Lynx Spiders: Oxyopidae Checklist
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2w ago
Lynx spiders of the family Oxyopidae got their name from their hunting behaviour, akin to that of the Lynx cats. They are adept at chasing after their prey from leaf to leaf and some are capable of leaping to catch their prey in flight. The taxonomy of the genera in Oxyopidae is unfortunately not very […] The post Lynx Spiders: Oxyopidae Checklist first appeared on Macro Photography by Nicky Bay ..read more
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Macro Highlights – The Best of 2023
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by Nicky Bay
3M ago
2023 went by in a flash, but not without a bang. I managed to document lots of amazing lifers and did field trips in Borneo and Thailand as well. I’ve finally launched Isopod Site which started as a photo compilation of terrestrial isopods and slowly adding in information on taxonomy and biology of isopods. Towards […] The post Macro Highlights – The Best of 2023 first appeared on Macro Photography by Nicky Bay. The post Macro Highlights – The Best of 2023 has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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A Photographer’s Guide to Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO
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by Nicky Bay
3M ago
The new Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO is a beast that produces great images at a fraction of the cost of high end microscope objectives. While the end results may look mind-blowing to those new to microscopy, many are still clueless to how they can start using the entire Laowa Aurogon set effectively. […] The post A Photographer’s Guide to Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO first appeared on Macro Photography by Nicky Bay. The post A Photographer’s Guide to Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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Coccinellidae Checklist: Ladybird Beetles
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by Nicky Bay
3M ago
Ladybirds from the family Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 are also commonly known as Ladybugs in North America, but are actually not true bugs but beetles. That is why some prefer to use the name ladybird beetles rather than ladybugs to avoid any confusion caused by the misnomer. Ladybirds are one of the few insects that are […] The post Coccinellidae Checklist: Ladybird Beetles first appeared on Macro Photography by Nicky Bay. The post Coccinellidae Checklist: Ladybird Beetles has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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Pillbugs & Sowbugs: Isopoda Checklist
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by Nicky Bay
10M ago
Pillbugs, sowbugs, roly-polies and woodlice, collectively referred to as isopods, are land-dwelling crustaceans that feed mainly on decaying organic matter, especially rotting wood and leaves. Pillbugs can roll into a tight ball or a pill — an ability called conglobation. Sowbugs, on the other hand, cannot conglobate and would have a pair of tail-like appendages […] The post Pillbugs & Sowbugs: Isopoda Checklist has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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Harvestmen: Opiliones Checklist
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by Nicky Bay
1y ago
Arachnids from the order Opiliones are commonly called harvestmen, harvest spiders, shepherd spiders, or daddy-long-legs (not to be confused with Pholcidae). In Latin, opilio refers to “shepherd”. In England, they were called harvestmen because of a superstitious belief that there will be a bad harvest that year if one was killed. Harvestmen are sometimes mistaken […] The post Harvestmen: Opiliones Checklist has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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Macro Highlights – The Best of 2022
Macro Photography in Singapore | Nicky Bay
by Nicky Bay
1y ago
In 2022, I spent a little more time exploring the urban microfauna. I was also an instructor at BugShot Ecuador 2022 and had lots of lifers from the Amazon and cloud forests. I also resumed some workshops in the field, while most of my lectures were still conducted online. All in all, I found myself […] The post Macro Highlights – The Best of 2022 has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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Tingidae Checklist: Lace Bugs
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by Nicky Bay
1y ago
Lace bugs belong to the family Tingidae and are recognised by the lace-like structure on their pronotum and forewings. Lace bugs are usually host-specific and feed on the undersides of leaves by piercing the epidermis and sucking the sap. The holes left behind by the pierced epidermis are also how we typically identify the leaves […] The post Tingidae Checklist: Lace Bugs has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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BugShot Ecuador 2022 Highlights
Macro Photography in Singapore | Nicky Bay
by Nicky Bay
1y ago
BugShot Ecuador 2022 was held from 4 to 14 June 2022, brimming with a troupe of naturists hungry for some macro action after a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic. All of us immersed ourselves completely in the cool cloud forests and the deepest corners of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Many thanks to Kendra and John […] The post BugShot Ecuador 2022 Highlights has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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BugShot Ecuador 2022 Checklist
Macro Photography in Singapore | Nicky Bay
by Nicky Bay
1y ago
BugShot Ecuador 2022 was an unforgettable adventure with some of the world’s most wonderful bug folks. From the cloud forest to the Amazon river system, we simply snapped non-stop for 10 days. I ended up with over 10000 photos in recording almost everything that we saw. Ecuador is a haven for exotic microfauna and our […] The post BugShot Ecuador 2022 Checklist has just been published on www.nickybay.com ..read more
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