Malcolm Wilton-Jones

Thank you all.

The flowers we saw in the same place another time were Passiflora caerulea so I have used that as it is common in this area.

I see. Another similar plant we have here is Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). From now on I will try to remember to photo the leaves and stems as well as flower heads. I normally only garry one camere with a big lens for birds and while it is good for large arthropods it is not so good for close-up detail.

Looks like Pandanus utilis but I could not find the tree on a subsequent visit. Maybe a visit in July this year will be more fruitful!

I think you are correct but we call it Wild Carrot over here.

Thanks Robert, I have updated the spotting details.We don't normally see these in this part of the world.

Both description and habitat fields have been filled out incorrectly. Please refer to our FAQs below for what you should put in these fields, which must not include copies of information from the internet.

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Comment added on behalf of va l <vjl1841@gmail.com> to support
"I saw this worm many years ago, and had no idea what it was until now.
I was stationed at Naha Okinawa from 1962 - 1966. We had one of our usual Typhoons go by, and I was on Fitzwoody Beach ( on the Base). It was laying in a rock pool caused by the storm. At first I thought that it was a length of ribbon. It looked to be at least 36 inches in length.
I have spent years telling people about the blue and white ribbon thing that I once saw. No one ever knew what I was talking about.
It is great to finally identify it, thanks to this site.
Regards,
VJL"

Good to see you have fixed this one.
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