Venturing Beyond NTU

A night walk led by Victor into the vegetation right at the gates of NTU (Nanyang Technological University) in search of tiger beetles! Thousands…

Is a Harvestman a Spider?

Visiting Mandai Track 15 again! Weekends filled the track with lots of cyclists, so we took an alternative route that’s a lot more peaceful…

The Walking, Drooling Bird Dung

Back to Admiralty Park, the place where macro started for me! A very quiet morning, as I did not see any other shooters around….

Celebrating an Early Christmas at Dairy Farm!

5:45am. Rain – lots of it. And the type that looked like it would last the entire day! Not gonna stop us from marching…

Exploring Lorong Kebasi

Joined the groupie of Macrographers in an outing led by Benjamin! Most of us were misled into parking in front of the Detention Barracks,…

Mating Striated Tylorida Big Jaws!

I had often seen photos of mating Big-Jawed Spiders (Tylorida striata) but had never seen a pair myself. Knowing that quite a few were…

The Promise of 10 Spiders…

Back at the trail beside Republic Polytechnic! Largely because one of the AP regulars said that there were a lot of spiders and promised…

How Assassins Multiply

Back at my usual playground at Admiralty Park to check out the state of bug life in the park. Much slower paced than the…

Why are some bugs… BLUE?

Mother nature designs with purpose and reason. That is why so many species of bugs have excellent camouflages, allowing them to blend into the…

Bustling Micro Life Along Bike Trails

Many bike trails rest in the midst of nature parks and reserves. What most of the bikers do not realize, is the presence of…

A Harvestman in 3D!

I had been experimenting with various methods of stacking, and came across examples where stacks of images can be used to generate animations that…

New Tiny Findings at Mandai Track 15

Haven’t been to Mandai Track 15 in a while. We ventured beyond the normal bike path, bashing through the pathless terrain for any unique…

A Beautiful Piece of Shit

Please pardon the crude title, but today’s main subject is as aptly described. There are several variants of the Bird-Dropping Spider (Pasilobus sp) and…

Reign of Assassins

First time to the trail at Rifle Range Road to check out the critters! We did find a lot of subjects, but I was…

Northern Lights in the Micro World

Many have heard of the northern lights (aurora borealis) – a rare and brilliant spectacle. But not many have witnessed it. When taking pictures…

Why do Spiders Decorate their Webs?

Following the previous post about the Spider Temple post with the Neogea Nocticolor Spider decorating it’s web with 3 egg sacs, this post will…