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17 April 2011

Been wanting to shoot at Venus Drive again and we started to camp at the “Sigma Tree”. It was only called the Sigma Tree…

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Portia – The Intelligent Hunter

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16 April 2011

The Portia is a Jumping Spider. It stands apart from the rest with it’s ability to learn and resolve problems in the process. When…

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A Congregation of Tiger Beetles

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10 April 2011

After the earlier shoot at Admiralty Park, I went home to pack some stuff before heading out again, and eventually ending up at Rifle…

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The Shy Tortoise… Beetle!

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9 April 2011

Back to my macro kindergarten at Admiralty Park (AP) again! Showed the other shooters around to the common residents of AP, and took my…

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Venturing Beyond NTU

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26 March 2011

A night walk led by Victor into the vegetation right at the gates of NTU (Nanyang Technological University) in search of tiger beetles! Thousands…

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Is a Harvestman a Spider?

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20 March 2011

Visiting Mandai Track 15 again! Weekends filled the track with lots of cyclists, so we took an alternative route that’s a lot more peaceful…

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The Walking, Drooling Bird Dung

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19 March 2011

Back to Admiralty Park, the place where macro started for me! A very quiet morning, as I did not see any other shooters around….

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Celebrating an Early Christmas at Dairy Farm!

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13 March 2011

5:45am. Rain – lots of it. And the type that looked like it would last the entire day! Not gonna stop us from marching…

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11 March 2011

Current Macro Setup I am shooting handheld 99% of the time now, switching to the 200mm on tripod only once in a long while for…

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Exploring Lorong Kebasi

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6 March 2011

Joined the groupie of Macrographers in an outing led by Benjamin! Most of us were misled into parking in front of the Detention Barracks,…

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Mating Striated Tylorida Big Jaws!

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20 February 2011

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…

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The Promise of 10 Spiders…

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12 February 2011

Back at the trail beside Republic Polytechnic! Largely because one of the AP regulars said that there were a lot of spiders and promised…

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How Assassins Multiply

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6 February 2011

Back at my usual playground at Admiralty Park to check out the state of bug life in the park. Much slower paced than the…

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Why are some bugs… BLUE?

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29 January 2011

Mother nature designs with purpose and reason. That is why so many species of bugs have excellent camouflages, allowing them to blend into the…

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Bustling Micro Life Along Bike Trails

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23 January 2011

Many bike trails rest in the midst of nature parks and reserves. What most of the bikers do not realize, is the presence of…

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A Harvestman in 3D!

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23 January 2011

I had been experimenting with various methods of stacking, and came across examples where stacks of images can be used to generate animations that…

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