The weather was exceptionally wet today but HW and I decided to proceed to Pasir Ris Park as planned. For this trip, we decided to go to a part of Pasir Ris Park that we have not been before.
Here's a photograph of an interesting looking spider found during the trip. I particularly like the jelly-like thorax of the spider.
The first beetle for the trip was a 3 mm Darkling Beetle on a small tree.
Coming to a patch of Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae), a number of this 5 mm Leaf Beetles were found resting on it.
Near to the Leaf Beetle was a commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis).
A stone's throw away was this 10 mm Chafer Beetle hiding in a low bush.
After some walking without finding any beetles, we decided to go back to a familiar part of the park where a colony of this commonly encountered Tiger Beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) can be found.
Hiding under a leaf was a 3 mm first-time-encounter Flea Beetle.
The last beetle for the trip was also the highlight of the trip - a first-time-encountered female Rhinoceros Beetle (Xylotrupes gideon). This type of beetle used to be pretty common years ago but sadly it has become rather rare nowadays.
Although the number of beetles encountered on this trip was miserably low due to the wet weather, the trip was considered fruitful given the encounter with two first-time-encountered beetles.
Here's a photograph of an interesting looking spider found during the trip. I particularly like the jelly-like thorax of the spider.
The first beetle for the trip was a 3 mm Darkling Beetle on a small tree.
Coming to a patch of Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae), a number of this 5 mm Leaf Beetles were found resting on it.
Near to the Leaf Beetle was a commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis).
A stone's throw away was this 10 mm Chafer Beetle hiding in a low bush.
After some walking without finding any beetles, we decided to go back to a familiar part of the park where a colony of this commonly encountered Tiger Beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) can be found.
Hiding under a leaf was a 3 mm first-time-encounter Flea Beetle.
The last beetle for the trip was also the highlight of the trip - a first-time-encountered female Rhinoceros Beetle (Xylotrupes gideon). This type of beetle used to be pretty common years ago but sadly it has become rather rare nowadays.
Although the number of beetles encountered on this trip was miserably low due to the wet weather, the trip was considered fruitful given the encounter with two first-time-encountered beetles.
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