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Wagler’s Pit Viper spotted!

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14 November 2010
I was trudging up to Wallace Trail at the Dairy Farm Park when I noticed an odd colouration in the bushes. It looked like…
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Final Visits to Mandai Orchid Garden

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6 November 2010
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…
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What’s called a Spider and a Scorpion, but is actually neither?

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5 November 2010
Did my first night shoot in a long while and discovered a unique night creature called the Whip Spider, also known as a Tailless…
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Observing the Micromovements of Bugs

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31 October 2010
Was shooting the pupae of a Nolid Moth, also known affectionately as Big Head Cat to the shooters at Admiralty Park, when I noticed…
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World’s Largest Jumping Spider? Perhaps…

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24 October 2010
Spotted a Heavy Jumper (Hyllus diardii) on this trip, which was around twice the size of a usual jumping spider. These jumpers can grow…
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Weevils are not Evil!

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23 October 2010
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…
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Gems of Mandai

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16 October 2010
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…
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The Fastest Running Land Animal on Earth

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2 October 2010
I was invited by Lance to visit this spot claimed to be full of Tiger Beetles. True enough, it was an amazing sight to…
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Hasselts… Hasselts… Hasselts… and BINGO!

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12 September 2010
Was originally going to Venus Drive and then the treetop walk, but there were last minute changes and I went to the mouth of…
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The Hardworking Rain God

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10 September 2010
The common housefly, also known as hor sin in Hokkien, has the same pronounciation as the rain god, also in Hokkien. It is hence…
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The Heat is On…!

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8 August 2010
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…
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Still wet, but along came the sunshine!

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25 July 2010
It has been a long while since the park had a weekend of good weather, but there were still traces of the damage done…
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Rain oh rain, how does it affect the bugs?

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18 July 2010
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…
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Hunt for the Tree Stump Orb Weaver

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19 June 2010
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…
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Sungei Buloh with Macromaniacs

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13 June 2010
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…
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The ant, the fly, the flying ant

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6 June 2010
Back to the Republic Poly Trail, and the vegetation has grown into the path! Getting difficult to navigate, but still a little scary when…
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