House of Lizards

Lizards are a widespread group ofsquamate reptiles, with approximately over 6,000 species,^[1]ranging across all continents exceptAntarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group, traditionally recognized as the suborder Lacertilia, is defined as all extant members of the Lepidosauria(reptiles with overlapping scales) that are neither sphenodonts (i.e.,tuatara) nor snakes – they form an evolutionary grade.^[2] While the snakes are recognized as falling phylogenetically within theToxicofera clade from which they evolved, the sphenodonts are thesister group to the squamates, the larger monophyletic group, which includes both the lizards and the snakes. -wikipedia

Location : Simpang Empat, Perak, Malaysia - Northern Region

House of Grasshopper - chart

Grasshoppers prefer to eat grasses, leaves and cereal crops, but many grasshoppers are omnivorous.^[3] The majority of grasshoppers are polyphagous. Many will eat from multiple host plants in one day, while some prefer to rely on the same host plant. Only one^[specify] of the 8000 species of grasshopper is monophagous and will only eat a single species of plant.^[4]

The digestive system of insects includes a foregut (stomodaeum, the mouth region), amidgut (mesenteron), and a hindgut (proctodaeum, the anal region). The mouth is distinct due to the presence of a mandible and salivary glands. The mandible can chew food very slightly and start mechanical digestion. Salivary glands (occur in buccal cavity) chemically digest the carbohydrates in the grasses and similar foods they eat. The buccal cavity continues with pharynx, esophagus and crop. The crop has the ability to hold food. From the crop, food enters the gizzard, which has tooth-like features in it. From there, food enters the stomach. In the stomach, digestive enzymes mix with the food to break it down. These enzymes originate from the gastric caeca surrounding the stomach. This leads to themalpighian tubules. These are the chief excretion organs. The hindgut includes intestine parts (including the ileum and rectum), and exits through the anus. Most food is handled in the midgut, but some food residue as well as waste products from the malpighian tubules are managed in the hindgut. These waste products consist mainly of uric acid, urea andamino acids, and are normally converted into dry pellets before being disposed.

The salivary glands and midgut secrete digestive enzymes. The midgut secretes protease,lipase, amylase, and invertase, among other enzymes. The particular ones secreted vary with the different diets of grasshoppers. -wikipedia

Source : Grasshopper Dissection Lab Companion

Location : Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, Central Region.

House of Grasshopper - Javanese Grasshopper (Valanga Nigricornis ; Belalang Kunyit)

Javanese Grasshoppers (Valanga Nigricornis) 

Javanese Grasshoppers love sunlight and seek out sunny areas for basking, either at the top of vegetation or on open sites. These giants species however are regarded as agriculture pests as they can cause severe damage to crops, but on the upside, they can be greiled or roasted and eaten as they are high in proteins. Dare to try?  - alexanderzulkarnain.blogspot.com

Location : Jalan Raja Chulan; Kuala Lumpur; Malaysia - Central Region 

House of Hoverfly - Eristalinus megacephalus / Spotted Eyes Hoverfly

Eristalinus megacephalus

Eristalinus megacephalus

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Diptera

Family: Syrphidae

Genus: Eristalinus

Species: E. megacephalus

Binomial name

Eristalinus megacephalus

Rossi, 1794

Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly.

Eristalinus is a genus of hoverfly. Most species have very distinctive eye marking in the form of spots or banding, though these features may fade on some preserved specimens. Most are stout flies, and are nimble flyers, even compared to other hoverfly species.

At one time the members of this genus were divided into three clades (Eristalinus, Eristalodes and Lathyrophthalmus) based on morphological characters such as whether the eyes were spotted or striped. Recently Pérez-Bañon et al. studying the European species of Eristalinus using a combination of molecular data and male genitalia characters have determined that the genus in Europe at least, divides neatly into two clades - Eristalinus (+ Lathyrophthalmus) & Eristalodes. It was also discovered that the eye patterning was not taxonomically important as Eristalodes contained members with eyes either spotted or striped. - Wikipedia

Location : Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia - Central Region

House of Stink Bugs - Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs, Halyomorpha halys

Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs, Halyomorpha halys.

Location : Simpang Empat, Perak, Malaysia - Northern Region

House of Grasshopper

The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera, sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper to distinguish it from katydids, or bush crickets. Grasshopper species which change color and behavior at high population densities are called locusts.

Grasshoppers have antennae that are generally shorter than their body and short ovipositors. They also have pinchers or mandibles that cut and tear off food.[1] Those species that make easily heard noises usually do so by rubbing the hind femurs against the forewings or abdomen (stridulation), or by snapping the wings in flight. Tympana, if present, are on the sides of the first abdominal segment. The hind femora are typically long and strong, fitted for leaping. Generally they are winged, but hind wings are membranous while front wings (tegmina) are coriaceous and not fit for flight. Females are normally larger than males, with short ovipositors. Males have a single unpaired plate at the end of the abdomen. Females have two pairs of valves (triangles) at the end of the abdomen used to dig in sand during egg laying.

They are easily confused with the other sub-order of Orthoptera, Ensifera (crickets), but are different in many aspects, such as the number of segments in their antennae and structure of the ovipositor, as well as the location of the tympana and modes of sound production. Ensiferans have antennae with at least 20–24 segments, and caeliferans have fewer. In evolutionary terms, the split between the Caelifera and the Ensifera is no more recent than the Permo-Triassic boundary (Zeuner 1939).[2] -wikipedia