Sept. 26, 2020

The balcony observer's 279th report- Forensic investigation …

【Forensic investigation, Leafcutting bee (Megachilidae) & Flesh fly (Sarcophagidae) 6/6 法醫調查，切葉蜂與肉蠅】 The beekeeper had questions in his mind, so he decided to…

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Sept. 22, 2020

The balcony observer's 278th report- Uninvited guests, flesh…

【Uninvited guests, flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) 5/6 不速之客，肉蠅】 This morning, a group of uninvited guests suddenly appeared on the three-tier shelf. Mamma Mia! They…

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Sept. 19, 2020

The balcony observer's 277th report- Babies are born.…

【Babies are born. Leafcutting bee (Megachilidae) 4/6 切葉蜂，寶寶誕生】 Twenty-two days passed and nothing happened until that noon... 就這樣過了22天，什麼事都沒有發生，直到那天中午… to…

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Sept. 16, 2020

The balcony observer's 276th report- Where's the secret nest…

【Where's the secret nest? Leafcutting bee (Megachilidae) 3/6 切葉蜂，秘巢在那裡？】 If you have read my 254th and 255th reports, I think you know that this is another…

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Sept. 14, 2020

The balcony observer's 275th report- The only girl (Papilio…

【The only girl, Lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus), 無尾鳳蝶，唯一的女生】 This is my sixteenth butterfly (the fifth butterfly in this summer), and is the only girl among…

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Sept. 10, 2020

The balcony observer's 274th report- A butterfly whisperer? …

【A butterfly whisperer? Lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus), 無尾鳳蝶，低語者?】 I would like to post this report in response to my friend Antonio's comment (& Camellia…

by tsao

Sept. 08, 2020

The balcony observer's 273th report- Beauty is his name 無尾鳳蝶…

【Beauty is his name, Lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus), 無尾鳳蝶，他叫做美麗】 The time of the butterfly emerging from a pupae is not always in the morning. The weather…

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Sept. 07, 2020

The balcony observer's 272th report- Stay safe before…

【Stay safe before departure, Lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus), 無尾鳳蝶，行前安全】 In a little while, the butterfly boys who have just emerged from pupae will set out…

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Sept. 04, 2020

The balcony observer's 271th report- On a gardener's hand 無尾…

【On a gardener's hand, Lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus), 無尾鳳蝶，在園丁的手上】 They said that the beautiful patterns of butterfly wings come from the color of scales.…

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Sept. 03, 2020

The balcony observer's 270th report- Take photos of…

【Take photos of butterflies with flowers, Lemon butterflies (Papilio demoleus), 無尾鳳蝶，與花拍照】 This morning, I have three butterflies that just emerged from their…

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Sept. 02, 2020

The balcony observer's 269th report- Messengers of freedom 自…

(September 1, 2020) 'I am Taiwanese': Czech speaker channels JFK in Taiwan speech (The Telegraph) 捷克講者援引前美國總統約翰·甘迺迪，他說："我是台灣人"。Milos Vystrcil caused uproar with…

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Sept. 01, 2020

The balcony observer's 268th report- 3 emergencies in 1…

【3 emergencies in 1 morning, Lemon butterflies (Papilio demoleus), 無尾鳳蝶，一早三破蛹】 I have never encountered this situation before: three butterflies emerging from…

by tsao

Aug. 29, 2020

The balcony observer's 267th report- 4 Greens + 1 Brown…

【4 Greens + 1 Brown, Lemon butterflies (Papilio demoleus), pupae，無尾鳳蝶結蛹，四綠一褐】 Before a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, it has to go through the step of…

by tsao

Aug. 25, 2020

The balcony observer's 266th report- Modlitwa Dziewicy…

【Modlitwa Dziewicy, Lemon butterflies (Papilio demoleus), larvae 少女的祈禱，無尾鳳蝶幼蟲】 In addition to eating and sleeping, the larvae also do one thing, and that is to…

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Aug. 23, 2020

The balcony observer's 265th report- Either eating or…

【Either eating or sleeping, Lemon butterflies (Papilio demoleus), larvae 吃飽睡，睡飽吃，無尾鳳蝶幼蟲】 After a few days, the small larvae became large larvae. Each one is…

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Aug. 22, 2020

The balcony observer's 264th report- MilkTeaAlliance? Count…

(Aug 18, 2020) Pro-democracy Milk Tea Alliance brews in Asia (Reuters) BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - As Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates voiced support for…

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Aug. 18, 2020

The balcony observer's 263th report- Family roll call…

【Family roll call, Lemon butterflies (Papilio demoleus), young larvae 家庭點點名，無尾鳳蝶的小幼蟲】 This is a sunny morning. Let's take a look at how the little babies…

by tsao

Aug. 15, 2020

The balcony observer's 262th report- Summer is the season of…

【Summer is the season of butterflies. 夏天是蝴蝶的季節。】 This year, there were six caterpillars of the Lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus) hatching on my balcony so far:…

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Aug. 13, 2020

The balcony observer's 261th report- Butterfly constellation…

Every year, August 13th is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, so I just got up early to see the night sky. There was a heavy rain yesterday, and after one…

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Aug. 10, 2020

The balcony observer's 260th report- Parasol leaf trees 2/2 …

In fact, parasol leaf trees on the balcony were not planted by me, but rather grew out from the stool left by a certain bird. At that time, I didn't eliminate…

by tsao