It has been about 3 months since my last trip to the Punggol Promenade Nature Walk. The previous trip there was not positive due to the massive construction works at the place. Nonetheless a thought came to me to visit the place before all the nature disappeared from the place.
For this trip, instead of going to the Punggol Promenade Nature Walk which I know for certain that I will not find many critters, I decided to go along the Punggol Road leading to the Punggol Promenade Nature Walk. Here's a photograph of a 20 mm Praying Mantis found at the place.
The decision to go to the Punggol Road was not a good one as the massive construction at the place has progressed a lot more than the last time I visited. The place was literally a construction site with only a thin strip of about 20-30 meters of "nature" between the construction site and the road.
Not wanting to go back empty handed, I decided to check through the thin strip of "nature" to see if I can find any beetles.
Apart from the constructions, the recent dry weather also lessen the chances of finding any beetles. The vegetation at the place was dry and consists mainly of Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum) and Spanish Needles (Bidens Pilosa Alba). The first beetle found at the place was a commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis).
It was only after a while of walking before I found this lone Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus).
The highlight of the trip was a 5 mm first-time-encountered Leaf Beetle found near the Chafer Beetle.
Another surprise for the night was the encountering of a colony of first-time-encountered Leaf Beetle. This 10 mm beetle looks similar to the earlier Leaf Beetle except for the entire head is black for this beetle, and also the size of this beetle is double in size.
Further down the "strip" was another Chafer Beetle.
The last beetle encountered was a pair of 3 mm Leaf Beetle usually found on Sea Hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum) leaf. Sadly, there used to be a blackish water creek near to this patch of Sea Hibiscus plants which is now cemented over. This creek used to be homes to crabs, shrimps, fishes and even the Dog-faced Water Snakes (Cerberus schneiderii).
The trip was unexpectedly short due to the massive construction at the place. Nevertheless, I still managed to find two first-time-encountered Leaf Beetles which I think their number is almost up due to the constructions.
For this trip, instead of going to the Punggol Promenade Nature Walk which I know for certain that I will not find many critters, I decided to go along the Punggol Road leading to the Punggol Promenade Nature Walk. Here's a photograph of a 20 mm Praying Mantis found at the place.
The decision to go to the Punggol Road was not a good one as the massive construction at the place has progressed a lot more than the last time I visited. The place was literally a construction site with only a thin strip of about 20-30 meters of "nature" between the construction site and the road.
Not wanting to go back empty handed, I decided to check through the thin strip of "nature" to see if I can find any beetles.
Apart from the constructions, the recent dry weather also lessen the chances of finding any beetles. The vegetation at the place was dry and consists mainly of Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum) and Spanish Needles (Bidens Pilosa Alba). The first beetle found at the place was a commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis).
It was only after a while of walking before I found this lone Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus).
The highlight of the trip was a 5 mm first-time-encountered Leaf Beetle found near the Chafer Beetle.
Another surprise for the night was the encountering of a colony of first-time-encountered Leaf Beetle. This 10 mm beetle looks similar to the earlier Leaf Beetle except for the entire head is black for this beetle, and also the size of this beetle is double in size.
Further down the "strip" was another Chafer Beetle.
The last beetle encountered was a pair of 3 mm Leaf Beetle usually found on Sea Hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum) leaf. Sadly, there used to be a blackish water creek near to this patch of Sea Hibiscus plants which is now cemented over. This creek used to be homes to crabs, shrimps, fishes and even the Dog-faced Water Snakes (Cerberus schneiderii).
The trip was unexpectedly short due to the massive construction at the place. Nevertheless, I still managed to find two first-time-encountered Leaf Beetles which I think their number is almost up due to the constructions.
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