Category: Invertebrates
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What Animals Can Sing Besides Birds?
What Animals Can Sing Besides Birds? Although some birds don’t sing, such as vultures, storks, cedar waxwing, and the females of many species, birds are the best singers in the animal kingdom. Other than birds, many animals can sing. Mammals that can sing include whales, mice, Mexican free-tailed bats, and antelope squirrels. Cold-blooded animals that…
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How To Tell A Millipede From A Centipede
Every time when I say I want to show you some creepy crawlies people are expecting spiders and snakes but no one will expect these. I think these are creepier than spiders. Shongololo, The Giant African Millipede these are the African giant millipedes. when I was in south Africa local people called them an interesting…
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Is The Fire Snail Extinct In The Wild?
Snails are everywhere. The brown ones in Hong Kong are the invasive African snails (Lissachatina fulica). The Snail’s body is soft, unprotected, and vulnerable. But it maneuvers its way across thorns and thistles without harm. Meanwhile, many humans look powerful, fully armored, and invincible, yet become a crybaby when a little bug comes close. But…
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Scarab Beetle – Hong Kong Wildlife | 金龜子 – 香港野生動物
Because of its glamorous metallic colors, these were the popular bugs Hong Kong kids used to spend their springs and summers finding them in the bush back in the 1970’s to 80’s. There are over 30,000 species of scarabs in the world. In Hong Kong, the more common scarabs include The green chafer beetles (Anomala…
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Amphibious Litter Cockroach – Hong Kong Wildlife | 東方水蠊 – 香港野生動物
Opisthoplatia orientalis (Burmeister, 1838)Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: BlattodeaFamily: BlaberidaeGenus: OpisthoplatiaSpecies: orientalis See more of my encounters with Hong Kong Wildlife. 東方水蠊, 金邊土鱉, 東洋斑蜚蠊, 東洋斑蠊, 短翅蟑螂, Amphibious Litter Roach
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Harvestman – Hong Kong Wildlife | 盲蛛 – 香港野生動物
Before you want to learn about Harvestmen (also called Daddy longlegs or Harvesters), let me explain a little about invertebrate classification – Fun fact: They are not spiders. Because of having 8 legs, these bugs are not insects. However, it does not necessarily make them spiders. There are many other bugs with 8 legs. They…
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Pinkwinged Grasshopper – Hong Kong Wildlife | 短額負蝗 – 香港野生動物
Atractomorpha sinensis (Bolívar, 1905)Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: OrthopteraSuborder: CaeliferaFamily: PyrgomorphidaeSubfamily: PyrgomorphinaeGenus: AtractomorphaSpecies: sinensis See more of my encounters with Hong Kong Wildlife. 短額負蝗, 紅後負蝗, 紅后負蝗
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Lychee Stink Bug – Hong Kong Wildlife | 荔枝椿象 – 香港野生動物
Lychee giant stink bug (Tessaratoma papillosa) is beautiful bug growing to 24 mm. Nymphs are especially colorful. But it is considered a pest by farmers as it feeds on lychee and longan trees by sucking the saps from its flowers, young fruits, and twigs. They are called stink bugs because when threatened their defense mechanism…
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White Moth Bug – Hong Kong Wildlife | 白蛾蠟蟲 – 香港野生動物
This is a Flatid planthopper (Lawana imitata), or commonly known as White moth bugs, I found in Sha Tau Kok, northern Fanling, New Territories. It can also be found in China and Vietnam. They live in trees. Adults are active from May to October. I think they look so elegant and beautiful, but farmers just…
