the largest and longest of the whip snakes, it is nevertheless still quite a slender snake. It has a long thin tail that can take up nearly 40% of the length of the snake. WildSingapore

Spotted at , Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, MacRitchie Reservoir and Green Corridor

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Lipotriches ceratina

vids — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 06:18:13 +0000

In biology, Lipotriches is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of hair on the margins of the metasomal segments. Wikipedia

Spotted at Green Corridor

Thanks Marcus Ng and Zestin Soh ( Bee and Wasp of Singapore ) for the ID.

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Tortoise Beetle – Laccoptera nepalensis

vids — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:29:28 +0000

Laccoptera is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae . The genus was first scientifically described by Carl Henrik Boheman in 1855

Scientific name: Laccoptera nepalensis

The Cassidinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. The antennae arise close to each other and some members have the pronotal and elytral edges extended to the side and covering the legs so as to give them the common name of tortoise beetles. Wikipedia

Spotted at Green corridor – March 2021

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Bird dropping spider – Cyrtarachne sp

vids — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:26:49 +0000

Cyrtarachne is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1868. Wikipedia

Great reference from Nicky Bay – Mystery of the pulsating spider

Spotted at Green Corridor – March 2021

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Tortoise Beetle – Aspidimorpha miliaris

vids — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:31:45 +0000

Aspidimorpha miliaris is a widespread Asian species of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus name is frequently misspelled as “Aspidomorpha”, due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848. Wikipedia

Spotted at Green Corridor – March 2021

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Green Corridor

vids — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 04:09:57 +0000

Hiking Journey started from King Albert Park MRT Station and ended at Ghim Moh Road.
Easy walking throughout the journey, can bring young kid to enjoy the scenery and fresh air in the morning.

Please refer this Rail corridor information from NPARKS

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