Close up of Tiger Beetle (Cosmodela aurulenta juxtata) by Allan Lee
The weather was fine that morning. Tony came (without registration), buying us breakfasts to our surprise. After finishing them, all of us set up at one entry near a portion of forest and started the outing. Going through the forested area, some butterflies were observed : Common faun, Common five ring, Archduke, Peacock Pansy, Branded Imperial, and some skippers. Then finally at the end of the route we found our star of the day, the Tiger Beetle.
(Group in action)
A sandy playground was full of tiger beetles, estimation was at least twenty of them. Many of us tried to get as near and as low as possible on the ground to get some close ups. we had to wait and move slowly to approach these little bugs.
(Stephen demonstrating how to shoot a Tiger Beetle)
Stephen was in the best position. He was flat on the floor and Ha...Ha... the ground was very cooling I must say! After that, we tried to explore the edge of the Nee Soon Swamp Forest and found many fungus, some damselflies and a giant millipede (about 25cm long). We ended the trip at about 12 pm and had our lunch together at Ampang Yong Toufu.
Participants (17) : Endy Tan (Team Leader), Stephen Lim, Pegi Lee, Ong Lim Sim, Kenneth Ng, Anthony Quek, Sharon S. Lim, Yeo TL, Allan Lee, Joshua Fong, Shereen Ng, Hazel Han, Chan CP, Rosemary, Goh Teck Leong, Tony Png, & Peter Low
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