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This page consists of a personal checklist of all identified Fungus Weevils (Anthribidae) that I’ve encountered over the years. Most were identified with the help from the kind folks on Flickr, especially Boris Büche. All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where…
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In June 2018 I led a week-long bug-hunting adventure to Madagascar, and managed to document over 20 families of spiders. This post serves as a checklist of spiders that I had encountered, and I am slowly getting them identified to genus where possible. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in…
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A group of participants from BugShot Mozambique 2018 extended their trip with me to Madagascar for a macro-centric journey from 30 May to 6 June 2018. Thanks to the following for helping with the trip logistics and planning: Madagascar Wildlife for all logistics arrangements. If you do engage them for your…
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BugShot Mozambique 2018 left behind many memories. From the constant warnings of lions that wanted to eat us, the vastness of the African savannah, the gigantic potholes on the road from Beira to Gorongosa, the sandstorms we kicked up from our trucks on each field trip, the baboons and…
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In January 2018, I had the opportunity to test a pre-production version of Laowa’s first lens in 2018 — the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x. It is a niche high magnification macro lens touted to be the answer or alternative to the Canon MPE65 for non-Canon users (especially Nikon macro…
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About the Meike MK-MT24 The Meike MK-MT24 Wireless Macro Twin Flash was first announced in December 2017 and available for sale in January 2018. Its first launch is available only for Nikon DSLR cameras with a hotshoe, while versions for Canon DSLRs would be available in April 2018, and Sony…
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2017 Summary Given that I’ve been trudging the local forests regularly for years, one would have thought that I’ve seen all there is to see. The amazing thing about macro photography is that despite re-visiting the same old sites in Singapore, we (my friends and I) still find new species…
Back in June, I was given the opportunity to test the new crazy lens by Laowa – the Laowa 24mm f/14 2:1 Relay Lens. It measures about 40cm in length and looks more like an endoscope rather than a traditional lens. While such relay lens designs are not entirely…
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On our last day in Tawau, we made our pilgrimage up to the world's (once) tallest tropical tree. Well, it was still the world's tallest until 2016 when researchers found several taller trees in Maliau Basin and Danum Valley.
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We experienced a bit of a slowdown due to the rain on day 2, but day 3 was filled with exceptional finds from giant beetles to lantern bugs to tarantulas and even spiders new to science!
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Day 2 of Borneo Bootcamp started early, with most of our long-distance visitors experiencing jet-lag. We had a very good morning with lots of exciting finds, but were contained to the cabins at night due to the rain. Nevertheless, still an exceptional day in Borneo!
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Finally got down to photo-journaling this year's Borneo Bootcamp! This year's bootcamp was quite different, with it held across 2 different locations in Borneo and over 8 days. It was also announced pretty late with less than 2 months before the actual workshop. Nevertheless, we had a very fruitful adventure with participants from 9 different countries -- all crazy about bugs and spiders!
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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!
