Our gardener found this cute and innocent looking caterpillar among the leaves of the magnolia tree 玉蘭樹. It reminds me […]
Little birdie
Found this poor little thing in the gutter, the metal gutter is exposed to the sun all day. If it […]
A stunned bird
We heard a big thud and this beautiful bird was on the deck, stunned and not moving at all. It […]
赤腳青銅金龜
Found a pair of emerald coloured beetles greeting me at the door this morning. The baby flew away before I […]
A hole in the tree trunk
There’s a tree next to the northern edge of our deck, actually two trees grew up intertwined together, which offers […]
Fruit flies trap
Some people may find this images disturbing, for this I apologise. This is the reality of living in the countryside. […]
Follow nature’s way
Suddenly fruit flies are everywhere today. Don’t know where they came from. Our friend Charles Du came to dinner and […]
Poor bird
It’s been a while since I spotted Taiwan Barbet in our farm. Found one this morning. The good news is […]
Pangolin Rescue 穿山甲
This morning, we found this poor little thing, clutching the pipe trying not to drown. Don’t know how long it’s […]
Green slug 背刺蛾幼蟲
今天發現了一種神奇的生物，第一眼注意到時，還以為是外星生物的蛋。這看起來像是QQ軟糖的東西到底是什麼呢？ 牠很慢速度的移動。好奇心的驅使下，把牠翻過來，應該是一種毛毛蟲。費盡力氣上網搜查。先用形容詞如「毛蟲 」「圓形」「蛹」等字眼，找到 Green Slug Caterpillar。從這裡進而查到Limacodid 刺蛾科。以照片的相似度，找到三種學名，所以還無法確定到底是哪一種。 最可能是 Belippa horrida Walker 背刺蛾，真難想像牠長大後是一隻蛾，這麼醜的蛾。 台東的朋友周文一（天牛博士）證實是背刺蛾幼蟲。不會危害農作物，只吃血桐的葉子，也不會大量發生。 Is this Chalcocelis albiguttatus http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/albiguttatus.html Or Eloasa symphonistis http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/symphonistis.html Or Limacodid […]