my hat is my friend
it helps me relax
2025.11.17
Super-Exciting!
2025.10.24
Dinomyrmex Gigas nuptial flight
I caught four more dinomyrmex gigas queens during another nuptial flight.
There were some insects flying around a lamp. One of the insects dropped down to the floor and I saw it was a dinomyrmex gigas queen. Over the next few minutes, three other queens landed around this area. There were also a lot of male ants together.
The queen in the picture above sprayed formic acid while she was in the catching tube and was not able to walk properly for a few hours. I thought she would die, but she still seems fine. This let me take a closer picture of her.
Click here to see the image of the queen compared to a 30mm diameter test tube.
I have put each queen in a plastic tub with soil.
2025.10.06
Found a queen ant, she is HUGEE!!!(3cm approx) I hope she can start a colony. I've never taken care of an ant colony before.
She is likely a Giant Forest Ant(Dinomyrmex gigas) native to Southeast Asia.
I don't think she even fits in a regular test tube. I have put her in a plastic bottle temporarily.
2025.10.03
goodbye frog
last meal
2025.09.24
2025.09.22
Once the sand is in your blood, it settles.
The sand will always yearn to return to the dunes.
2025.09.15
metamorphosis
2025.09.09
tadpoles
my new pets
2025.09.06
peacock bass
Caught by my friend when we went fishing at lower seletar reservoir. It had 3 baby snakeheads in its mouth. The peacock bass is an invasive species eating the native snakehead.
2025.08.28
2025.08.21
monke resting on a bench at the park.
2025.08.21
turtle bread
Wholesome loaves baked with love & a slow touch
