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Philippine Laughing Cicada

Filipeanut — Sun, 28 May 2023 00:07:20 +0000

Some enjoy quiet Easter holidays… unless you live near a forest full of Andirit or Kuliglig! A common noise in trees or forests in our neighborhoods are cicadas. Some say the Philippine laughing cicada, specifically Psithyristria ridibunda, sounds like it’s laughing! In general, cicadas make these noises for different reasons including finding mates, showing distress, […]

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Asian Honey Bee

Filipeanut — Fri, 26 May 2023 22:37:53 +0000

Meet Laywan or Asian Honey Bee! Also known as Ligwan in Bisaya or Alig in Kankanaey, the Asian honey bee or Apis cerana does what bees do best: they maintain biodiversity of flowering plants and maintain ecosystem functions. Less bees = less pollination, which can lead to local extinction of plants, a decline in fruit […]

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Firefly

Filipeanut — Fri, 26 May 2023 22:30:58 +0000

Meet Aninipot! This is a Bisaya word for Firefly, but they are also known as Alitaptap (Tagalog), or Totonbalagon (Bicol)! They may be called “fireflies”, but they are obviously not on fire. But neither are they flies! They are winged beetles that use a chemical reaction to make light. They are so cool, that even […]

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Romblonella coryae

Filipeanut — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:51:46 +0000

Say hello to Romblonella coryae, 1 of 9 ant species of Romblonella in the world.

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Lime Swallowtail

Filipeanut — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 05:05:29 +0000

Walk around any city or town in the Philippines, especially on a sunny day, and chances are you will see a Lime Swallowtail! Unlike other swallowtail butterflies, its hindwings don’t have tails 1. It can be easily found anywhere in the Philippines. And they love calamansi! Not the fruit, but the leaves of the calamansi […]

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