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  1. A Common Flashwing (Vestalis amethystina) spotted near Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 19 Oct 2025. Capturing it with a flash to get the sparking wing reflections is always a delight.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Damselflies #Odonata

  2. A Common Flashwing (Vestalis amethystina) spotted near Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 19 Oct 2025. Capturing it with a flash to get the sparking wing reflections is always a delight.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Damselflies #Odonata

  3. A Common Flashwing (Vestalis amethystina) spotted near Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 19 Oct 2025. Capturing it with a flash to get the sparking wing reflections is always a delight.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Damselflies #Odonata

  4. A Common Flashwing (Vestalis amethystina) spotted near Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 19 Oct 2025. Capturing it with a flash to get the sparking wing reflections is always a delight.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Damselflies #Odonata

  5. CW: Long List Showing Animal Phyla with Examples and Links

    Animal Kingdom

    Domain Eukaryota #Eukaryotes
    Kingdom Animalia #Animals
    Subdivision Bilateria BilateralSymmetry
    Phyla Nephrozoa
    Superphylum Deuterostomia
    Phylum Chordata Chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata (Craniate)
    Superclass Agnatha
    Jawless Fish #Lamprey #Hagfish
    Infraphylum Gnathostomata
    Jawed Vertbrates
    Superclass Tetrapoda
    Class Chondrichthyes Cartilaginous fish #Sharks #Skates #Rays
    Class Osteichthyes Bony Vertebrates
    Subclass Actinoptetygii Ray-finned fish #Sturgeon Paddlefish Bowfin Gars
    Subclass Sarcoptetygii Lobe-finned fish
    Class Amphibia #Amphibians #Frogs
    Class Sauropsida #Reptiles #Birds
    Subclass Synapsida
    Class Mammalia (#Mammals)
    Order Monotremata (#Monotremes) #Platypus #Echidna
    Subclass Theria
    Infraclass Marsupialia (#Marsupials) Bandicoots #Kangaroos #Koalas #Opossums TasmanianDevils #Wallabies #Wombats
    Infraclass Placentalia
    Clade Atlantogenata
    SuperOrder Xenarthra
    Order Cingulata Armidillos
    Order Pilosa #Anteaters #Sloths
    SuperOrder Afrotheria
    Clade Afroinsectiphilia
    Order Afrosoricda GoldenMoles OtterShrews Tenrecs
    Order Macroscelidea ElephantShrews
    Order Tubulidentata #Aardvarks
    Clade Paenungulata
    Order Hydrocoidea Hydaxes
    Order Proboscide #Elephants
    Order Sirenia #Dugongs #Manatees
    Magnorder Boreoeutheria
    SuperOrder Euarchontoglires
    Clade Gliriformes
    Clade Glires
    Order Lagomorha #Hares #Pikas #Rabbits
    Order Rodentia #Beavers #Mice #Rats #Squirrels #Voles
    GrandOrder Euarchonta
    Order Scandentia TreeShrews
    MirOrder Primatomorpha
    Order Dermoptera Colugos
    Order Primates #Apes #Humans #Lemurs Lorises #Monkeys
    SuperOrder Laurasiatheria
    Order Eulipotyphla Gymnures #Hedgehogs #Moles Shrews Solenodons
    Order Chioptera #Bats
    GrandOrder Ferungulata
    MirOrder Ungulata
    Order Artiodactyla #Antelope #Camels #Cattle #Deer #Pigs #Whales
    Order Perissodactyla #Donkeys #Horses Rhinoceroses #Tapirs #Zebras
    MirOrder Ferae
    Order Carnivora #Bears #Cats #Dogs #Mongooses #Seals
    Order Pholidota #Pangolins

    Superphylum Ecdysozoa
    Phylum Arthropoda
    Subphylum Chelicerata
    Class Arachnida #Mites #Scorpions #Spiders
    Subphylum Myriapoda
    Class Diplopoda #Millipedes
    Class Chilopoda #Centipedes
    Subphylum Hexapoda
    Class Insecta (#Insects)
    Subclass Apterygota Primitive wingless insects with incomplete metamorphosis
    Order Archaeogantha hump-backed/jumping Bristletails
    Order Zygentoma #Silverfish Firebrats Fishmoths
    Subclass Palaeoptera Primitive winged insects, with their wings held upright or outstretched at rest and incomplete metamorphosis
    Order Ephemeroptera #Mayflies
    Order Odanata #Dragonflies #Damselflies
    Subclass Polyneoptera Winged insects, with a broad, fan-like extension to their hind wings, and incomplete metamorphosis
    Order Orthoptera BushCrickets #Crickets #Grasshoppers #Locusts
    Order Phasmida #StickInsects
    Order Plecoptera Stoneflies
    Order Dermaptera #Earwigs
    Order Blattodea #Cockroaches #Termites
    Order Embioptera Webspinners
    Order Grylloblatteria Rockcrawlers
    Order Mantophasmatodea Prayingmantids Walkingsticks
    Order Zoraptera AngelInsects
    Subclass Paraneoptera Higher insects, with mostly incomplete metamorphosis, where a nymph generally resembles the adult
    Order Hemiptera #Truebugs
    SubOrder Auchenorrhyncha #Cicadas #Leafhoppers #Planthoppers #Treehoppers Spittlebugs
    SubOrder Heteroptera
    InfraOrder Cimicomorpha #BedBugs BatBugs AssassinBugs PirateBugs
    InfraOrder Dipsocoromorpha
    InfraOrder Inicocephaloidea
    InfraOrder Gerromorpha WaterStriders
    InfraOrder Leptopodomorpha ShoreBugs SpinyShoreBugs
    InfraOrder Nepomorpha True WaterBugs
    InfraOrder Peloridimorpha
    InfraOrder Pentatomomorpha #StinkBugs FlatBugs SeedBugs
    SubOrder Sternorhyncha #Aphids ScaleInsects Whiteflies
    Order Phthiraptera sucking & biting #Lice
    Order Psocoptera Booklice Barklice
    Order Thysanoptera #Thrips
    Subclass Endopterygota Higher insects, with a clear metamorphosis from larva via a pupa to adult, also called Holometabola
    Order Coleoptera #Beetles
    Order Diptera true #Flies
    Order Hymenoptera #Ants #Bees #Wasps
    Order Lepidoptera #Butterflies #Moths
    Order Mecoptera Scorpionflies
    Order Megaloptera Alderflies
    Order Neuroptera Lacewings
    Order Siphonaptera #Fleas
    Order Raphidioptera Snakeflies
    Order Strepsiptera Twistegwingflies
    Order Trichoptera Caddisflies Sedgeflies

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  6. It's the most ... wonderful time ... of the year.

    Mining bee, Andrena sp. on yellow inaturalist.org/observations/1

    Micro miner bee, Micrandrena sp. (tentative ID) on a mantle of white inaturalist.org/observations/1

    Houdini fly (!!!), Cacoxenus indagator, a kleptoparasitic fly of mason bees (genus Osmia) inaturalist.org/observations/1

    Large Red Damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula, basking on the sun, attentive to snatch its next lunch out of the air inaturalist.org/observations/1

    #iNaturalist #Hymenoptera #nativebees #entomology #insects #MacroPhotography #MasonBees #Kleptoparasites #Odonata #Damselflies