Vinegaroons and Spore Dispersal of Fungi

I always knew that fungi dispersed spores, but never got to know the extent of dispersal nor witnessed one. It was only during a…

Weaver Ant Mimicry

I encountered a weird caterpillar today. Really weird. At first, I thought it was just 2 weaver ants standing back-to-back. When I looked closer,…

No Arthropod is Too Big.. To Get Eaten

Arthropods like House Centipedes can grow to substantial sizes (for an Arthropod) and we often find them devouring other smaller bugs. It was rare…

Jungle Lou Hei – Made in Singapore

This is an extremely backdated post, over 2 months old!!Chinese New Year, and we had to do our Lou Hei (in hope for more…

Prosperity Froggie

We would usually expect to see frogs or toads in our night shoots if it rained in the day. This night promised as such,…

Micro Movements in the Cyrtarachne

2 years ago, I posted some examples of bugs which exhibit micro movements when they appear to be at rest when viewed with the…

First Shoot of 2012 at Dairy Farm

First shoot of the year and everyone seemed to be finding lots of goodies! I was late due to work, but managed to get…

Chestnut Discoveries

Was supposed to go to Dairy Farm but made a mistake with the dates and ended up at Chestnut Avenue instead. A number of…

Why do Scorpions Glow Under UV light?

Many macro shooters have come to know that the scorpion’s exoskeleton glows a bright cyan under Ultra Violet (UV) light. But few know why…

Bringing Folks from Malaysia on a Mantidfly Hunt

Liew WK was in town over the weekend and had been an admirer of the Mantidfly which we could find quite easily in Singapore….

Eunuch Spiders

We all heard of eunuchs. But what about eunuch spiders? Impotent males? Castrated males?? How did they reach such a state?Had a day off…

Kitchen Table Macro Photography

A night trip to Ubin with high expectations but drenched by the wet weather. The sky opened right after our dinner and we stood…

Up Close with a Bird Dung Crab Spider

We’ve seen several variants of bird dung spiders before. They come in various colours (just like dung) and in very odd shapes (just like…

Return of the Whip Spider

The name “Whip Spider” often refers to the Tailless Whip Scorpion in certain literature. But the whip spider I’m highlighting in this post, is…

Singapore Has Mantidflies!

This is far from the first sighting of a Mantidfly (Mantispidae) in Singapore. But it is something that many of our Malaysian counterparts rarely…

Ubin’s Scorpions and Many Other Critters

Explored Pulau Ubin late into the night with the usual gang and found some spots occupied by scorpions. An interesting collection, some not often…