Category: Insects
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Life and Death of a Parasitoid Host
Author Tony Vernon ◦ Imagine hanging out in your favourite alfresco dining spot, anticipating a freshly flown-in “plat du jour”, only to find yourself mugged and drugged by said meal. A life changing experience, literally. For upon awakening, though you… Continue reading
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Walking with insects…
Author Koh Lin ◦ Over the years, I have seen many insects. Some were rescued from dog water bowls and swiming pools, some in shops and shopping malls, others from pedestrian walkways and roads. Sometimes just the slightest ovement would catch my… Continue reading
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Beanie Festival Wildlife… 2026
Author Koh Lin ◦ There is nothing to fear from the wildlife at the Alice Springs Beanie Festival… and this 30th year celebrates the love we have for our wildlife… from birds, marsupials, mammals, repitles, ocean creatures, insects and spiders… enjoy! This… Continue reading
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More captured moments …
Author Koh Lin ◦ As I look back through some of my photographs, I could see that I had snapped many photos of insects, and a phrase comes to mind “all creatures great and small”. For those that remember, the phrase became… Continue reading
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I see bugs…
Author Koh Lin ◦ In the world of nature, the word “bugs” usually refers to land-dwelling arthropods like insects, spiders, and centipedes, although some bugs are found in and around water. Those tiny creatures we call “bugs” is often used to described… Continue reading
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Megachile aurifrons, in June?
Author Gary Taylor ◦ A bit of a surprise on this week’s bush-run. 🙂 We’d already had a pretty good day (new glasses, so I could actually see stuff… 😅), but it was getting into late arvo, we were on… Continue reading
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Egg Sacs and Ootheca
Author Koh Lin ◦ Everyone would know what a carton of eggs are… Egg sacs are similar except without the carton, although they are contained within a pounch. An egg sac describes a hollow, flexible structure resembling a bag or… Continue reading
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The Longhorn Eurynassa servillei
Author Koh Lin ◦ This is the largest beetle I have found and held in my hand (and yes, I know it was deceased), but at approximately 5 cm in length from the head to the end of the abdomen,… Continue reading
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2B or not 2B… my favourite Bee
Author Koh Lin ◦ Since I have been observing the world around me, from rescuing insects from the swimming pool and dog drink bowl, to moving insects off the footpaths and those trying to cross the roads, my observation skills… Continue reading
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That’s not cricket…
Author Koh Lin ◦ My Orthopteroid journey… from Cricket to Toadhopper. The common names of crickets, grasshoppers, locusts and toadhopper describe a range of species (among others) in the order Orthoptera. Most of us would have grown up aware of… Continue reading
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more of my favourite photos…
Author Koh Lin ◦ This is part two of my series “some of my favourite photos…“ It is an amazing thing to ponder, that over the years your trusty mobile phone can take so many photos. Of course, the advantage… Continue reading
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Colours of the dragonflies
Author Koh Lin ◦ From scarlet red to blue and the gold in between… Many people believe that dragonflies bring good luck and fortune, and a spiritual awakening if they land on you. In Japan, they are known as the… Continue reading