A lovely Issid Planthopper, Hemisphaerius coccinelloides, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 29 April, 2023. Only a few mm in size, the pattern only became apparent after taking the shots.
(CW: images of an assassin bug feeding on another assassin bug.)
Assassin bugs are known to feed on other insects. Here's one spotted feeding on another assassin bug. A Campsolomus sp. feeding on a Cosmolestes picticeps spotted at Tampines Eco Green on 14 April 2023. Yes, they are two different species, so this is not cannibalism.
Einige Wanzenarten gibt es in einer kurz- und langflügeligen Version, so auch diese Schmalwanze (Ischnodemus sabuleti). Sie leben in Feuchtgebieten an Gräsern.
I think I might have posted this before but, what the heck, I like this picture of a little ambush bug nuzzling a wingstem flower while waiting for an unfortunate bee or butterfly. Just sittin' and thinkin'.
Went out to check out the pollinator garden (I go out to visit 3x a day at least adding iNaturalist observations), saw a few dragonflies fighting over territory there (nice) spotted an Eastern leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus) and a Megachile sp. bee posed for me.
"Eis am Stiel" oder "Caterpillar to go"
Waldwächter (Arma custos) leben räuberisch und tragen ihre Beute oft, während sie sie aussaugen, aufgespießt herum.
A group of Mangrove Jewel Bugs (Calliphara nobilis) spotted on a leaf at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, on 3 Sept 2023. When I attempted to take shots of another gathering, half of them flew away, so I left that group alone.
slowly starting to see bugs and friends* return to our garden! a green shield bug, buff-tailed bumblebee, zebra spider, and common cardinal beetle all spotted today!