The Flying Saucer At Sunset

Lenticular clouds (Altocumulus lenticularis) are stationary lens-shaped clouds with a smooth layered appearance that form in the troposphere, usually above mountain ranges. One was spotted in Singapore recently...

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The Ones That Leap & Fly

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Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West North, Singapore August 2012 Callosciurus Notatus (Plantain Squirrel) : Scores of these were leaping from tree to tree, creating an exhilarating acrobatic spectacle... Moth [unidentified] : A gentle flying dustball rests near the shrubs in the sunlight... Eudynamys Scolopaceus (Asian Koel) : Two males attempt in their utmost to court the discerning tastes of a single female. A love triangle and cacophony...

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Near The Water

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North, Singapore August 2012 Cloudy Merlion Wayfarer spotted a few Argyrodes Flavescens (Red Silver Spider) in some old webs. These spiders are "food stealers", helping themselves to insects trapped in the web of the host, or prey stored by the host in the web, or a freshly-killed victim that is being consumed by the host. There was also an orb-weaver. These spiders spin circular webs and normally hide in a rolled leaf nearby in the day and...

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