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Thread: My photos from Sime Forest outing 16 Feb 08

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    My photos from Sime Forest outing 16 Feb 08

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    Hi,
    So much work nowadays I hardly have time to view my photos. Here are some non-butt shots. Can anyone help be ID the different species? Thanks.


    1. Lynx spider - scientific name please?


    2. Fiece looking spider - ID please?


    3. Another spider - this one is feeding - ID please?


    4. Blue flying bee - ID please?


    5. Dragonfly eating damselfly. Not a really good shot - flew away after a few shots - but it's my first time shooting a dragon feasting.


    6. Common hover fly (Melangyna viridiceps?) - thanks for Billy who pointed it out.
    - Luenny

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    Thanks Michael.
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    Luenny,
    The hover fly is very good, nice background.
    Like the bee too, but the bee a bit small leh.
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    In my limited knowledge, the first one looks like some kind of lynx spider whilst the second one looks like a wolf spider.

    Perhaps Simon knows of a good forum for local insects and spiders.

    Cheers,
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    Luenny

    THe hover fly is fantastic!!!
    I am into Plecos now...
    L46, L173, L134 & L236
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    Hi guys,
    Thanks for the response. I was told that the second spider is nursery web spider. Anybody got any clue on the bee? Is it really a bee at all? I have never seen bee so colorful before.

    I like #2 the most but I think the DOF is a bit too shallow. F11 shoot at ISO100. I think the focusing a bit off as well. Sigh! So darn hard.
    Last edited by luenny; 20th Feb 2008 at 11:46.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trident View Post
    Luenny,
    Like the bee too, but the bee a bit small leh.
    Yeah, the bee is flying so have to go further away to shoot at a wider angle. Or else it will probably be blur - well at least I don't know how to do it.
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    Oh, forgot this photo. This guy is chasing all the butterflies away when I was trying to shoot. I thought it was some sort of fly until I actually took a shot of it before we left the place. Darn! Should have been shooting them all the while!

    Tiger beetle


    Hey master Simon, give some tips on how to improve-leh.
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    Luenny, don't worry, those tiger beetles are relatively common. As long as there are butterflies puddling area, they will be around.

    I've not tried taking them but i've seen them plenty of time when i was at the puddling pool.

    Cheers!
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    Quote Originally Posted by benetay View Post
    Luenny, don't worry, those tiger beetles are relatively common. As long as there are butterflies puddling area, they will be around.

    I've not tried taking them but i've seen them plenty of time when i was at the puddling pool.

    Cheers!
    I never see them before leh.....you never point them to me when I go shooting with you...I must have been proning too much...
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    Jeff next time i point out to you. There are plenty of them around, shoot till you are scare of them.

    Now you're armed with the 180mm, surely no problem!
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    They're the little buggers chasing the butts away. They're fast and small so from far they look like huge flies with white spots attracted to the smelly food we place there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wasabi8888 View Post
    I never see them before leh.....you never point them to me when I go shooting with you...I must have been proning too much...
    Jeffrey,
    You don't see them is because you were proning on them
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    Jeff, no need to point out to you. With your 180mm, you should be able to see them just fine.
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    the bee should be a solitary blue-banded bee (Amegilla sp.)

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    Hi Budak,
    Thanks again for the ID. I've been searching high and low for it but couldn't find a single thing about it. Thanks.
    - Luenny

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    IF you are proning then you SHOULD see them...thats where they are.. mostly these are ground beetles that are very prone to using their wings... usually found on sandy shores...quick little buggers..try shooting them with a 50mm...you'll almost die or get really good at sneaking up real fast...haha...we have quite a few species of these locally.

    The blue bee i have a specimen i think... but i can't remember the name.

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