Wagler’s Pit Viper spotted!

I was trudging up to Wallace Trail at the Dairy Farm Park when I noticed an odd colouration in the bushes. It looked like…

Final Visits to Mandai Orchid Garden

The Mandai Orchid Garden lease would be up in 2011. We’re not sure if it would still be around after that, so the Macromaniacs…

What’s called a Spider and a Scorpion, but is actually neither?

Did my first night shoot in a long while and discovered a unique night creature called the Whip Spider, also known as a Tailless…

Observing the Micromovements of Bugs

Was shooting the pupae of a Nolid Moth, also known affectionately as Big Head Cat to the shooters at Admiralty Park, when I noticed…

World’s Largest Jumping Spider? Perhaps…

Spotted a Heavy Jumper (Hyllus diardii) on this trip, which was around twice the size of a usual jumping spider. These jumpers can grow…

Weevils are not Evil!

Back at Mandai Track 15 again, and I found a big orange weevil (looks like a micro-version of an ant-eater). Many a time, these…

Gems of Mandai

Mandai Track 15 is a popular mountain biking trail and pretty well conserved. You won’t see workers slashing the plants as they grow too…

The Fastest Running Land Animal on Earth

I was invited by Lance to visit this spot claimed to be full of Tiger Beetles. True enough, it was an amazing sight to…

Hasselts… Hasselts… Hasselts… and BINGO!

Was originally going to Venus Drive and then the treetop walk, but there were last minute changes and I went to the mouth of…

The Hardworking Rain God

The common housefly, also known as hor sin in Hokkien, has the same pronounciation as the rain god, also in Hokkien. It is hence…

The Heat is On…!

We’re seeing less rainfall of late and temperatures are rising. That allows the insect community to thrive!Unfortunately there had been a lot of grass-cutting…

Still wet, but along came the sunshine!

It has been a long while since the park had a weekend of good weather, but there were still traces of the damage done…

Rain oh rain, how does it affect the bugs?

The weather hadn’t been too sunny of late. “Flood” and “fallen trees” are common topics nowadays and it has also kept me away from…

Hunt for the Tree Stump Orb Weaver

Ok the title wasn’t meant to rhyme.. knew that some regulars found a Tree Stump Orb Weaver (Poltys sp.) and I really wanted to…

Sungei Buloh with Macromaniacs

Had joined this groupie for awhile but never had the chance to meet. So here’s the long awaited gathering! Lots of shooters, but I…

The ant, the fly, the flying ant

Back to the Republic Poly Trail, and the vegetation has grown into the path! Getting difficult to navigate, but still a little scary when…