arthropods photo index
Phylum Arthropoda | about moulting
Arthropods of Singapore
Intertidal and marine arthropods

crustaceans | other arthropods

Family Limulidae horseshoe crabs
lck
sbw
pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
bb
tus
ecp
tm
lab
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
jng
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
rfl
lfa
   
                                                         
 
sbw
 
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
     
tm
                           
lfa
  Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Mangrove horseshoe crab
   
pgl
 
chg
 
cj
 
bb
tus
ecp
tm
lab
snt
             
hnt
 
smk
        Tachypleus gigas
Coastal horseshoe crab

Class Arachnida (spiders)
lck
sbw
pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
bb
tus
ecp
tm
lab
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
jng
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
rfl
lfa
   
                                                         
             
skd
 
tus
ecp
tm
lab
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
jng
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
rfl
lfa
  Desis martensi
Marine spider
     
prp
 
ubn
cj
                               
smk
        Hyllus diardi
Heavy jumping spider


Class Insecta (insects)
lck
sbw
pgl
prp
chg
ubn
cj
skd
bb
tus
ecp
tm
lab
snt
tkr
kus
laz
sji
sis
cyr
jng
hnt
tpg
smk
tsm
rfl
lfa
   
                                                         
 
sbw
 
prp
 
ubn
cj
                                          Attacus atlas
Atlas moth
lck
sbw
     
ubn
                                            Calliphara nobilis
Mangrove shield bug
 
sbw
 
prp
chg
ubn
cj
         
lab
     
laz
           
smk
        Dysdercus decussatus
Cotton stainer bugs
     
prp
chg
         
ecp
 
lab
snt
 
kus
 
sji
sis
       
smk
        Shore cricket
awaiting identification
         
ubn
                                            Pycanum sp.
Giant shield bug
                   
ecp
   
snt
 
kus
   
sis
       
smk
        Sea skater
awaiting identification


in red are those listed among the threatened animals of Singapore from Davison, G.W. H. and P. K. L. Ng and Ho Hua Chew, 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore.

Mangroves
sbw: sungei buloh wetland reserve including kranji mangroves,
lck
: lim chu kang
Northern shores
pgl: punggol & coney island, prp: pasir ris park, chg: changi, cj: chek jawa and pulau ubin, skd: pulau sekudu,
bb
: beting bronok, tus: tuas,
ecp: east coast park, tm: tanah merah
Southern shores
lab: labrador + berlayar creek, snt: sentosa, cyr: cyrene reef, kus: kusu island, laz: lazarus island, sji: st. john's island, sis: sisters islands, jng: pulau jong, tkr: pulau tekukor, hnt: pulau hantu, tpg: terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk: pulau semakau, tsm: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya, beting bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau, rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa: live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged reefs in the area)

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