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 a few unique subjects. heng ahhh
#1 First subject was found along the main path. This Wandering Spider (Ctenidae). Not sure what it was eating though!
#2 Getting a slightly different view
#3 Close up on the head
#4 It was busy flossing it's mandibles after the meal
#5 It allowed me to get close.. really close
#6 Another closeup
#7 Beautiful unique Huntsman Spider (Sparassidae)
#8 Lanky legs with smooth graduating colours
#9 Top view to show the leg colours
#10 Closer top view
#11 Jumping Spider (Salticidae), possibly a female Pancorius
#12 Close up on the patterns on the head
#13 Someone found this scorpion (Lychas scutilus?) mama with her relatively mature brood on piggyback. She was also eating a ground spider.
#14 Illuminated with UV light.
#15 Close up on the face
#16 Scorpion head with prey
#17 How many scorpion stings??
#18 Clearer view of the scorpion with prey
#19 Close up on the mama's sting
#20 This kiddo jumped off and it was her first step to independence, scampering away from her mama.
#21 Wide-Jawed Viciria heavily engulfed in fungus
#22 I cleared the fungus a little to reveal the Salticid's eyes.
#23 Close up. Can see that the eye was dented.
#24 Not sure what kinda worm this is?
#25 Reddish looking weevil. Several of them beside the steps.
#26 Side view. Lazy to remove the Raynox so had to settle with a cropped view.
#27 Yet another weevil
#28 Huntsman Spider (Sparassidae)
#29 A very unique beetle. Possibly Atractocerus?
#30 Side view to reveal the antennae
#31 Full-bodied view.
#32 Purplish looking House Centipede. Likely to be fresh from the molt.
#33 Harvestman that most of us call the gummybear.
James blogged about this trip here.
The complete album can be viewed here.
James blogged about this trip here.
The complete album can be viewed here.
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