The Balcony Observer's Report's posts from October 2019
Oct. 05, 2019
The balcony observer's 186th report (Video)- Potter wasp…
Dear my friends, Thanks for Buster's reminding me, a video titled "A potter wasp (Delta pyriforme) 黃胸泥壺蜂 搬泥來做巢" has been created on my Facebook Page here (You…
Oct. 01, 2019
The balcony observer's 184th report- Green lacewing 蚜獅變草蛉…
草蛉是完全變態昆蟲,生活史包括卵、幼蟲、蛹、成蟲。 草蛉的卵,會以細絲立在葉子上,像是一顆氣球。蟲孵化離開後的空殼子,頂端有開口,像花開。 草蛉的幼蟲為捕食性,食量大,專門獵食小型昆蟲,有如一隻尖牙利齒的猛獸,又常見以蚜蟲等小昆蟲為食,因此俗稱蚜獅,是益蟲。蚜獅有一個特殊的習性,牠們會將行走時碰到的小碎物黏附在自己的背…