Budak,
Great series, so many nice bugs that I've never seen before. Love the mantis shots. By the way, how do you manage to shoot the red tent spider? Did you remove it from the web? The web is usually too messy to shoot.
Some recent photos from various locations. All taken handheld with Canon 40D with 100mm macro or MP-E 65 mm.
Red tent spider (Cyrtophora unicolor), about an inch long, at Sg Buloh Wetland Reserve. This spider is quite common but mostly overlooked. If you see a messy web with lots of dead leaves hanging from it, check the leaves closely to find the spider clinging to one of them.
Mantids. Very common but also not often spotted due to their camouflage. Both from Sungei Buloh
Derbid bug at Sungei Buloh. Usually found on tree trunks. Resemble tiny, squat cicadas but with funny wing position.
Spiny ant (Polyrhacis sp.) at Sg Buloh.
Beetle fly at Ang Mo Mio Town Garden West. Quite common flies on trailside vegetation.
Bird dropping mimic crab spider (Phyrnarachne ceylonicus) at Botanic Gardens. Quite easy to spot if you take the trouble to check every piece of 'bird shit' on leaves.
Chironomid midge (adult of bloodworm) at Sg Buloh. View large version here.
Common dragonfly at Lower Pierce Reservoir Park trail. view large version here.
Budak,
Great series, so many nice bugs that I've never seen before. Love the mantis shots. By the way, how do you manage to shoot the red tent spider? Did you remove it from the web? The web is usually too messy to shoot.
- Luenny
budak,
fantastic shots, wow sungei buloh really got some nice bugs.
The spider and mantis is really cool.
must gooooo.
Luenny, want to go?
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Richard
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I love the mantis pose! Interesting to blur the background and focus on the head area. Ready to strike!
Cheers!
Benetay
Celyphids are awesome.. i did a paper review on them when i was working on insects.. pretty cool bunch.. think i still have a bunch in my collection..
Sweet Shots.
Thanks! Justin, can email pdf of your paper??
not sure where it is liao..haha.. but i go find for you..
Budak: Nice photos! You have keen eyes. I probably would have missed them. Is your flash fire off-camera or on-camera?
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