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  1. This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)

    #bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary

    Link is to the relevant part of the video:

    youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQ

  2. This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)

    #bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary

    Link is to the relevant part of the video:

    youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQ

  3. This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)

    #bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary

    Link is to the relevant part of the video:

    youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQ

  4. This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)

    #bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary

    Link is to the relevant part of the video:

    youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQ

  5. This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)

    #bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary

    Link is to the relevant part of the video:

    youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQ

  6. A Planthopper, genus Kallitaxila, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park. Singapore on 26 April 2025. It was early in the morning, so it was still covered in dew.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Planthoppers #Fulgoromorpha

  7. A Planthopper, genus Kallitaxila, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park. Singapore on 26 April 2025. It was early in the morning, so it was still covered in dew.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Planthoppers #Fulgoromorpha

  8. A Planthopper, genus Kallitaxila, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park. Singapore on 26 April 2025. It was early in the morning, so it was still covered in dew.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Planthoppers #Fulgoromorpha

  9. A Planthopper, genus Kallitaxila, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park. Singapore on 26 April 2025. It was early in the morning, so it was still covered in dew.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Planthoppers #Fulgoromorpha

  10. A stink bug, genus Megarrhamphus spotted in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia on 7 April 2026. iNaturalist doesn't have many local observations of it, so I think it is an uncommon bug.

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

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Malaysia #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #StinkBugs #Pentatomidae

  11. A stink bug, genus Megarrhamphus spotted in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia on 7 April 2026. iNaturalist doesn't have many local observations of it, so I think it is an uncommon bug.

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

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Malaysia #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #StinkBugs #Pentatomidae

  12. A stink bug, genus Megarrhamphus spotted in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia on 7 April 2026. iNaturalist doesn't have many local observations of it, so I think it is an uncommon bug.

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

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Malaysia #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #StinkBugs #Pentatomidae

  13. A stink bug, genus Megarrhamphus spotted in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia on 7 April 2026. iNaturalist doesn't have many local observations of it, so I think it is an uncommon bug.

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

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Malaysia #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #StinkBugs #Pentatomidae

  14. The fly #Ectophasia #crassipennis (#Phasiinae, #Tachinidae,) has a Palearctic distribution and prefers #warmth. In Germany, warmth-favored areas are populated. Contrary to older literature referring to southern/southwest #Germany, the species also occurs in #Berlin. The #brood lives endoparasitically in #truebugs, often on #Pentatomidae. #Globalwarming favors the expansion of the original distribution of #warmthloving#species. #Biodiversity
    © #StefanFWirth Berlin 2024
    (#photos my © 2020-24)

  15. And although literally no one asked, here's some pics of the wild bedbugs…

    (They're securely contained in a vial with a tight-fitting lid. The graph paper is a label recording the species, location, and date they were collected. I can put isopropyl alcohol in to kill and preserve them at this point, but I need to buy more.)

    #insects #bugs #TrueBugs #bedbugs #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Cimicidae

  16. A Cicada, Purana ubina, spotted at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore on 1 Jan 2025. Maybe one of the less common local cicadas; I was attracted by the song it made (of course), which was different from the usual cicada song I hear.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Cicadas #Cicadoidea

  17. A beautifully textured visitor to the lilac. This is a Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina). It is enjoying the sunshine, as they do.

    #insects #TrueBugs

  18. A Water Strider, genus Limnometra, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 22 Dec 2024. Commonly found in water bodies in forests, their swift motions don't make it easy to get shots.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #WaterStriders #Gerridae

  19. This is a tiny creature. Only about 6mm so sharp eyes are needed to spot it at all. It is a Pied Shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor).

    #TrueBugs #insects

  20. A Leafhopper, maybe genus Kutara, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 12 Oct 2024. It is a tiny insect, maybe 5mm in length.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Leafhopper #Cicadellidae

  21. An Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus), European Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus), Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) and False Yellowhead (Dittrichia viscosa), all spotted at Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy on 14 Oct 2024.

    On iNaturalist:
    - inaturalist.org/observations/2
    - inaturalist.org/observations/2
    - inaturalist.org/observations/2
    - inaturalist.org/observations/2

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Italy #Florence #Reptiles #Reptilia #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Birds #Aves #Plants #Plantae

  22. This is a Marsh Damsel Bug (Nabis limbatus). Only around 7mm so would have been rather lacking detail with a phone camera.

    This is a county first but that probably reflects a lack of interest rather than any real rarity.

    #TrueBugs #insects

  23. We found several more well-camouflaged jagged ambush bugs (𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢 sp.) in the goldenrods (𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰 sp.) on last Sunday's hike. Here's one:

    #InsectThursday #AmbushBug #insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera

  24. Oleander aphids (𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘪) on swamp milkweed (𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢), from July 2022.

    Interestingly, these little critters are all female; no males are found in the wild. They reproduce by parthenogenesis.

    #InsectThursday #aphids #Hemiptera #TrueBugs #parthenogenesis #milkweed #insects

  25. Nymphs and an adult Passionvine Bug (Leptoglossus gonagra) spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 25 Aug 2024. Saw several adults while walking about.

    On iNaturalist:
    - inaturalist.org/observations/2
    - inaturalist.org/observations/2

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera

  26. Hot today and insects were scurrying to the underside of leaves when I appeared. I wasn't able to get many photos but there were several confirmations that species are resident, not just stopping off for a break.

    Although not exciting, this Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) is always happy to bask on a leaf.

    #insect #bug #TrueBugs #shieldbug

  27. A pair of mating Gutta Bugs (Physopelta gutta), spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 21 Jan 2024.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/1 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera

  28. Happy to get shots of this lantern bug, genus Polydictya, at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore, on 9 June 2024. I'm grateful to a nice lady who pointed it out to me.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ]

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #LanternBugs #Fulgoridae

  29. Nymphs of the Mangrove Jewel Bug (Calliphara nobilis) spotted at the mangrove area of Admiralty Park, Singapore, on 2 June 2024. They look very different when in adult form, but both forms are equally shiny and pretty.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ]

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #JewelBugs #Scutelleridae

  30. Another success for the raised bed meadow. On this salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) there is a Hypericum Rhopalid (Rhopalus subrufus).

    There is actually some Hypericum in the meadow but it is not the sole food plant.

    It has overwintered. Quite possibly in my garden.

    It is a true bug.

    #insects #TrueBugs #entomology #wildflowers #meadow

  31. A Jewel Bug, genus Chrysocoris, spotted at the Lornie Park Connector, Singapore, on 14 April 2024. There are a few of them moving about the plant. I think they look very pretty.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #JewelBugs #Scutelleridae

  32. The nymph of a Tessaratomid Bug (family Tessaratomidae) spotted on 19 August 2023 at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore. The adult of this insect probably doesn't look anything like the nymph.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/1 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photograhy #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera

  33. A Green T Bug (Macrolonius sobrinus) spotted at Lower Peirce Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 30 April 2023. I suppose it's obvious how this bug got its common name. 🙂

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/1 ]

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera

  34. 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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  35. Oleander aphids (𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘪) on swamp milkweed (𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢), from July 2022.

    Interestingly, these little critters are all female; no males are found in the wild. They reproduce by parthenogenesis.

    #InsectThursday #aphids #Hemiptera #TrueBugs #parthenogenesis #milkweed #insects

  36. Oleander aphids (𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘪) on swamp milkweed (𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢), from July 2022.

    Interestingly, these little critters are all female; no males are found in the wild. They reproduce by parthenogenesis.

    #InsectThursday #aphids #Hemiptera #TrueBugs #parthenogenesis #milkweed #insects

  37. Oleander aphids (𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘪) on swamp milkweed (𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢), from July 2022.

    Interestingly, these little critters are all female; no males are found in the wild. They reproduce by parthenogenesis.

    #InsectThursday #aphids #Hemiptera #TrueBugs #parthenogenesis #milkweed #insects

  38. Oleander aphids (𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘪) on swamp milkweed (𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢), from July 2022.

    Interestingly, these little critters are all female; no males are found in the wild. They reproduce by parthenogenesis.

    #InsectThursday #aphids #Hemiptera #TrueBugs #parthenogenesis #milkweed #insects

  39. A Leafhopper, maybe genus Kutara, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 12 Oct 2024. It is a tiny insect, maybe 5mm in length.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Leafhopper #Cicadellidae

  40. A Leafhopper, maybe genus Kutara, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 12 Oct 2024. It is a tiny insect, maybe 5mm in length.

    On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

    #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Leafhopper #Cicadellidae