The weather for the week was surprisingly wet, having thunder storms for a good few days. Today the sky was overcast and there were reports of heavy rain in some part of Singapore. For this week's night macro photography session, I decided to go to the Dairy Farm Nature Park.
My original plan was to go to the usual Wallace Trail for the session, but changed at the very last minute to explore a trail that I seldom go. The vegetation at the trail was very wet, an indication that it just rained a short while ago. Not deterred I decided to press on with the trip, knowing that the chances of finding any beetles will be very slim.
Along the trail was a small "pond" which more like a big puddle of water where there were a dozens of this small backswimmers.
To my pleasant surprise, I found a small 8 mm Water Beetle (Diplonychus rusticus) resting at the side of the "pond".
After walking for a while without finding any beetles or critters, this lone Chafer Beetle was a welcomed sight.
Walking further down the trail, there was a patch of badly eaten Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum) where dozens of this commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus) were found.
More walking before finding this lone Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis) having its dinner.
Coming to a small fallen tree, I was surprised to find this 10 mm Darkling Beetle (Ceropria induta).
The last beetle for the trip was another Darkling Beetle (Ceropria superba) on another fallen tree.
Although the number of beetles encountered on this trip was miserable as compared to many of my trips, the encountering of the Water Beetle made the trip worth the while. Will definitely go back to this trail when the weather is better.
My original plan was to go to the usual Wallace Trail for the session, but changed at the very last minute to explore a trail that I seldom go. The vegetation at the trail was very wet, an indication that it just rained a short while ago. Not deterred I decided to press on with the trip, knowing that the chances of finding any beetles will be very slim.
Along the trail was a small "pond" which more like a big puddle of water where there were a dozens of this small backswimmers.
To my pleasant surprise, I found a small 8 mm Water Beetle (Diplonychus rusticus) resting at the side of the "pond".
After walking for a while without finding any beetles or critters, this lone Chafer Beetle was a welcomed sight.
Walking further down the trail, there was a patch of badly eaten Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum) where dozens of this commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus) were found.
More walking before finding this lone Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis) having its dinner.
Coming to a small fallen tree, I was surprised to find this 10 mm Darkling Beetle (Ceropria induta).
The last beetle for the trip was another Darkling Beetle (Ceropria superba) on another fallen tree.
Although the number of beetles encountered on this trip was miserable as compared to many of my trips, the encountering of the Water Beetle made the trip worth the while. Will definitely go back to this trail when the weather is better.
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