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Exploring Admiralty Park again

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8 May 2010
In Admiralty Park, you don’t really need to be able to spot the bugs. Just follow the regulars and patiently wait for them to finish their shoot, and take over the spot! lol. Well, you can also learn from them as well, just make sure you share your finds when you do find something interesting!

Orb Weaver Spider (Araneus metalis) - DSC_8445#1 Orb Web spider doodling with it’s prey

Orb Weaver Spider (Araneus metalis) - DSC_8474#2 Mending it’s dew-littered web

Crab Spider (Thomisidae) - DSC_8485#3 Crab spider perches in a flower and adopting the host’s colour. Unsuspecting butterflies and bees are common preys to this fierce predator

Crab Spider (Thomisidae) - DSC_8506#4 Come come come! Come in, have some coffee?

Crab Spider (Thomisidae) - DSC_8587#5 Yesss, come in some more, its cosier here!

Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae) - DSC_8522#6 Mating house flies. Multiply them rain gods!

Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae) - DSC_8563#7 Another angle with the sky as the background.

Shield-Backed Bugs (Scutelleridae) - DSC_8599#8 Kids of the shield backed bugs, almost 1 month old. You can see their infant pictures with mommy here.


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Hi my name is Nicky Bay. I am a macro photographer, instructor and book author, travelling the world to document the vast micro biodiversity that nature has to offer. Follow my updates and discover with me the incredible beauty and science behind our planet's micro creatures!

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