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No Arthropod is Too Big.. To Get Eaten

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11 February 2012
Arthropods like House Centipedes can grow to substantial sizes (for an Arthropod) and we often find them devouring other smaller bugs. It was rare…
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Jungle Lou Hei – Made in Singapore

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3 February 2012
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…
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Prosperity Froggie

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20 January 2012
We would usually expect to see frogs or toads in our night shoots if it rained in the day. This night promised as such,…
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Micro Movements in the Cyrtarachne

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6 January 2012
2 years ago, I posted some examples of bugs which exhibit micro movements when they appear to be at rest when viewed with the…
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First Shoot of 2012 at Dairy Farm

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1 January 2012
First shoot of the year and everyone seemed to be finding lots of goodies! I was late due to work, but managed to get…
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Chestnut Discoveries

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30 December 2011
Was supposed to go to Dairy Farm but made a mistake with the dates and ended up at Chestnut Avenue instead. A number of…
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Why do Scorpions Glow Under UV light?

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17 December 2011
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…
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Bringing Folks from Malaysia on a Mantidfly Hunt

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17 December 2011
Liew WK was in town over the weekend and had been an admirer of the Mantidfly which we could find quite easily in Singapore….
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Eunuch Spiders

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13 December 2011
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…
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Kitchen Table Macro Photography

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3 December 2011
A night trip to Ubin with high expectations but drenched by the wet weather. The sky opened right after our dinner and we stood…
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Up Close with a Bird Dung Crab Spider

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26 November 2011
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…
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Return of the Whip Spider

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20 November 2011
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…
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Singapore Has Mantidflies!

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13 November 2011
This is far from the first sighting of a Mantidfly (Mantispidae) in Singapore. But it is something that many of our Malaysian counterparts rarely…
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Ubin’s Scorpions and Many Other Critters

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6 November 2011
Explored Pulau Ubin late into the night with the usual gang and found some spots occupied by scorpions. An interesting collection, some not often…
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A Night of Hairy Huntsman Spiders

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29 October 2011
A night into Nangka Trail led to several sightings of Huntsman Spiders – really hairy ones. If we didn’t have the ID, they’d be…
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The Teeny Weeny Pseudoscorpion

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25 October 2011
Pseudoscorpions are tiny little critters that prey on other insects – usually much bigger than themselves. They resemble scorpions due to their 2 powerful…
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NICKY BAY
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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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