#truebugs — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #truebugs, aggregated by home.social.
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An adult Whitefly (family Aleyrodidae) and nymphs on a leaf. Spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 10 Aug 2025. Whiteflies are True Bugs (not true Flies) and can be very common on plants. Being tiny, they are seldom noticed, unless there is an infestation.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305176530 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera
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A Shield Bug, Enada rosea, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore on 26 July 2025. A colourful insect with a bright red back that stands out.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301443703 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera
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A Ricaniid Planthopper, genus Pochazia, spotted at Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 29 Jun 2025. Sometimes mistaken for a moth, it has an intricate pattern of lines on its wings when examined closely.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/293672510 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera
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A Lanternfly, maybe Polydictya basalis, spotted at Windsor Nature Park, Singapore on 16 June 2025. A True Bug, not a Fly, and one that is not seen very often.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291403132 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Lanternflies #Fulgoridae
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The Mangrove Jewel Bug (Calliphara nobilis) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 8 June 2025. A colourful True Bug that sometimes gather together on leaves.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287877995 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #JewelBugs #Scutelleridae
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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:
https://youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQMTcwNTIwMjZBwHIxWiGNug&t=1781
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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:
https://youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQMTcwNTIwMjZBwHIxWiGNug&t=1781
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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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/273652638 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Planthoppers #Fulgoromorpha
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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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/348916344 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Malaysia #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #StinkBugs #Pentatomidae
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A Jewel Bug, aka Lychee Shield Bug
Stunning on a natural red background (bracts of a pointsettia plant ) -
A Jewel Bug, aka Lychee Shield Bug
Stunning on a natural red background (bracts of a pointsettia plant ) -
An Assassin Bug, genus Sycanus, spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore, on 8 March 2025. One of the larger assassin bugs that I've seen locally.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264489029 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #AssassinBugs #Reduviidae
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A Stink Bug, maybe a Yellow-spotted Stink Bug (Erthesina fullo) spotted at Pujiang Countryside Park, Shanghai, China on 2 Nov 2025. From far, it looked plain and brown; up close, an intricate pattern can be seen on the back.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325029051 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #China #Shanghai #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera
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An Assassin Bug, genus Sycanus, spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 8 March 2025. A large bug, maybe 2cm long and armed with a sharp proboscis to jab its victims and suck their juices.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264489029 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #AssassinBugs #Reduviidae
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The report of my extensive surveys of invertebrates at Tucking Mill near #Bath #Somerset #UK is now published on Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396358494_Invertebrate_Surveys_of_Tucking_Mill_2017-2025
#nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #bathnature #invertebrates #butterflies #moths #beetles #spiders #truebugs -
The report of my extensive surveys of invertebrates at Tucking Mill near #Bath #Somerset #UK is now published on Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396358494_Invertebrate_Surveys_of_Tucking_Mill_2017-2025
#nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #bathnature #invertebrates #butterflies #moths #beetles #spiders #truebugs -
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
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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
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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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256984928 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Cicadas #Cicadoidea
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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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256984928 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Cicadas #Cicadoidea
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A couple of black and red bugs today - Cinnamon Bug (Corizus hyoscyami) and the red form of Brassica Bug (Eurydema oleracea). In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects #Bugs #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #NatureCommunity -
A couple of black and red bugs today - Cinnamon Bug (Corizus hyoscyami) and the red form of Brassica Bug (Eurydema oleracea). In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Insect #Insects #Bugs #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #NatureCommunity -
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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255849611 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #WaterStriders #Gerridae
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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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255849611 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #WaterStriders #Gerridae
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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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246887571 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Leafhopper #Cicadellidae
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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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246887571 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Leafhopper #Cicadellidae
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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:
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703552
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703575
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703562
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247293833#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Italy #Florence #Reptiles #Reptilia #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Birds #Aves #Plants #Plantae
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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:
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703552
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703575
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703562
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247293833#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Italy #Florence #Reptiles #Reptilia #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #Birds #Aves #Plants #Plantae
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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
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We found several more well-camouflaged jagged ambush bugs (𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢 sp.) in the goldenrods (𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰 sp.) on last Sunday's hike. Here's one:
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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
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Common milkweed bug nymph (𝘓𝘺𝘨𝘢𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘪), from last August:
#InsectThursday #BabyBug #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #InsectNymph #insects
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We found this wee jagged ambush bug (𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢 sp.) while hiking yesterday:
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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:
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237823982
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237823979#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera
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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.
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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 [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219949193 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #TrueBugs #Hemiptera #JewelBugs #Scutelleridae
