For this week, HW and I decided to go to Windsor Nature Park for our night macro session. Here's a photograph of a adorable looking Lowland Dwarf Gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus typus) which I have not encountered for a long while. This should be the slowest gecko that you can find in Singapore and makes it a very good photography subject.
As usual, the first beetle for the trip was a 3 mm Darkling Beetle found on a tree next to the Windsor Nature Park car park.
Next was likely a Darkling Beetle that I am still trying to find its identity. For this particular specimen, it was surprisingly active and moved about this particular leaf for the entire time when I was photographing it.
Near to the Darkling Beetle was a commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus) on a leaf of a creeper vine.
Coming to a sandy patch of the trail, several of this Tiger Beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) were found resting on some low bushes. At night is the best time to photograph this beetle as it is almost impossible to photograph it with a macro lens in the day due to its hyper-activeness.
On a small fallen tree next to the trail was a commonly encountered 10 mm Darkling Beetle.
On the same fallen tree was another Darkling Beetle (Ceropria induta).
On a nearby tree was a lone beetle larva. This is one of the more commonly encountered beetle larvae in our forests and parks.
On the same tree were many of this 2 mm Darkling Beetles.
There were some waist level plants nearby and on one of them was this deep bronze color Chafer Beetle.
Attracted by some huge fallen logs, we decided to take a detour from the main trail and moved into the bushes. On one of the small trees near to the fallen log was this bright 1 mm Fungus Beetle.
On the huge fallen log was this beautiful Ground Beetle (Catascopus dalbertisi).
On the same log was a large colony of this Darkling Beetle (Ceropria superba). I was pleasantly surprised to find 20-30 of them on the same log.
Still on the same fallen log was this lone Fungus Weevil (Eucorynus crassicornis), blended perfectly into its background.
About a meter from the Fungus Weevil was a Pleasing Fungus Beetle (Triplatoma gestroi).
The surprise for the night was the encounter with this large 30 mm Weevil Beetle, found under a fallen tree nearby.
On the ground directly below the Weevil Beetle was a 15 mm Darkling Beetle, resting motionlessly on the leaves litter.
Moving back on the trail, it was not too long that we were attracted by another fallen log. On it there were several of this beetle larvae.
I am very surprised to find a large colony of this small 4 mm Ground Beetle (Pericalus tetrastigma) on the log. Typically, I would find at most 4 or 5 of them on a log, but for this particular spot there are easily 50 over of them spread across the entire length of the fallen log.
Found among the Pericalus tetrastigma Ground Beetles was this lone 8 mm Ground Beetle.
Near to the fallen log was a small tree where this 5 mm Weevil Beetle was found.
On the same tree was this 3 mm Fungus Weevil.
Still on the same tree was this lone 2 mm Darkling Beetle. To the naked eyes, this beetle would appeared as a small black speck on the tree. Only when you zoomed onto it that its true color and pattern appeared.
Moving on to another huge fallen log and the first beetle found on it was this Darkling Beetle with red coloration on its legs.
Interestingly, there were easily 20 of this 10 mm Fungus Beetle (Eumorphus assamensis) on the log. This is different from my usual encounters where only 2 or 3 of them were found at one spot.
Still on the same log was this 10 mm Ground Beetle (Physodera eschscholtzii). I particularly like the angle of this shot as it showed the interesting side profile of the beetle.
On the log was this spherical looking beetle from the sub-family Ceratocanthinae.
On the ground next to the Ceratocanthinae beetle was a small hairy 1 mm Fungus Beetle.
The highlight of the trip was this 15 mm Click Beetle (Xanthopenthes bifasciatus) at the base of a small tree next to the trail.
On a small fallen log that lined the trail was this 4 mm beetle (Hyberis araneiformis).
Moving further down the trail, a 25 mm Ground Beetle that looked like a cockroach was found feasting on a patch of fungus on a small tree
On a small tree nearby was a 5 mm Darkling Beetle.
The last stop was an old "snow tree" where this 30 mm Darkling Beetle (Promethis valga) was found.
On the same tree was this first time encountered 5 mm Chafer Beetle.
Still on the same tree were several of this 3 mm Darkling Beetles.
The last beetle for the trip was this 5 mm Darkling Beetle with a metallic sheen.
This was a fruitful trip where we encountered over 30 different types of beetles, and I am glad to be able to find a first-time-encountered Chafer Beetle.
As usual, the first beetle for the trip was a 3 mm Darkling Beetle found on a tree next to the Windsor Nature Park car park.
Next was likely a Darkling Beetle that I am still trying to find its identity. For this particular specimen, it was surprisingly active and moved about this particular leaf for the entire time when I was photographing it.
Near to the Darkling Beetle was a commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus) on a leaf of a creeper vine.
Coming to a sandy patch of the trail, several of this Tiger Beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) were found resting on some low bushes. At night is the best time to photograph this beetle as it is almost impossible to photograph it with a macro lens in the day due to its hyper-activeness.
On a small fallen tree next to the trail was a commonly encountered 10 mm Darkling Beetle.
On the same fallen tree was another Darkling Beetle (Ceropria induta).
On a nearby tree was a lone beetle larva. This is one of the more commonly encountered beetle larvae in our forests and parks.
On the same tree were many of this 2 mm Darkling Beetles.
There were some waist level plants nearby and on one of them was this deep bronze color Chafer Beetle.
Attracted by some huge fallen logs, we decided to take a detour from the main trail and moved into the bushes. On one of the small trees near to the fallen log was this bright 1 mm Fungus Beetle.
On the huge fallen log was this beautiful Ground Beetle (Catascopus dalbertisi).
On the same log was a large colony of this Darkling Beetle (Ceropria superba). I was pleasantly surprised to find 20-30 of them on the same log.
Still on the same fallen log was this lone Fungus Weevil (Eucorynus crassicornis), blended perfectly into its background.
About a meter from the Fungus Weevil was a Pleasing Fungus Beetle (Triplatoma gestroi).
The surprise for the night was the encounter with this large 30 mm Weevil Beetle, found under a fallen tree nearby.
On the ground directly below the Weevil Beetle was a 15 mm Darkling Beetle, resting motionlessly on the leaves litter.
Moving back on the trail, it was not too long that we were attracted by another fallen log. On it there were several of this beetle larvae.
I am very surprised to find a large colony of this small 4 mm Ground Beetle (Pericalus tetrastigma) on the log. Typically, I would find at most 4 or 5 of them on a log, but for this particular spot there are easily 50 over of them spread across the entire length of the fallen log.
Found among the Pericalus tetrastigma Ground Beetles was this lone 8 mm Ground Beetle.
Near to the fallen log was a small tree where this 5 mm Weevil Beetle was found.
On the same tree was this 3 mm Fungus Weevil.
Still on the same tree was this lone 2 mm Darkling Beetle. To the naked eyes, this beetle would appeared as a small black speck on the tree. Only when you zoomed onto it that its true color and pattern appeared.
Moving on to another huge fallen log and the first beetle found on it was this Darkling Beetle with red coloration on its legs.
Interestingly, there were easily 20 of this 10 mm Fungus Beetle (Eumorphus assamensis) on the log. This is different from my usual encounters where only 2 or 3 of them were found at one spot.
Still on the same log was this 10 mm Ground Beetle (Physodera eschscholtzii). I particularly like the angle of this shot as it showed the interesting side profile of the beetle.
On the log was this spherical looking beetle from the sub-family Ceratocanthinae.
On the ground next to the Ceratocanthinae beetle was a small hairy 1 mm Fungus Beetle.
The highlight of the trip was this 15 mm Click Beetle (Xanthopenthes bifasciatus) at the base of a small tree next to the trail.
On a small fallen log that lined the trail was this 4 mm beetle (Hyberis araneiformis).
Moving further down the trail, a 25 mm Ground Beetle that looked like a cockroach was found feasting on a patch of fungus on a small tree
On a small tree nearby was a 5 mm Darkling Beetle.
The last stop was an old "snow tree" where this 30 mm Darkling Beetle (Promethis valga) was found.
On the same tree was this first time encountered 5 mm Chafer Beetle.
Still on the same tree were several of this 3 mm Darkling Beetles.
The last beetle for the trip was this 5 mm Darkling Beetle with a metallic sheen.
This was a fruitful trip where we encountered over 30 different types of beetles, and I am glad to be able to find a first-time-encountered Chafer Beetle.
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