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.
