We’ve noticed that in the day or two prior to blooming, the burgeoning Keng Hwa flower buds tend to exude something that attracts ants to them. The ants, in turn, attract something else… I’m not sure which gecko family this … Continue reading
Category Archives: Garden creatures
There’s a Malay idiom that goes, “seperti katak di bawah tempurong” – translated, “like a frog under a coconut shell”. It refers to people who live in a sheltered, enclosed environment, their world being life under that proverbial coconut shell. … Continue reading
It’s time to talk about garden snails. Yes, I usually rant about them, but last week when I was out checking on my plants, I felt a bit bad when I realized how many empty snail shells were scattered about. … Continue reading
I suppose to my readers who live in more rural areas that have local wildlife, this post would sound really silly, but having grown up in a country that has modernized a lot in the past half century, our local … Continue reading