Morning Walk At Windsor Nature Park (15 Feb 2020)

I woke up early today and so decided to go to the Windsor Nature Park for my weekly macro photography session. Here's a photograph of an interesting looking fungus mushroom which looked very much like sea anemones.

Fungus Beetle (Episcapha quadrimacula) ~ 15 mm

Fungus Beetle (Eumorphus quadriguttatus quadriguttatus) ~ 10 mm

Fungus Beetle ~ 8 mm

Long Horned Beetle (Thranius bimaculatus) ~ 18 mm

Fungus Beetle (Eumophus westiwoodi) ~ 10 mm

Fungus Beetle (Eumorphus mirus) ~ 10 mm

Long-toed Water Beetle ~ 3 mm

Jewel Beetle (Habroloma lepidopterum) ~ 2 mm

Fungus Beetle ~ 4 mm

Shiny Fungus Beetle ~ 3 mm

Shiny Fungus Beetle ~ 3 mm

Shiny Fungus Beetle ~ 3 mm

Darkling Beetle ~ 2 mm

Beetle larva ~ 8 mm

Fungus Beetle ~ 10 mm

Leaf Beetle (Arcastes biplagiata) ~ 8 mm

Leaf Beetle ~ 4 mm

Straight Snout Weevil ~ 3 mm

Pintail Beetle (Glipa malaccana) ~ 10 mm

Leaf Beetle (Galerosastra sumatrana) ~ 8 mm

Fungus Beetle (Stenotarsus pardalis) ~ 8 mm

Ant-like Flower Beetle (Anthelephila cyanea) ~ 3 mm

Yellow Orchid Beetle larvae ~ 10 mm

Morning Walk At Dairy Farm Nature Park (29 Jun 2019)

It has been a while that I did any morning macro session, so I decided to go to Dairy Farm Nature Park for a round of macro photography.

It was once again durian season and the durian trees at the place were fruiting in large number.

The first beetle for the trip were several of this Fungus Beetle (Episcapha xanthopustulata) found on a fallen tree.

It was only walking for a while on the Wallace Trail before I came across this 10 mm Soldier Beetle (Crudosilis ruficoltis) resting on a leaf.

On a small tree near by were several of this 1 mm first-time-encountered Darkling Beetles.

On another tree were several of this commonly encountered 1 mm Darkling Beetle.

Just before reaching the Education Centre, this 5 mm first-time-encountered Leaf Beetle was found on a low bush.

After passing the Education Centre, this 8 mm Weevil Beetle was found resting on a leaf next to the track.

Near to the Weevil Beetle was a Leaf Beetle (Lema diversa).

A stone's throw away was a lovely Fungus Beetle (Stenotarsus pardalis) which I have not encountered for a while.

Moving to another part of the Wallace Trail, I was surprised to find a number of this commonly encountered Tiger Beetle (Cicindela aurulenta) flying around the trail.

Just after photographing the Tiger Beetle, the sky started to rain. Just then I found this 8 mm Fungus Weevil hiding underside of a log.

The last "beetle" of the trip was a larvae on a small tree.

The trip was not exceptionally good as the number of beetles encountered, nevertheless it is still a fruitful one with 2 first-time-encountered beetles. 

Night Walk At MacRitchie Reservoir Park (17 Aug 2018)

It has been many months since I last went to MacRitchie Reservoir Park and so I decided to go there for a walk. The weather has been very hot and dry for the entire week, so I am mentally prepared to find very few beetles on this trip. Nevertheless I proceeded with the trip.

The place as expected was bone dry and not many critters were out. Here's a photograph of a diurnal butterfly (Mycalesis mineus macromalayana) resting on a leaf.

The first beetle for the trip was a commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Adoretus compressus) munching on a leaf.

A short distance from the Adoretus compressus Chafer Beetle was another Chafer Beetle.

As expected, it was only after walking for a while before I found this small 5 mm Darkling Beetle on a small tree.

It was another long while of walking before finding this 3 mm Fungus Weevil on a small tree.

On the same tree were several beetle larvae, all under a thin layer of web.

A stone's throw away was another small tree where this Darkling Beetle (Strongylium sp.) was found.

After a long while of walking without finding any beetle, I was about to turn back. Just then I came by a small tree where this interesting looking 5 mm Straight-snouted Weevil (Family Brentidae) was found.

On the same tree was this 10 mm Long Horned Beetle (Nedine adversa).

Still on the same tree, a 12 mm Fungus Weevil was resting at the base of the tree.

Several centimeters away from the Fungus Weevil was this smaller 5 mm Fungus Weevil.

Further up the same tree was this 1 mm Fungus Weevil.

On another side of the tree was a 5 mm first-time-encountered Checkered Beetle.

At the base of the tree was this Ambrosia Beetle digging into the tree. This is a sure sign that the tree is dying, which explain why I found so many beetles on this particular tree.

Just before I call it a day and turn back, I decided to check out a small fallen log where this Darkling Beetle (Ceropria superba) was found.

Near to the Darkling Beetle was a first-time-encountered Pleasing Fungus Beetle. At a cursory glance, it looked like the Triplatoma gestroi Pleasing Fungus Beetle, but upon closer examination of the pattern on its pronotum, the pattern is different from that of the Triplatoma gestroi Pleasing Fungus Beetle.

At the turn back point, I found this 4 mm Martinezostes sp. beetle, looking like a small ball.

On the return route, I found this 5 mm Darkling Beetle (Strongylium tenuipes) on a small tree.

On the same tree was this 1 mm active Fungus Beetle, moving about the tree. Pardon the badly taken photograph as I was in a hurry to catch it before it went further up the tree.

Nearing the exit was a large bush of Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum) plant where several of this commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Apogonia expeditionis) was found.

The last beetle for the trip was another commonly encountered Chafer Beetle (Aprosterna pallide) feasting on a Singapore Rhododendron flower.

This trip was surprisingly fruitful, especially given the dry and hot weather. I am also glad to be able to find two first-time-encountered beetles.