This post highlights the gruesome, yet ingenious tactics of the Ant-Snatching Assassin Bug (In Singapore, Acanthaspis sp. and Inara sp.) which I shot again on Friday night. This assassin…
Pill Millipedes are probably the cutest millipedes one could find. When disturbed, it rolls up into a ball, exposing only the tougher segmented backs and keeping the softer underparts…
In order to grow, most arthropods have to shed their exoskeleton because this hardened outer layer restricts growth. This delicate process of shedding the exoskeleton and expanding to a…
It is rather common knowledge that scorpions emit a bright blue glow under ultraviolet light. Recently, we’ve found that some millipedes and harvestmen exhibit the same behavior as well….
Many a time, we’ve seen spiders that have lost legs. Some may have lost it in fights, while some may have dropped the legs when escaping from predators that…
