Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


May 10, 2014: Kampong Chantek

Where we went

Map of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

may 10 9472 kampong chantek

While Joanna was watching an ant mimic spider - I thought I was also - except it was a real ant

may 10 9480 ant

Asystasia gangetica - One of my favorites - like a micro orchid

may 10 9489 asystasia

Nephila (female)

may 10 9499 female nephila

Joanna found this on a log - shallow depth of field - here is the compound eye

may 10 9506 insect eye

And here is the body

may 10 9508 insect close

Harvestman - I never really saw this. James pointed out the general area and I just pointed and shot

may 10 9514 hunter

Some sort of beetle - one antenna missing

may 10 9551 beetle eye

Another beetle?

may 10 9565 beetle maybe

Caterpillar

may 10 9583 caterpillar

Caterpillar

may 10 9586 caterpillar

Blue spotted cricket

may 10 9590 blue cricket

Female Nephila with dragline in tow

may 10 9602 female nephila

Long-jaw spider - perhaps male

may 10 9604 web long legged

Ant mimic spider (Myrmecotypus? Maybe? Six of the 8 eyes are visible - 4 across the top of her head and two below - and maybe one on the side?

may 10 9614 ant mimic

Maybe Telamonia dimidiata

may 10 9617 telamonia dinner

Under the leaf

may 10 9624 telamonia dinner

Looking at me - with breakfast between her palps

may 10 9626 telamonia

Upside down

may 10 9632 telamonia

She crawled on top of the leaf

may 10 9633 telamonia

Telamonia looking at me

may 10 9635 telamonia

Argiope

may 10 9643 female argiope

Nephila

may 10 9646 female nephila

Male Nephila

may 10 9670 male nephila

White fluffy insect

may 10 9688 white fluffy insect

Two moths mating

may 10 9697 mating butterflies

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C. Frank Starmer

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