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...

Those Photogenic 8-Leggeds!

This is a series that Merlion Wayfarer started to capture some of the more photogenic 8-legs that she sees on her walk here walk there trips. Enjoy! Two very photogenic Opadometa Fastigata (Pear-Shaped Leucauge) spiders. It is good that both the spiders and their webs are within ideal photographic range... [From "Tales Of Spiderman & The Beheaded Spider"] This Telamonia Dimidiata (Two-Striped Telamonia) was still a juvenile with...

Those Ferocious 8-Leggeds!

Beware they bite! Beware they sting! They are dangerous! Are these true? This is a series that Merlion Wayfarer started to capture the really ferocious 8-legs that she sees on her walk here walk there trips. Be frightened! A very photogenic Opadometa Fastigata (Pear-Shaped Leucauge) spiders. Look at how wickedly red its eyes are! [From "Tales Of Spiderman & The Beheaded Spider"] This male Viciria Praemandibularis (Wide-Jawed Viciria)...

Those Fascinating 8-Leggeds!

This is a series that Merlion Wayfarer started to capture the fascinating aspects of some of the 8-legs that she sees on her walk here walk there trips. Be intrigued! Gasteracantha (Spiny Spiders) exist in really small sizes. This one here is smaller than the "0" in the Singapore 10-cent coin. From "Tales Of Spiderman & The Beheaded Spider"] This Telamonia Dimidiata (Two-Striped Telamonia) was still a juvenile with bits of fluorescence visible...

New Year Resolution 2013 For 1001 Spiders

This year, Merlion Wayfarer made a New Year Resolution for this blog - To shoot and catalogue 1001 individual spiders in Singapore. So, here goes! Arachnida - Araneidae (Orb-Weavers) : 11 February 2013 : Dairy Farm (8, excluding spiderlings) March 2013 : Upper Seletar (3) Arachnida - Araneidae (Orb-Weavers) - Neoscona : 5 February 2013 : Dairy Farm (1), Tampines (4) Arachnida - Zodariidae (Ground Hunters) : 1 February...

Tales Of Spiderman & The Beheaded Spider

Dairy Farm Central, Singapore February 2013 It was a spiderful day for Merlion Wayfarer at Dairy Farm today! She found a whole collection of spiders and spiderlings in just one short 1.5 hour visit... Four different Argiope Versicolor (Multi-Coloured St Andrew's Cross Spiders) - two males and the pair... This female had just assassinated her mate (a male), devoured his body, beheaded him and left his cephalothorax attached to the...