fire and recovery, Moths & ButterfliesPaul WhitingtonAugust 09, 2020breaking out, batch 4 Emerging Ghosts Ghost moth larvae took refuge deep in the soil as the fire swept through the forest, to emerge as adults 5 months later. fire and recovery, Moths & ButterfliesPaul WhitingtonAugust 09, 2020breaking out, batch 4
metamorphosisKerri-Lee HarrisDecember 21, 2019breaking out, batch 4 Buddy update metamorphosisKerri-Lee HarrisDecember 21, 2019breaking out, batch 4
Moths & Butterflies, Parasitism, Wasps, metamorphosisPaul WhitingtonApril 21, 2019Microgastrinae, Miropotes, breaking out, batch 4, ICHNEUMONOIDEA, more projects for home page Rearing wasps ... by accident Rearing caterpillars to discover which moth species they belong to can bring surprises! Moths & Butterflies, Parasitism, Wasps, metamorphosisPaul WhitingtonApril 21, 2019Microgastrinae, Miropotes, breaking out, batch 4, ICHNEUMONOIDEA, more projects for home page
Insects, Bees & Wasps, ParasitismPaul WhitingtonMay 01, 2018wasp, Trichogramma, breaking out, batch 3 Déjà vu! Another egg parasitoid wasp Butterfly eggs aren’t the only target for wasp parasites - Lacewings can suffer the same fate Insects, Bees & Wasps, ParasitismPaul WhitingtonMay 01, 2018wasp, Trichogramma, breaking out, batch 3
Bees & Wasps, Insects, Reproduction, ParasitismPaul WhitingtonApril 19, 2018breaking out, batch 3 Reproduction - Russian doll style An ingenious mode of parasitism employed by a tiny wasp - lay your egg inside someone else's egg! Bees & Wasps, Insects, Reproduction, ParasitismPaul WhitingtonApril 19, 2018breaking out, batch 3
Insects, ReproductionPaul WhitingtonFebruary 24, 2018Neuroptera, breaking out, batch 3 Embryos 'R Us I rekindle a love affair... Insects, ReproductionPaul WhitingtonFebruary 24, 2018Neuroptera, breaking out, batch 3
Insects, ReproductionPaul WhitingtonJanuary 25, 2018Lacewings, Neuroptera, breaking out, batch 2 Baby lacewings - small but scary I witness a formidable little monster - a lacewing larva - coming into the world Insects, ReproductionPaul WhitingtonJanuary 25, 2018Lacewings, Neuroptera, breaking out, batch 2
Ecdysis, InsectsPaul WhitingtonJanuary 06, 2018katydid, breaking out, batch 2 Ecdysis - everyone (well most everyone) is doing it I chance upon another insect - a katydid - doing the houdini trick of escaping from its nymphal skin Ecdysis, InsectsPaul WhitingtonJanuary 06, 2018katydid, breaking out, batch 2
Dragonflies & Damselflies, Insects, Ecdysis, metamorphosis, pond lifeKerri-Lee HarrisJanuary 04, 2018Wandering Ringtail, Austrolestes leda, Austrolestes, breaking out, batch 2 Emerging damsels and dragons Damselflies and dragonflies undergo extensive changes during their final moult, adapting to the shift from swimming to flight. Dragonflies & Damselflies, Insects, Ecdysis, metamorphosis, pond lifeKerri-Lee HarrisJanuary 04, 2018Wandering Ringtail, Austrolestes leda, Austrolestes, breaking out, batch 2
Insects, EcdysisPaul WhitingtonDecember 08, 2017Ctenomorpha marginipennis, breaking out, batch 2 The tyranny of the exoskeleton We get to witness ecdysis - moulting of the exoskeleton - taking place in our resident stick insect. Insects, EcdysisPaul WhitingtonDecember 08, 2017Ctenomorpha marginipennis, breaking out, batch 2
Paul WhitingtonDecember 07, 2017Jalmenus evagoras, breaking out, batch 2 Imperial Hairstreak hatching - an update The promised update showing hatching of the caterpillar of the Imperial Hairstreak butterfly Paul WhitingtonDecember 07, 2017Jalmenus evagoras, breaking out, batch 2
Paul WhitingtonNovember 22, 2017Jalmenus evagoras, Jalmenus, breaking out, batch 2 The Imperial Hairstreak - back to the beginning I get to see the beginning of the life cycle of the Imperial Hairstreak butterfly - egg laying on the host plant for its caterpillar. Paul WhitingtonNovember 22, 2017Jalmenus evagoras, Jalmenus, breaking out, batch 2
