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The Little King of Camouflage

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8 August 2011
Did a warm up night shoot with the gang before we head to Kuching next week for a buggathon, and found an Assassin Bug…
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How do Bees Sleep at Night?

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6 August 2011
A night trip to Singapore Botanical Gardens with the Macromaniacs. Made a few new friends and made fun of the old ones. 😛 Thanks…
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Exotic (looking) Caterpillars in Singapore

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30 July 2011
Caterpillars to many, are simply plain green or black little worms. However, they do come in all shapes and sizes, with exotic or even…
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Be Wary of Spider Bites!

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22 July 2011
For macro and nature enthusiasts, many understand that spiders have their own store of venom for hunting purposes. But what many don’t know of…
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Nangka in the Rain

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15 July 2011
A trip that started with threats of rain all day. We started late and managed to reach the end of Nangka Trail before Durian…
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PUI Goes the Spitting Spider

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9 July 2011
Please pardon the crude title. 🙂 This post is dedicated to the Spitting Spider (Scytodidae family). It hunts by shooting gooey spit from its…
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Lurkers of the Night

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1 July 2011
Another night trip to observe the local tarantulas. Most of the tarantulas we found were hiding at the entrance of their burrows. The burrows…
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Revisiting the Mantidfly!

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26 June 2011
A short trip to get improved shots of the Mantidfly which I shot last month. Before the main subjects… found the usual little ones.#1…
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The Macro Shoot That Turned into Something Else…

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24 June 2011
Made a quick night shoot with James and Uncle Lew to Mandai Track 15, as I struggled to carry my gear around in the…
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Singapore Tarantula… why do they have such a bad reputation?

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17 June 2011
Tarantulas are arguably the largest spiders of them all. Often hairy, with large fangs, these spiders can live up to 15 years! No thanks…
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Chasing the Mantidflies.. and a mozzie incident

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12 June 2011
One of the subjects that had been on my wish list, is a Mantidfly (Mantispidae). They are essentially net-winged insects or wasp-like flies with…
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The Beauty of Ladybird Mimicry

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10 June 2011
An exploratory night trip down the abandoned railway track off sunset way led to some interesting discoveries. The most notable was what seemed like…
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Moulting in the Insect Kingdom

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3 June 2011
Bugs moult, usually to grow. Their exoskeletons are rigid and usually do not grow or stretch with their bodies as they themselves grow, unlike…
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Hunting Ogres in Singapore

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29 May 2011
Been doing night shoots lately to hunt for ogres. Specifically, the Ogre Face Spider, or Net-Casting Spider. This is a nocturnal species with a…
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The Wide Jaw Viciria’s Baby Litter

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28 May 2011
Been waiting for the weekend to shoot the eggs of the Wide Jaw Viciria spotted recently, and the babies hatched just before the weekend!!…
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Who was Wallace Trail named after?

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22 May 2011
A short visit to Dairy Farm Nature Park again, exploring the Wallace Trail. I have been through this trail many times, and guess that…
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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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