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13 May 2012

Mothers take care of their young – but it is usually far more than that. Many mothers go the extra mile to ensure that their…

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Bioluminescence in Mushrooms.. Walking Through Pandora

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11 May 2012

I’m on a quest. A quest to find a large cluster of glow-in-the-dark mushrooms, also known as bioluminescent mushrooms/fungi. These fascinating little smurfy sprouts…

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The Busy, Busy Dragonflies

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5 May 2012

It has been an incredibly long time since we did our last day shoot, and decided on doing one this weekend to practise for…

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The Singapore Trilobite Larva

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30 April 2012

Decomposing logs are home to many little critters and fungi. Of which, one of the most fascinating ones… are trilobite larvae. The females of…

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The Threat of a Singapore Tarantula

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28 April 2012

Many spiders would raise their legs in a threatening pose when they sense an incoming danger. One of the more distinct ones were from…

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Firefly Larva – The Night Flashers

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20 April 2012

The rainy season is here again, and I couldn’t get the thought of glow-in-the-dark mushrooms out of my head. When trudging through the nature…

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Macro Workshops

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17 April 2012

I conduct macro workshops occasionally for both beginners and advanced macro photographers. It is a never-ending learning journey and I hope I can share…

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UV Fluorescence in Millipedes and Scorpions

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14 April 2012

Up til this shoot, I had always assumed that scorpions were the only creatures that fluoresced under Ultra Violet (UV) light. While testing my…

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Beautiful Lacewings

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8 April 2012

Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) fly in a slow, somewhat hovering manner. At flight, most would dismiss them as any other random fly. Looking up close…

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The Tiny, Tiny Water Boatmen

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30 March 2012

The Water Boatman (Notonectidae) is also known as a backswimmer, precisely because they swim upside down on their backs. These tiny swimmers are not…

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Marvelling at the Eyes of a Jumping Spider

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23 March 2012

The Jumping Spider’s (Salticidae) anterior median eyes are one of the largest amongst all other spiders, possibly with the exception of the Ogre-Faced Spider….

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