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Boxer Mantis – Astyliasula sp

vids — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 07:29:08 +0000

Astyliasula is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Hymenopodidae. The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia. Species: Astyliasula basinigra Astyliasula hoffmanni Astyliasula inermis Astyliasula javana Astyliasula major Astyliasula phyllopus Astyliasula sarawaca Astyliasula wuyshana Yang & Wang Wikipedia

Scientific name: Astyliasula

Thanks Benedict Yap for the ID

Thomson Nature Park – June 2024

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Leaf insect nymph (Phylliidae)

vids — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 05:34:54 +0000

Location: Lornie PCN – April 2024

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Ricaniid Planthopper Nymph

vids — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 04:42:54 +0000

Ricaniidae is a family of planthopper insects, containing over 400 species worldwide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic and Neotropical realms. It is one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily Fulgoroidea. Wikipedia

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – June 2021

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Katydid – Deflorita argentata

vids — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 01:32:52 +0000

it’s a Katydid nymph of Deflorita argentata

Deflorita is a genus of Asian bush crickets of the tribe Mirolliini. Records for species distributions include: Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Indo-China and western Malesia. Wikipedia

Location: Marang Trail – October 2022

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Pill Cockroach – Perisphaerus sp

vids — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 06:03:21 +0000

Perisphaerus sp

Perisphaerus (Ball Cockroach) is a genus of Blattodea in the family giant cockroaches.

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – September 2023

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Ophionomima solocifemur

vids — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:10:23 +0000

Ophionomima solocifemur, A Member of Robber Flies.

Location: Thomson Nature Park – March 2023

Thanks Kam-Yung Soh (Singapore (SG) Insect ID and Records) for the ID

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Earwig

vids — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:40:12 +0000

Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Wikipedia

Earwigs are mostly nocturnal and often hide in small, moist crevices during the day, and are active at night, feeding on a wide variety of insects and plants.

The earwig gets its skin-crawling name from long-standing myths claiming the insect can climb inside a person’s ear and either live there or feed on their brain https://www.healthline.com/health/earwig-bite

Please help if you know the exact ID for this Earwig.

Location: Windsor Nature Park – Jan 2022

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Mantidflies

vids — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:27:43 +0000

Mantispidae, known commonly as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, especially in the tropics and subtropics. Only 5 species of Mantispa occur in Europe. Wikipedia

Location: Marang Trail, Jan 2023

Not sure if the tiny yellow dot is the egg, can see on the photo below.

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Macrotermes Carbonarius – Termite

vids — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:24:20 +0000

Macrotermes carbonarius, also known as Kongkiak in Malay, is a large black species of Macrotermes termite in the subfamily Macrotermitinae. The species is one of the most conspicuous of the Macrotermes found in the indomalayan tropics, forming large foraging trails that extend several metres in length. Wikipedia

Location: Marang Trail, Jan 2023

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Assassin bug – Velinus nigrigenu

vids — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:49:19 +0000

Velinus nigrigenu is an assassin bug in the family Reduviidae.

The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera. Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. Wikipedia

Location: Thomson Nature Park – June 2022

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