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...

Eyes Of 30,000 Honeycombs

Lower Peirce North, Singapore July 2013 Merlion Wayfarer spotted a Brachydiplax Chalybea (Blue Dasher) dragonfly perched on a twig. A few shots were taken with this very accommodating subject. On zooming, she realized that those few shots had managed to capture a very important facet of a dragonfly's anatomy - its compound eyes. Thousands Of Honeycombs   Most insects have multi-faceted "compound eyes". For example, houseflies...