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The natural “pesticides” against mosquitoes
NParks has conducted dragonfly studies for over 2 years and they have found that a considerable number of species of dragonflies are able to thrive in an urban environment like Toa Payoh Town Park,...
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An Unusual Anti-Predatory Response
The behaviour of sacrificing body parts as a defense strategy is not uncommon in the marine habitat. An encounter with Stichopus horrens during a survey at Pulau Semakau gave me a personal experience...
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Spotted: Weaver ants trying to tear apart a live Honey Bee
Figure 1: Black honey dwarf bees. Black dwarf honey bees (Apis andreniformis) were spotted collecting nectar in a Powderpuff tree (Calliandra emarginata). On a closer look, the bees also shared the...
View ArticleSingapore’s Drainage system, a highway for snakes to our residential estates
When I was serving in the national service as a neighbourhood police officer in the year 2007, I attended three cases in response to calls by residents after spotting pythons. All the three pythons...
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The Dragonflies fly!
It is not uncommon for a dragonfly to be trapped in our home. Recently, a relatively large dragonfly flew into our living room and set the house in pandemonium! Moreover, we live on the tenth floor...
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Tales of the roaming dead – in your backyard.
Warning: Not safe for work – you wouldn’t want to feel nauseous in the office, do you? Themes of zombies and the living dead have never failed to capture people’s imagination. Zombie-genre films such...
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Not your usual Puss in Boots..
Recently adopted kitten, affectionately named Flea. Going about our daily activities in Science Faculty, some of us may have taken time to ogle, point and pet the occasional stray cat (Felis catus) we...
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Neighbourhood Bully in a Size of a Crow
The House Crow (Corvus splendens) has been reportedly seen attacking Singaporeans and even other animals. Some people suffered from scratches on their faces or head when the crows dive at them. In the...
View Articlethe perfect symbionts?
The sea anemones and the clown fish are well known to be a mutualistic pair and lot of research have been done about this pair of symbionts. We can also say that this relationship is a near perfect one...
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The Singapore ‘Sakura’
Ever wanted to experience the blooming of cherry blossoms? Fret not as you need not travel all the way to Japan to see and immerse yourself in such an environment. During the period of late March to...
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