Singapore Mantis Reports

[sufistic]

After reading this my brother and I decided to try and search for T.Elegans in Singapore. Well we haven't found one yet but along the way we did find a couple of other mantids.

Species: Hierodula patellifera L3-L4 nymphs

Quantity: 3

Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Date: 16 November 2009

Additional info: Click here

Species: Possibly Amantis sp. adults male and female

Quantity: 5

Location: Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Date: 16 November 2009

And the search continues!

 

[gadunka888]

oh my..... you r really lucky! too bad about the t. elegans! i'm looking for it too!

 

[sufistic]

oh my..... you r really lucky! too bad about the t. elegans! i'm looking for it too!

I don't know about lucky because we searched for like many, many hours! The vegetation here is too lush to easily spot any kind of mantis.

Do add any species you find to the list! If we can't ID them, the pros here would probably help.

 

[C.way]

interesting, even though you didn't manage to get what you are looking for, you get something so awsome

 

[sufistic]

interesting, even though you didn't manage to get what you are looking for, you get something so awsome

Hey there neighbour! At times I wish I was Malaysian so that I could try and find exotic mantids every other weekend! I'll probably be heading to Tapah Hills/Cameron Highlands end of this month to try and find some exotic species.

 

[C.way]

Hey there neighbour! At times I wish I was Malaysian so that I could try and find exotic mantids every other weekend! I'll probably be heading to Tapah Hills/Cameron Highlands end of this month to try and find some exotic species.

hi neighbor, I wish I have the time like you do, haha, Tapah Hill sounds familiar, seems to be very near to the place I live for 11 years in Perak, currently living in Puchong, yet to have time to check out an ex-reserve forest near my house here, do you come across any database about mantis locality around in South East Asia?

 

[sufistic]

hi neighbor, I wish I have the time like you do, haha, Tapah Hill sounds familiar, seems to be very near to the place I live for 11 years in Perak, currently living in Puchong, yet to have time to check out an ex-reserve forest near my house here, do you come across any database about mantis locality around in South East Asia?

Tapah Hills Forest Reserve is in Perak! It's rather difficult to find that kind of database. But for anything I'd usually consult the Bug Guru, the legendary Mr. Michael Yeh.

 

[C.way]

Tapah Hills Forest Reserve is in Perak! It's rather difficult to find that kind of database. But for anything I'd usually consult the Bug Guru, the legendary Mr. Michael Yeh.Visit his site here. I don't think the site is updated but Yen recently went on a bug hunt with him while he was in Malaysia.

after viewing some of those pictures, I know where it is now, thanks a lot, hopefully I have to the time to go there again

 

[Mikevamp]

When are u guys doing the search again in Singapore? May i join in???

 

[massaman]

maybe one of you can find the elusive Parymenopus Davisoni

 

[sufistic]

When are u guys doing the search again in Singapore? May i join in???

Sure thing! Send me your email via PM.

 

[sufistic]

maybe one of you can find the elusive Parymenopus Davisoni

I highly doubt that P. davisoni can be found in Singapore. Even in Malaysia it's so difficult to find. If we do get them, we'll definitely try and breed them.

 

[C.way]

wow, how do you people know whether which species is available in which country or location???

 

[sufistic]

wow, how do you people know whether which species is available in which country or location???

I usually google for info. Then verify with experts.

 

[C.way]

wow, must be a lot of work to do, isn't there any database that sum up all species and locality of it?

 

[sufistic]

wow, must be a lot of work to do, isn't there any database that sum up all species and locality of it?

This helps too.

 

[sufistic]

Update

Wasn't really a bug hunt, but we found:

Species: Odontomantis planiceps

Quantity: 3

Location: Sengkang

Date: 21 November 2009

 

[mantidian]

Cool I live in Sengkang h34r:

 

[sufistic]

Cool I live in Sengkang h34r:

Awesome. Loads of small patches of heavily forested areas along the rivers in Sengkang. Bugs everywhere. If you use a light trap at these areas at night, you might just catch a male adult or two.