BugCatcher_Mao

An Entomologist & Cryogenic Curator at the NUS @lkcnhm, Singapore.
Yes, I like roaches & termites

Real-Life Pokemon Bug-Catcher too!

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A new delicate epigean Nocticola has been described and also serves as the first record of this genus from Singapore.

@IpisLord and I have named it after the #Pokemon Pheromosa, with specimens in @lkcnhm

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@AnAverageWalrus @inaturalist Oh right you are

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AI-generated image appearing on @inaturalist is a concern

At first, I'm excited that there may be a new record for Singapore but at a closer look, something is very strange

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Here's another example of a strange looking wasp, also Ai-generated image

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Some leeches feeling on the blood of terrapins/turtles through their carapace, using their proboscis

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Getting to know more about our local & regional leeches @lkcnhm

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This is reminding me when I got bitten and foot was soaked in my own blood

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In EP 3.2 of LKCNHM's podcast, Assoc Prof Darren Yeo, Head of LKCNHM, and Assoc Prof Huang Danwei, Deputy Head of LKCNHM, share with us the future plans of the Museum!

🔗:https://t.co/CrYMaDkIdn

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It was exciting indeed to have spotted Blattella singularis during my trip on Tioman

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It was harvested and I turn it into food.
It was my first time trying and I can see why it is known to be a delicacy

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Recently, @lkcnhm found mushrooms growing outside the Museum

And it is Termitomyces, aka Termite Mushroom, growing out from the nest of Macrotermes carbonarius

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When we think of pollinators, bees usually get all the buzz. But yes, cockroaches—are also part of the world’s pollination crew?

In places where bees & butterflies avoid, cockroaches, beetles, and even bats step in, helping rare and nocturnal plants reproduce in the shadows.

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https://t.co/hoLdnb79Ao

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https://t.co/hoLdnb79Ao

[Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum @lkcnhm]

It’s been 10 years! How did we get here? And where do we go from here?

Travel back in time and discover the story behind how the Museum came to be, its present endeavours, and get a glimpse of exciting plans to come.

🔗: https://t.co/SxZllqXP1A

[Centro LEAKS @CentroLeaks]

The Pokémon Company has announced "Pokécology", a new official book that will explain Pokémon from the perspective of ecology and ethology, with new illustrations.

The authors have a Ph.D in animal behavior and ecology and apply that knowledge to the Pokémon world.

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Got a "Strawberry 🍓" Mite, while searching for termite
Mite not be the mite I want, but is still pretty cool and cute

[tundra @tundrune]

Bug of the day
aha ha

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The display has been updated to be accurate
@IpisLord

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I am speechless at what was displayed in Singapore

The image presented is the Brownbanded Cockroach (Supella longipalpa), not the actual Nocticola pheromosa

Apparently, it was ripped off from an article that used an iStock image 😤
@IpisLord

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Today's long hike into field work was rewarded with 2 Velvet worms

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@IpisLord Totally me right now

[BugCatcher_Mao @BugcatcherM]

I am speechless at what was displayed in Singapore

The image presented is the Brownbanded Cockroach (Supella longipalpa), not the actual Nocticola pheromosa

Apparently, it was ripped off from an article that used an iStock image 😤
@IpisLord