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FRIM with Shutter Asia - May 26th

May 29th, 2007 by ShaolinTiger at 1:28 PM MYT - 1,188 views

We headed over to FRIM again last Saturday with the Shutter Asia gang for some more crawling around in the jungle and getting all leeched up.

Don't let the guards rip you off, it's RM1 per person and RM5 per car. If you are doing commercial shoot such as bridal or wedding it's RM88. Just drive in with your camera in it's bag and you shouldn't have any problems.

We found a good variety of stuff this time (spiders, flies, damselfly, dragonfly, centipede and even a scorpion!)

Caterpillar

Spiny Spider AKA Jewel Spider Eating a MOTH!

Spiny or Jewel Spider

Orb Weaver (Not sure which kind)

Orb Weaver

Huge Jumping Spider - The biggest I've seen yet.

Jumping Spider

Black and Yellow Grasshopper

Grasshopper

St. Andrews Cross Spider

St Andrews Cross Spider

Large Golden Orb Weaver

Golden Orb Weaver

Damselfly in FLIGHT

Damselfly

Brown Dragonfly

Asian Forest Scorpion Portrait

Asian Forest Scorpion

Scorpion or ALIEN?! - Close-up

AFS Close Up

LEECH ATTACK! - This is the price I pay for macro.

Leech Attack Bites

One was still bleeding quite badly when I got home, nasty things those leeches.

You can see everyones pictures here:

FRIM Outing Pictures - May 26th 2007

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Tags: afs, asian-forest-scorpion, caterpillar, closeup, d200, forest, frim, grasshopper, insects, jewel-spider, jumping-spider, jungle, leech, leeches, macro, nikon, nikon-d200, orb-spider, scorpion, spider, spiders, spiny-spider, tamron, tamron90mm, tamronsp90

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8 Comments so far

Silencers on May 29th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

Shiet! The scorpion, jumping spider and grasshopper FTW! I should really join your trips one of these days.

By the way, if you want to prevent leeches, spray your socks with insecticide before wearing them. A less effective [but has worked for me] solution is to mix a lot of salt into a glass of water and spray it.

Unless you're going to stick your feet into a river, then it would all wash away and become useless.
marina on May 29th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Using Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11 on Windows XP

Really nice macro shot. I love the shot of the St. Andrews Cross Spider. But gosh ... really pity your feet.

But since leeches are used in medical practises, is that good too?

*scratches head*
Izuan on May 29th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

Nyeh nyeh nyehhh, I walked away with no leech bites!
illusionist on May 29th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

i've always loved your macro shots
TenthOfMarch on May 30th, 2007 at 3:22 am
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

I've never heard of a Damselfly before. When I first saw your leech photos, I thought it was some advertisement or something. Hahaha. It does look bad though. Really nice photos as usual.
ShaolinTiger on May 30th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 on Windows XP

Silencers: Yeah I heard Dettol works too, will try something next time I go. Thanks for the tips.

marina: Haha it's ok, I guess it's the price we pay to get the pictures It didn't feel too healthy to me..

Izuan: Lucky bugger.

illusionist: Thanks! Will keep practising.

TenthOfMarch: It's from the Odonata family, same family as Dragonflies.
boonsky on June 3rd, 2007 at 11:24 pm
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Nice macro shots. What kit do you use?
ShaolinTiger on June 4th, 2007 at 12:49 am
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 on Windows XP

boonsky: Nikon D200 with Tamron SP90mm 1:1 Macro lens and SB-800 Speedlight.