Upper Seletar
North, Singapore
March 2013
It was a short visit to Upper Seletar one damp morning for Merlion Wayfarer. Amidst the buzzing mosquitoes and sandflies, there were some good finds...
A delicate Prodasineura Notostigma (Crescent Threadtail) does a push-up on a leaf while another perches on a twig in a cluster of fallen branches...
This Argiope (St Andrews Cross Spider) with a durian-shaped lace web is still a juvenile...
An orb-webber, this spider hides itself in a leaf in the daytime...
This Argiocnemis Rubescens (Variable Sprite) was caught in an Tylorida Ventralis (Big-Bellied Tylorida) Spider's web. Despite that it was no longer struggling, from the state of its bright eyes, it was probably immoblized but still very much alive.
A reddish-brown locust shows its pale belly...
And the Oxyopes Birmanicus (Burmese Lynx Spider) in the long grass patches within the forest...
The beautiful Tyriobapta Torrida (Treehugger) with its shimmering wings can be found in forest swamps, guarding small territories in shaded areas.
After just a short while more, Merlion Wayfarer decided to exit the grounds due to the muddy ground and the presence of a large band of aggressive macaques.
