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Jan 2009 sightings

Spiders at Turut Track

31 Jan 2009
Steven Chong

A group of NSS members and I were at Turut track on Sat 31.1.09 came across this spider. Which St Andrew's Cross Spider is it?

Also saw at close range a Female Golden Web Spider.

Honey Bees at Sentosa

27, 30 Jan 2009
Sylvia Chua

Bees busy at work.

Golden Web Spiders at Mandai

17 Jan 2009
Tan KH

Got this Nephila at Mandai. It's smaller than the typical Golden Web Spider. It's a female and the small male was nearby. First time seeing a black Nephila! Initial suspect was Nephila kuhlii, but the latter does not exist in Singapore. So this is a black morph Nephila pilipes.

Here's another Nephila. It is the typical Golden Web Spider Nephia pilipes.

Blue Malayan Coral Snake at Chestnut Ave

5 Jan 2009
Con Foley

While walking in the Central Cachment forest near Chestnut Ave yesterday, I came across a beautiful blue, black and red snake lying motionless across the path around Noon.  It was so still, I almost thought it was dead, but the colors were too vibrant for a dead animal.  By the time I put my pack down and got my camera out it was already moving off into the forest, but very slowly.  All I got where a couple of lousy shots of the body and tail, but not the head.  Really nice looking snake, but don't pick this one up, it's bite could be the last bite you ever get!

Blue Malayan Coral Snake (Calliophis bivirgatus)

Painted Bronzeback at Singapore Zoo

2 Jan 2009
Steven Chong

Came across this fella at Singapore Zoo Gdns near the animal show area, very thin and small (around 1 foot).

Flat-tailed Gecko at Pulau Ubin

Jan 2009
Ben Lee

This Flat-tailed Gecko (Cosymbotus platyurus) was taken in Jan '09.