Back to Admiralty Park, the place where macro started for me! A very quiet morning, as I did not see any other shooters around. Ended up shooting ants and other common subjects, til I saw this large Bird Dung Spider eating up it’s web to call it a night’s…

5:45am. Rain – lots of it. And the type that looked like it would last the entire day! Not gonna stop us from marching into the muddy trails in search for bugs…! lolDuring this trip, the entire groupy gathered around a caterpillar. An extremely beautiful one that’s not too…

Joined the groupie of Macrographers in an outing led by Benjamin! Most of us were misled into parking in front of the Detention Barracks, while the entrance to the trail was much nearer to the HDB estate!I had a very slow and lethargic walk and couldn’t find much bugs,…

I had often seen photos of mating Big-Jawed Spiders (Tylorida striata) but had never seen a pair myself. Knowing that quite a few were found in Dairy Farm, I went there early ahead of the rest and stared hard into the bushes in search for the horny pair!The Tylorida…

Back at the trail beside Republic Polytechnic! Largely because one of the AP regulars said that there were a lot of spiders and promised that I’d find at least 10 spiders if I went with them! True enough, there were lots of spiders — the common ones! lol. And…

Back at my usual playground at Admiralty Park to check out the state of bug life in the park. Much slower paced than the nature trails near Bukit Timah and Mandai, but a comfortable one where I got to meet up with the regular park visitors and spent time…

Mother nature designs with purpose and reason. That is why so many species of bugs have excellent camouflages, allowing them to blend into the environment and yet standing out prominently to attract prey.Blue is not a typical colour in the world of bugs. How often would you find a…

Many bike trails rest in the midst of nature parks and reserves. What most of the bikers do not realize, is the presence of a huge trove of tiny bugs around them as they whizzed through each time.I have explored a few bike trails before, and today’s exploration started…

I had been experimenting with various methods of stacking, and came across examples where stacks of images can be used to generate animations that make your subject look like rocking 3D models. Found an ideal subject today and put it to the test!!This Harvestman has a matte surface and…

Haven’t been to Mandai Track 15 in a while. We ventured beyond the normal bike path, bashing through the pathless terrain for any unique finds and the morning trip had a few interesting sightings. First up, is the usual Robberfly. Robberflies do come in several colours, while the most…

Please pardon the crude title, but today’s main subject is as aptly described. There are several variants of the Bird-Dropping Spider (Pasilobus sp) and I used to think that each would get uglier and shittier than the next — until I saw this variant with a vibrant gold abdomen…

First time to the trail at Rifle Range Road to check out the critters! We did find a lot of subjects, but I was too slow to capture most of them. I did capture some very unique Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae) though, each looking very different from each other but…

Many have heard of the northern lights (aurora borealis) – a rare and brilliant spectacle. But not many have witnessed it. When taking pictures of micro beings, the background usually becomes a blur, and sometimes depending on the clutter behind, it may just transform into a micro northern lights!…