rp({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","xmlns$georss":"http://www.georss.org/georss","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-06T08:19:37.391-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"NaturallYours"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":"The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration. (Quote by CLAUDE MONET)"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026start-index\u003d26\u0026max-results\u003d25\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"76"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-2772095751074850967"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-06T08:04:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-06T08:19:37.411-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#65, Project Semakau Hunter Hide-and-Seeking!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yup. So... have not beeen to Semakau in a very long time indeed. It was a nice feeling going back! :) Was paired up with Wenqing this time...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere are a number of creatures spotted:-\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW4Qgt7lI/AAAAAAAAJQc/meQYkJ_bZvs/s1600-h/IMG_2821.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155639208996434\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW4Qgt7lI/AAAAAAAAJQc/meQYkJ_bZvs/s400/IMG_2821.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Swimming Crab\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW37pvjBI/AAAAAAAAJQU/9KzK-qD5EK4/s1600-h/IMG_2805.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155633609706514\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW37pvjBI/AAAAAAAAJQU/9KzK-qD5EK4/s400/IMG_2805.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eA drill-like shell. Not sure what it is! We had to 'capture' it in a ziplock bag for further identification.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW3mX9wqI/AAAAAAAAJQM/uYUYNrdSCf8/s1600-h/IMG_2826.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155627897995938\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW3mX9wqI/AAAAAAAAJQM/uYUYNrdSCf8/s400/IMG_2826.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWenqing spotted the Knobbly Sea Star. She was really happy with the find! It's tube feet were fully extended out and moving about... \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW2gdS_5I/AAAAAAAAJP8/iLsxipBl-bk/s1600-h/IMG_2795.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155609129877394\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW2gdS_5I/AAAAAAAAJP8/iLsxipBl-bk/s400/IMG_2795.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Sandfish sea cucumber. It was quite a huge one!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWXSgwhNI/AAAAAAAAJP0/91GiLeupAKQ/s1600-h/IMG_2792.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155072810353874\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWXSgwhNI/AAAAAAAAJP0/91GiLeupAKQ/s400/IMG_2792.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Black-lipped Conch. This was found in the seagrass lagoon, rather camouflaged.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155067647916290\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWW_R7-QI/AAAAAAAAJPk/xSoI_AXOeIg/s400/IMG_2783.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCan you guess what this is?\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWXN_gfEI/AAAAAAAAJPs/fX5X5QQx758/s1600-h/IMG_2785.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155071597149250\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWXN_gfEI/AAAAAAAAJPs/fX5X5QQx758/s400/IMG_2785.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIt's the Sentinel Crab! It's eyestalks can be tucked away nicely on the side, making it look very rectangularish indeed.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWWRacjEI/AAAAAAAAJPc/udB1QBYcpWM/s1600-h/IMG_2781.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155055335574594\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWWRacjEI/AAAAAAAAJPc/udB1QBYcpWM/s400/IMG_2781.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Hermit crab living in a shell not of its own. It's not a true crab and has to migrate from \"shell to shell\" when it grows larger.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWWDHYQlI/AAAAAAAAJPU/GAUSFkk6oFs/s1600-h/IMG_2774.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412155051497505362\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvWWDHYQlI/AAAAAAAAJPU/GAUSFkk6oFs/s400/IMG_2774.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Sea whelk.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWe managed to see a few flatworms, nudibranch (black margined), dog-faced water snake, brittle star, fanworms too! That concludes the hunter seeking trip! :)\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-2772095751074850967?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/2772095751074850967/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/12/65-project-semakau-hunter-hide-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2772095751074850967"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2772095751074850967"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/12/65-project-semakau-hunter-hide-and.html","title":"#65, Project Semakau Hunter Hide-and-Seeking!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SxvW4Qgt7lI/AAAAAAAAJQc/meQYkJ_bZvs/s72-c/IMG_2821.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-3302292594372246149"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-08T04:06:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-08T04:06:07.136-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\"http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2009/11/08/collared-kingfisher-eats-pufferfish/\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis is interesting though! Pufferfish swallowed by Collared KF!\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-3302292594372246149?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/3302292594372246149/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/11/httpbesgroup.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/3302292594372246149"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/3302292594372246149"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/11/httpbesgroup.html","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-1332460796371363237"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-25T23:03:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-25T23:04:01.948-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hello, just wanted to say that I will be pretty inactive - till Jan next year :)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSorry about it!\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-1332460796371363237?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/1332460796371363237/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/10/hello-just-wanted-to-say-that-i-will-be.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/1332460796371363237"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/1332460796371363237"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/10/hello-just-wanted-to-say-that-i-will-be.html","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-7303545891130404061"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-11T06:59:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-11T07:18:48.788-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dairy Farm Nature Park"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#64, Dairy Farm Nature Park Sightings!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Just a short update to let you know I am alive (lol).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eToday MY and I went to Dairy Farm Nature Park in the morning! It was pouring at first but the sky soon cleared, so that's great! We saw some interesting thingies, and it was a nice \u0026amp; cooling walk especially just after the shower!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SqpZNof4JqI/AAAAAAAAJMA/XwyC1VXeV4Q/s1600-h/IMG_9252.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380210795591771810\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SqpZNof4JqI/AAAAAAAAJMA/XwyC1VXeV4Q/s400/IMG_9252.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. \u003cstrong\u003eTree Shrew \u003c/strong\u003e, the animal on the right-hand side - We actually saw this but didn't manage to get a photo. It's really cute!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SqpZNI2zqvI/AAAAAAAAJL4/QPB1xccN4Yc/s1600-h/IMG_9271.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380210787098012402\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SqpZNI2zqvI/AAAAAAAAJL4/QPB1xccN4Yc/s400/IMG_9271.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. \u003cstrong\u003eMaiden Veil Fungus\u003c/strong\u003e, also known as the Stinkhorn - Wow! It's really pretty. It actually can be eaten! Look \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.clovegarden.com/ingred/fungus.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. We saw a couple of other fungus growing as well, like the bright orange coloured ones and other white ones as well. Not sure what their IDs are. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SqpZMfEN2uI/AAAAAAAAJLw/vn6TXWOhfbI/s1600-h/IMG_9280.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380210775879965410\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SqpZMfEN2uI/AAAAAAAAJLw/vn6TXWOhfbI/s400/IMG_9280.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e3. \u003cstrong\u003eA special Snail\u003c/strong\u003e - Not sure of it's ID yet!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e4. \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Mormon \u003c/strong\u003e- We saw this as well, it fluttering about, sucking the nectar with its long probocis.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-7303545891130404061?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/7303545891130404061/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/09/64-dairy-farm-nature-park-sightings.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7303545891130404061"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7303545891130404061"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/09/64-dairy-farm-nature-park-sightings.html","title":"#64, Dairy Farm Nature Park Sightings!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SqpZNof4JqI/AAAAAAAAJMA/XwyC1VXeV4Q/s72-c/IMG_9252.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-1732171369412271931"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-28T01:03:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-28T01:06:55.378-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#63, Darwin/Wallace Exhibition at SBG"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpePveHCQaI/AAAAAAAAJKM/XyQep8SlUc0/s1600-h/IMG_1954.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374922725989171618\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpePveHCQaI/AAAAAAAAJKM/XyQep8SlUc0/s400/IMG_1954.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Managed to find some time to visit the Exhibition today (: It's pretty interesting, there're preserved insect/ plant specimens displayed, with information about evolution/ Darwin/ Wallace as individuals. :) Too bad it's ending already - 31st Aug.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-1732171369412271931?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/1732171369412271931/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/08/63-darwinwallace-exhibition-at-sbg.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/1732171369412271931"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/1732171369412271931"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/08/63-darwinwallace-exhibition-at-sbg.html","title":"#63, Darwin/Wallace Exhibition at SBG"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpePveHCQaI/AAAAAAAAJKM/XyQep8SlUc0/s72-c/IMG_1954.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-4102828538136863579"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-24T19:08:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-24T19:21:41.801-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#62, Random Sightings"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"These were found over at the canal! Sorry I haven't been blogging. It's been alot of studying these days.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWent really early in the morning... so I was there to catch the \"waking up of birds\", they were really making alot of \"noise\"! But they were mainly the Mynas and Glossy Starlings.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIsPG7fOI/AAAAAAAAJKA/vag71AnwGnA/s1600-h/IMG_1933.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718705190173922\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIsPG7fOI/AAAAAAAAJKA/vag71AnwGnA/s400/IMG_1933.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eStriated Heron (I think) found rather common\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIbIvTRcI/AAAAAAAAJJ4/V1Q9YFEpcao/s1600-h/IMG_1920.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718411422680514\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIbIvTRcI/AAAAAAAAJJ4/V1Q9YFEpcao/s400/IMG_1920.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhite-throated Kingfisher \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInsects mainly \u0026amp; sceneries:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIaZnyM6I/AAAAAAAAJJw/wUcWuCmID3M/s1600-h/IMG_1912.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718398774686626\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIaZnyM6I/AAAAAAAAJJw/wUcWuCmID3M/s400/IMG_1912.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIZ3-tVRI/AAAAAAAAJJo/RYLq8YzPiFA/s1600-h/IMG_1892.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718389744030994\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIZ3-tVRI/AAAAAAAAJJo/RYLq8YzPiFA/s400/IMG_1892.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIZUVswsI/AAAAAAAAJJg/aA_fsNnSeSY/s1600-h/IMG_1883.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718380176786114\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIZUVswsI/AAAAAAAAJJg/aA_fsNnSeSY/s400/IMG_1883.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIYhySSnI/AAAAAAAAJJY/HwUl07WDiTc/s1600-h/IMG_1879.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718366606477938\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 182px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIYhySSnI/AAAAAAAAJJY/HwUl07WDiTc/s400/IMG_1879.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH9mgfPjI/AAAAAAAAJJQ/M0_ZIwPp2io/s1600-h/IMG_1842.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373717904017538610\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH9mgfPjI/AAAAAAAAJJQ/M0_ZIwPp2io/s400/IMG_1842.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH9DIbOHI/AAAAAAAAJJI/63mnDC6PagM/s1600-h/IMG_1835.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373717894521370738\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH9DIbOHI/AAAAAAAAJJI/63mnDC6PagM/s400/IMG_1835.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH8m6l6pI/AAAAAAAAJJA/-Xql7V0nOdk/s1600-h/IMG_1826.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373717886947158674\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH8m6l6pI/AAAAAAAAJJA/-Xql7V0nOdk/s400/IMG_1826.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH8Py_qcI/AAAAAAAAJI4/jlDGmjWxwJw/s1600-h/IMG_1820.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373717880741276098\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH8Py_qcI/AAAAAAAAJI4/jlDGmjWxwJw/s400/IMG_1820.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH7kzEzNI/AAAAAAAAJIw/D6vq6quHeuw/s1600-h/IMG_1797.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373717869198888146\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNH7kzEzNI/AAAAAAAAJIw/D6vq6quHeuw/s400/IMG_1797.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-4102828538136863579?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/4102828538136863579/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/08/62-random-sightings.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/4102828538136863579"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/4102828538136863579"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/08/62-random-sightings.html","title":"#62, Random Sightings"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SpNIsPG7fOI/AAAAAAAAJKA/vag71AnwGnA/s72-c/IMG_1933.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-6723491755065771700"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-27T01:04:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-27T01:33:48.877-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#61, Part I: Semakau guiding with the Seaslugs/Flatworms!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I was guiding with the Sea Slugs group yesterday. I had a great time, as usual! On this trip, we got to see the huuuuge animals! And we also saw three different types of flatworms and \"recruited\" them into our group.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhat we saw at the Intertidals:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(a) Huge Oscellated Sea Cucumber\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e(b) \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/mollusca/gastropoda/naticidae/didyma.htm\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eBall Moon Snail\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e (!)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e(c) Fiddler Crabs at the Bakau Trees\u003cbr /\u003e(d) Sandfish Sea Cucumber\u003cbr /\u003e(e) Common Sea Star\u003cbr /\u003e(f) Oysters\u003cbr /\u003e(g) Sponges (Pink, Blue, Yellow, Brown)\u003cbr /\u003e(h) Hairy Crab x 3\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e(i) Flatworms x 3 types (\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/worm/polycladida/beige.htm\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eBeige flatworm\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/worm/polycladida/uniarborensis.htm\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eOrange-Striped flatworm\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/worm/polycladida/bedfordi.htm\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003ePersian-carpet flatworm\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e) (!)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e(j) Knobbly Sea Star\u003cbr /\u003e(k) Polka-dotted Nudibranch\u003cbr /\u003e(l) Giant Carpet Anemone with Anemone Shrimp\u003cbr /\u003e(m) Synaptid Sea Cucumber\u003cbr /\u003e(n) Giant Clam x 2 (juvenile \u0026amp; adult)\u003cbr /\u003e(o) Many casts of the Acorn Worm\u003cbr /\u003e(p) Eggs of the Spiral Melongela\u003cbr /\u003e(q) \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/cnidaria/coralsoft/letpimply.htm\"\u003ePimply Leathery Coral \u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e(r) \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/cnidaria/coralsoft/letsmooth.htm\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eSmooth Leathery Coral\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e (!)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026amp; the same Bracket fungus was there at the logs! Brown spores were present again. How interesting...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWill post again with photographs soon (I hope).\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-6723491755065771700?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/6723491755065771700/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/61-part-i-semakau-guiding-with.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/6723491755065771700"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/6723491755065771700"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/61-part-i-semakau-guiding-with.html","title":"#61, Part I: Semakau guiding with the Seaslugs/Flatworms!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-5846191022170948114"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-25T07:07:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-27T02:12:18.220-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#60, Part I: Beting Bronok"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"So today we went to Beting Bronok, an reef of our Northern Shores. It's the only remaining one we have in the North, sadly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo what did we see? The reef was really rich, we saw the following:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. Cake Sea Star\u003cbr /\u003e2. \u003cstrong\u003eMany\u003c/strong\u003e Biscuit Sea Star\u003cbr /\u003e3. 2 Butterfly Fishes\u003cbr /\u003e4. Filefish\u003cbr /\u003e5. 2 Eels\u003cbr /\u003e6. Big Catfish\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e7. Bailer Snail (!)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e8. Pencil Urchin\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e9. Hydroids (!)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e10. Sea Pen (!)\u003cbr /\u003e11. Sea Squirt (!)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e12. Knobbly Sea Star\u003cbr /\u003e13. Flatworms\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e14. Nudibranches (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/mollusca/slugs/nudibranchia/villosa.htm\"\u003eYellow-foot nudibranch\u003c/a\u003e, and more)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e15. Sea Cucumbers (ID later)\u003cbr /\u003e16. Sponge Crabs\u003cbr /\u003e17. Onyx Cowrie\u003cbr /\u003e18. ______ Cowrie (ID later)\u003cbr /\u003e19. A large Noble Volute\u003cbr /\u003e20. Glass Anemone\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-5846191022170948114?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/5846191022170948114/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/60-beting-bronok-part-i.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/5846191022170948114"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/5846191022170948114"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/60-beting-bronok-part-i.html","title":"#60, Part I: Beting Bronok"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-2403504742762330621"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-24T08:21:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-24T08:21:59.516-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#59, Snail gnawing on leaves"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cobject width\u003d\"400\" height\u003d\"300\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowfullscreen\" value\u003d\"true\" /\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\" /\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id\u003d5301090\u0026amp;server\u003dvimeo.com\u0026amp;show_title\u003d1\u0026amp;show_byline\u003d1\u0026amp;show_portrait\u003d0\u0026amp;color\u003d\u0026amp;fullscreen\u003d1\" /\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id\u003d5301090\u0026amp;server\u003dvimeo.com\u0026amp;show_title\u003d1\u0026amp;show_byline\u003d1\u0026amp;show_portrait\u003d0\u0026amp;color\u003d\u0026amp;fullscreen\u003d1\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" width\u003d\"400\" height\u003d\"300\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://vimeo.com/5301090\"\u003eMr Garden Snail\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://vimeo.com/user1948023\"\u003eEunice Soh\u003c/a\u003e on \u003ca href\u003d\"http://vimeo.com\"\u003eVimeo\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA Snail Video :)\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-2403504742762330621?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/2403504742762330621/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/59-snail-gnawing-on-leaves.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2403504742762330621"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2403504742762330621"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/59-snail-gnawing-on-leaves.html","title":"#59, Snail gnawing on leaves"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-4149639752581385000"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-19T05:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-19T06:14:36.180-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Singapore Botanical Gardens"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#58, SBG"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The Singapore Botanical Gardens is really a very good place for beginner photographers, like me to hone photography skills. Though everything there is pretty much man-made/man-planted, it's still teeming with life. The place is in abundance of insects, beautiful plants and birds as well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/\"\u003eOnce again\u003c/a\u003e, Sir Stamford Raffles, who was an avid naturalist, was the one who initiated the idea. However, after his death, the garden dissipated. Fortunately, it was revived again by an Agri-Horticultural society in 1859.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis year, the SBG celebrates its 150th anniversary, that's a mighty long time! Indeed the garden has changed a lot, now it's even equipped with a basement food court and botany library.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor your viewing pleasure, I hope. I shot these with my telephoto lens 75-300mm and trusty old Canon 350D.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIuovw9fI/AAAAAAAAH7E/yqn_MAtcIpw/s1600-h/IMG_8002.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349019317225715186\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIuovw9fI/AAAAAAAAH7E/yqn_MAtcIpw/s400/IMG_8002.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e The Bee at the Pond. Bees are great subjects as well, a pretty common subjects in my 'list' :) :)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIuGCV0jI/AAAAAAAAH68/Y-2xQ-wOt6M/s1600-h/IMG_8030.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349019307908387378\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIuGCV0jI/AAAAAAAAH68/Y-2xQ-wOt6M/s400/IMG_8030.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e The male Olive-backed Sunbird. They came in swarms where the heliconias (they are plants related to gingers) were! Around 8 - 10 of them around. There was also the Crimson Sunbird, which was a first for me. Didn't manage to capture its photo.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIt7JTJTI/AAAAAAAAH60/vEaywRntKuw/s1600-h/IMG_7964.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349019304984782130\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIt7JTJTI/AAAAAAAAH60/vEaywRntKuw/s400/IMG_7964.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eThe Stork-billed KF which is very huge (in fact, the largest KF in Singapore). This one was particularly huge as well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIRZ9FxaI/AAAAAAAAH6s/qtyEhstczcQ/s1600-h/IMG_8038.JPG\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIRF6w12I/AAAAAAAAH6k/cql-w3hXnd0/s1600-h/IMG_8054.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349018809660397410\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIRF6w12I/AAAAAAAAH6k/cql-w3hXnd0/s400/IMG_8054.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e The female Olive-backed Sunbird again.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIQ9YgBCI/AAAAAAAAH6c/oKDJVyMSCd4/s1600-h/IMG_8082.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349018807369204770\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIQ9YgBCI/AAAAAAAAH6c/oKDJVyMSCd4/s400/IMG_8082.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e A grasshopper! This shows of the grasshopper slightly hidden, as if it were playing peek-a-boo with us :) It has added a tinge of mystery.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIQhmyPpI/AAAAAAAAH6U/_O0nkJV9JTw/s1600-h/IMG_8086.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349018799912926866\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIQhmyPpI/AAAAAAAAH6U/_O0nkJV9JTw/s400/IMG_8086.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e A dragonfly that taken in an oddly-framed photo. Usually, for insects, we tend to take parallel to plane of the insect, so that you can see the full body. I guess this shot is for aesthetic purposes. I like how it looks like a 4-legged spider of sorts. And the background's pretty nice and clean.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIQds5IUI/AAAAAAAAH6M/1-x7RqAR0fE/s1600-h/IMG_8109.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349018798864802114\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIQds5IUI/AAAAAAAAH6M/1-x7RqAR0fE/s400/IMG_8109.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e And the veination of the fern. An early ancestor of the higher plants. I always love the backlitting of the veins such that it shows! Another technique you can employ whenever taking photos, because they always produce beautiful results. It's a reason why you should start nature photography early, to catch the morning sun which is not too harsh and just right!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaw a couple of common birds - yellow-vented bulbuls, pigeons, mynas etc.; and even pigeons building nests on a man-made object o.O; some others even saw the pied fantail, magpie robin, collared kingfisher.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-4149639752581385000?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/4149639752581385000/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/singapore-botanical-gardens-is-really.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/4149639752581385000"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/4149639752581385000"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/singapore-botanical-gardens-is-really.html","title":"#58, SBG"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjuIuovw9fI/AAAAAAAAH7E/yqn_MAtcIpw/s72-c/IMG_8002.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-7605470360556579784"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-12T23:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-13T00:29:06.129-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Semakau"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#57,Transect @ Semakau"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNUH8phx4I/AAAAAAAAHzA/TkkPshMUMf4/s1600-h/IMG_0185.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346709678135035778\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNUH8phx4I/AAAAAAAAHzA/TkkPshMUMf4/s400/IMG_0185.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt was a rainy morning, but the clouds soon cleared and we began our transect.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNUHippeWI/AAAAAAAAHy4/rXJl1sehI7A/s1600-h/IMG_0189.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346709671156218210\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNUHippeWI/AAAAAAAAHy4/rXJl1sehI7A/s400/IMG_0189.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePeanut worm. Ms Wang found it, she mentioned it's really rare to see them around. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNUHPGOVWI/AAAAAAAAHyw/jiFVMfYdfrc/s1600-h/IMG_0190.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346709665907365218\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNUHPGOVWI/AAAAAAAAHyw/jiFVMfYdfrc/s400/IMG_0190.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA close up.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNTpvOy-jI/AAAAAAAAHyo/FXiEDi3ocNs/s1600-h/IMG_0193.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346709159137180210\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNTpvOy-jI/AAAAAAAAHyo/FXiEDi3ocNs/s400/IMG_0193.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis is S., he was digging the seagrass, with a beautiful (but faint) rainbow at is back. He's using a grey suction cup to scoop the seagrass up. It's a very innovative equipment.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNTpeERlsI/AAAAAAAAHyg/bnoBfPGMmaE/s1600-h/IMG_0196.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346709154529646274\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNTpeERlsI/AAAAAAAAHyg/bnoBfPGMmaE/s400/IMG_0196.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis is a Monitor Lizard that was spotted. Really shocked to see it in the salt water area! I've yet to find out which Monitor Lizard it is...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNTpDrX8RI/AAAAAAAAHyY/Mvi4A8ckPWo/s1600-h/IMG_0202.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346709147445883154\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNTpDrX8RI/AAAAAAAAHyY/Mvi4A8ckPWo/s400/IMG_0202.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAfter a tired day's work, H. \u0026 S. :)\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-7605470360556579784?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/7605470360556579784/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/57transect-semakau.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7605470360556579784"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7605470360556579784"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/57transect-semakau.html","title":"#57,Transect @ Semakau"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjNUH8phx4I/AAAAAAAAHzA/TkkPshMUMf4/s72-c/IMG_0185.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-1063552006635928633"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-12T07:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-14T07:34:26.081-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Semakau"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#56, Part II: Guiding with Mangroves!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Today was guiding at Semakau... Truly a hot day yet it was enjoyable. I got to do my first public walk and a small group (Mangroves) made up of five ladies (girl power!) For all the animals I've seen, you can click \u003ca href\u003d\"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/56-part-i-guiding-with-mangroves.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJv6WE_6eI/AAAAAAAAHxA/8B0tCZgMFv0/s1600-h/IMG_0070.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346458755791841762\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJv6WE_6eI/AAAAAAAAHxA/8B0tCZgMFv0/s400/IMG_0070.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e The sun was already almost up on the boat ride... :)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe boarded the boat at around 6 am and reached the island 45 minutes later. Soon, we began the short walk along the along the road leading to the forest. It's nicknamed: the F1 Race Track - because it really resembles a race track.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJv6F5SK7I/AAAAAAAAHw4/yxLEVGN44e4/s1600-h/IMG_0074.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346458751447739314\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJv6F5SK7I/AAAAAAAAHw4/yxLEVGN44e4/s400/IMG_0074.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe four enthusiastic ladies.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Notables\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJv53MwuuI/AAAAAAAAHww/SmHJW08GErk/s1600-h/IMG_0081.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346458747502901986\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJv53MwuuI/AAAAAAAAHww/SmHJW08GErk/s400/IMG_0081.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e Stonefish Sea Cucumber (\u003cem\u003eActinopyga lecanora\u003c/em\u003e)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSea cucumbers are relatives of the sea star- they have the five-point radial symmetry, though they do not resemble their relatives very much! Also, they have tube feet all around its body to help it move about. They usually move about to feed on the detritus found in the sand.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to breathe, they pump in water via their anus through what is called the \"respiratory trees\", which enables the oxygen to be absorbed. The water is flushed out the same way. It is often hard to tell the difference between the head and the anus because they look pretty much the same! \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen stressed, sea cucumbers can become soft or even hard. This is due to its mutable tissues which enable it to soften or harden. In order to protect itself, the sea cucumber is poisonous to eat and are able to 'vomit' their internal organs when provoked. In reproduction, these single-sex animals release sperm/ eggs into the nearby water and external fertilization takes place. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJvfcP3flI/AAAAAAAAHwo/zPqvqZBiEIs/s1600-h/IMG_0090.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346458293591572050\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJvfcP3flI/AAAAAAAAHwo/zPqvqZBiEIs/s400/IMG_0090.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eJuvenile Brown-spotted Moray Eel (ID?)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill awaiting ID but it is definitely an eel. This was spotted by one of the participants! Wow, a keen eye. This little fish was about 10 cm in length at the most. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEels have no dorsal and anal fins, and only have one long, ribbony tail fin. They tend to like to hide in rock crevices and holes, like this one here. So most of their body length is actually unexposed!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJvfDLTI_I/AAAAAAAAHwg/ofb3CwzfPs4/s1600-h/IMG_0093.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346458286861526002\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJvfDLTI_I/AAAAAAAAHwg/ofb3CwzfPs4/s400/IMG_0093.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJve0_RlqI/AAAAAAAAHwY/lb_Uez_4eoI/s1600-h/IMG_0100.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346458283052996258\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJve0_RlqI/AAAAAAAAHwY/lb_Uez_4eoI/s400/IMG_0100.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eJuvenile Cushion Star (\u003cem\u003eCulcita novaeguinea\u003c/em\u003e)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sea star is usually found in the deeper waters and less frequently in the intertidal areas. Like all sea stars, it has a five-point radial symmetry and has a central mouth on the underside. In addition, it is a haemaphrodite (which means its both male and female) but it cannot self-fertilize. The juveniles have arms that are better defined than their adults.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eOysters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are filter feeders that do not move at all. This means that when the tide comes in, the gills of the oysters filter food particles from the sea water. They remain stationary on rock substratum for as long as they plant themselves there at the larval stage. They are bivalves, as they have two parts to the shell. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eSpider Conch\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese spider conches are very beautiful and have spikes along its shell, which is why many people love to collect the shells of these animals, resulting in the loss of many of these conches. ): The conches only develop the spikes as they grow older; and these spikes are like 'weapons' that intimidate predators. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, the conch itself is a predator. It hunts on small animals. To move about, it uses its foot to help it 'jump'. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJvehsw2pI/AAAAAAAAHwQ/Iv7p8AWBoYY/s1600-h/IMG_0102.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346458277875079826\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJvehsw2pI/AAAAAAAAHwQ/Iv7p8AWBoYY/s400/IMG_0102.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eBracket Fungus\u003c/span\u003e that was releasing spores\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey usually grow on logs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJveGco1bI/AAAAAAAAHwI/VmgYP-qF6yY/s1600-h/IMG_0113.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346458270559688114\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJveGco1bI/AAAAAAAAHwI/VmgYP-qF6yY/s400/IMG_0113.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eCarpenter Bee\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome information on it on my other blog post \u003ca href\u003d\"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2008/10/38-clementi-canal.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#663333;\"\u003eOn reflection, today's trip was really enriching because I got to learn from my participants as well, one who is well-versed in the ins-and-outs of Semakau \u0026amp; is a diver, and the other who took a natural history module of Singapore. ;) Also learnt to stop and take a look at the animals/plants all around!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome photos taken today, compiled into a contact sheet;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJu2qZOG9I/AAAAAAAAHwA/sth5dxvUkvE/s1600-h/ContactSheet_002_001.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346457593014262738\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJu2qZOG9I/AAAAAAAAHwA/sth5dxvUkvE/s400/ContactSheet_002_001.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJu2aYsmsI/AAAAAAAAHv4/hQNJLxvMGks/s1600-h/ContactSheet_002_002.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346457588717099714\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJu2aYsmsI/AAAAAAAAHv4/hQNJLxvMGks/s400/ContactSheet_002_002.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJu2AsmqFI/AAAAAAAAHvw/kvBTIIwT270/s1600-h/ContactSheet_002_003.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346457581821274194\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJu2AsmqFI/AAAAAAAAHvw/kvBTIIwT270/s400/ContactSheet_002_003.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e For other accounts, you can read:-\u003cbr /\u003e1. KS's blog entry \u003ca href\u003d\"http://wondercreation.blogspot.com/2009/06/semakau-public-walk-on-12-june.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. SY's blog entry \u003ca href\u003d\"http://uforest.blogspot.com/2009/06/sunrise-at-semakau.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e3. JL's blog entry \u003ca href\u003d\"http://wherediscoverybegins.blogspot.com/2009/06/semakau-inter-tidal-walk-on-12-june.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCredits\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.seawater.no/fauna/Pigghuder/sjokjeks.htm\"\u003ehttp://www.seawater.no/fauna/Pigghuder/sjokjeks.htm\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/echinodermata/asteroidea/culcita.htm\"\u003ehttp://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/echinodermata/asteroidea/culcita.htm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-1063552006635928633?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/1063552006635928633/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/56-part-ii-guiding-with-mangroves.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/1063552006635928633"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/1063552006635928633"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/56-part-ii-guiding-with-mangroves.html","title":"#56, Part II: Guiding with Mangroves!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SjJv6WE_6eI/AAAAAAAAHxA/8B0tCZgMFv0/s72-c/IMG_0070.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-7541751289588266019"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-12T06:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-14T07:35:01.523-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Semakau"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Checklists of Intertidals"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#56, Part I: Guiding with the Mangroves!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Location: \u003cu\u003ePulau Semakau\u003c/u\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDate: \u003cu\u003e12 June, Friday\u003c/u\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTime: \u003cu\u003e7+ am onwards\u003c/u\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSand bar\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(a) Fiddler Crab\u003cbr /\u003e(b) Gobies \u0026amp; Shrimps\u003cbr /\u003e(c) Creeper Snails\u003cbr /\u003e(d) Nerites\u003cbr /\u003e(e) Sponges\u003cbr /\u003e(f) Small Hermit Crabs\u003cbr /\u003e(g) Bakau Tree (Mangrove)\u003cbr /\u003e(h) \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eOysters\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(i) Snapping Shrimps\u003cbr /\u003e(j) Fanworm, of brown colouration\u003cbr /\u003e(k) Small Noble Volute\u003cbr /\u003e(l) Beaded Anemone, Banded\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeagrass lagoon\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(a) Synaptid Sea Cucumber\u003cbr /\u003e(b) \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eSpider Conch \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(c) Giant Carpet Anemone\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoral rubble\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(a) Mushroom Sunflower Coral\u003cbr /\u003e(b) Marine Spider\u003cbr /\u003e(c) Octopus\u003cbr /\u003e(d) Hairy Crabs x 6\u003cbr /\u003e(e) \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eStonefish Sea Cucumber\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(f) \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eJuvenile Brown-spotted Moray Eel\u003c/span\u003e (ID?)\u003cbr /\u003e(g) Juvenile Giant Clam\u003cbr /\u003e(h) Cowrie\u003cbr /\u003e(i) Sand-sifting Sea Stars, there were many small ones\u003cbr /\u003e(j) Knobbly Sea Stars x 2\u003cbr /\u003e(k) \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eJuvenile Cushion Star\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(l) Hard Corals\u003cbr /\u003e(m) Zoanthids\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReef Edge\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(a) Seahorse\u003cbr /\u003e(b) Nudibranch - Polka-dotted Nudibranch (\u003cem\u003eGymnodoris funebris\u003c/em\u003e), Pimply Phyllid Nudibranch (\u003cem\u003ePhyllidiella pustulosa\u003c/em\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e(c) Flatworm - Blue-lined Flatworm (\u003cem\u003ePseudoceros species)\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(d) Red Swimming Crab\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther non-intertidal creatures\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(a) \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eCarpenter Bee\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(b) \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eBracket Fungus\u003c/span\u003e that was releasing spores\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e*The new way I'll blog now for my exploratory/guiding trips:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e- Part (I) of the trip will be a checklist of the items we seen, even the common\u003cbr /\u003eones, the interesting ones will be highlighted in \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eRED\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#000000;\"\u003e, according to their habitat.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e- Part (II) of the trip will be a photograph collection of the interesting/notable/new creatures that we found on the way.\u003cbr /\u003e- Scientific names will be \u003cem\u003eItalicised \u003c/em\u003eand in brackets next to the common name.\u003cbr /\u003e- Questionable IDs will have a tag like this: (ID?)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat way, I'll learn more (I think) haha. :) \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-7541751289588266019?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/7541751289588266019/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/56-part-i-guiding-with-mangroves.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7541751289588266019"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7541751289588266019"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/56-part-i-guiding-with-mangroves.html","title":"#56, Part I: Guiding with the Mangroves!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-132597421336557768"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-08T23:08:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-08T23:18:18.784-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#55, Home - a movie"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eWatch \u003cstrong\u003eHome\u003c/strong\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt's a great movie :) Search HOME on Youtube.com\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOr visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.home-2009.com/\"\u003ehttp://www.home-2009.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-132597421336557768?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/132597421336557768/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/55-home-movie.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/132597421336557768"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/132597421336557768"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/55-home-movie.html","title":"#55, Home - a movie"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-2670993812477784663"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-07T19:25:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-07T19:38:25.306-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ulu Pandan Canal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photograph"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Birds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#54, Birds"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Some photos of the birds I got...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3FXySwvI/AAAAAAAAHs4/E307Vsrdnu8/s1600-h/IMG_7820.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344777791949947634\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3FXySwvI/AAAAAAAAHs4/E307Vsrdnu8/s400/IMG_7820.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eI got the photo underexposed, so !??! I don't know what pigeons they are... Couldn't see as the sun shining really intensely.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3FLW_zzI/AAAAAAAAHsw/JCOMnGgPR4g/s1600-h/IMG_7800.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344777788614233906\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3FLW_zzI/AAAAAAAAHsw/JCOMnGgPR4g/s400/IMG_7800.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCollared kingfisher which was making loud calls. Its tail feathers are spreaded out. (Note: Awhile ago, it was preening itself.)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3Ezj4MgI/AAAAAAAAHso/kLACWDWw9xc/s1600-h/IMG_7769.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344777782225809922\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3Ezj4MgI/AAAAAAAAHso/kLACWDWw9xc/s400/IMG_7769.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eMunia!!!!! My first time seeing them here. It shows that there are munias around! These birds tend to roam about open fields and grassy areas (cos that's where their food is found)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003e(photo was sharpened)\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3ErSfOZI/AAAAAAAAHsg/Cy0PeKTDy80/s1600-h/IMG_7760.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344777780005386642\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3ErSfOZI/AAAAAAAAHsg/Cy0PeKTDy80/s400/IMG_7760.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Pecking on the grass for food. (read BESG blog on what they feed on) Soon after, the two of the munias which were around took off probably cos of my presence. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMunias ftw.\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-2670993812477784663?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/2670993812477784663/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/54-birds.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2670993812477784663"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2670993812477784663"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/54-birds.html","title":"#54, Birds"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Six3FXySwvI/AAAAAAAAHs4/E307Vsrdnu8/s72-c/IMG_7820.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-5704106766376290583"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-06T21:34:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-07T19:12:16.371-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pulau Hantu"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#53, Pulau Hantu"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344486500394622738\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SituJ-LkXxI/AAAAAAAAHsE/ZTrQbSv7yIk/s400/1+title.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SitEdsHU1mI/AAAAAAAAHqE/NkOKWumHOEg/s1600-h/hantugogdot.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344440659654006370\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SitEdsHU1mI/AAAAAAAAHqE/NkOKWumHOEg/s400/hantugogdot.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e Credits to \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ewww.wildsingapore.com\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e for the photo\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJust today, a group of RMBR guides went over to \u003cstrong\u003ePulau Hantu\u003c/strong\u003e - it's the Malay name for \"ghost island\". Gives you the creeps eh? I remember being really scared of the island when I last went diving at Hantu, two to three years back. Well, actually the place's really nothing to be afraid of. It's a pretty place, with wild grasses growing around, palmies (that's what my friend calls Palm Trees) and the likes. It's really great for camps/ gatherings etc. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485057076139922\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sits19ZoF5I/AAAAAAAAHqk/10isxCdLvik/s400/IMG_7731.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e \u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePretty!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003eAs you can see in the map, the Hantu island is made up of two portions, the \"Hantu Bersar\" (big ghost) and \"Hantu Kechil\" (little ghost). Somehow, it reminds me of the many islands in Singapore that are found in pairs, like the:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(1) Sister's Island\u003cbr /\u003e(2) the Semakau Island (it's made up of two islands actually!)\u003cbr /\u003e(3)St John's Island \u0026amp; the Larzarus Island.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485052934156626\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sits1t-GcVI/AAAAAAAAHqc/iaYCk-zA8gc/s400/IMG_7719.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e \u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Southern part\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere are two jetties and during low tide, you can literally trod past the area between the two islands, like what we did today! There're two jetties as well. \u003cem\u003eEep\u003c/em\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485058148454338\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sits2BZST8I/AAAAAAAAHqs/wQjCJKF7PEI/s400/IMG_7733.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e \u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJetty at the South\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485048546617250\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sits1doB56I/AAAAAAAAHqM/oOqAwv-pVEk/s400/IMG_7694.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdjacent to Bukom, an oil refinery island\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e*****\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eToday we saw a grand total of\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1 \u003cstrong\u003eflatworm\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1 \u003cstrong\u003enudibranch \u003c/strong\u003e(NEW NEW NEW)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1 \u003cstrong\u003emosaic crab \u003c/strong\u003ewhose pincers and one leg were gonee on one side of the crab, wonder what happened?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis crab is the most poisonous crab found in Singapore as their toxins do not disintegrate on cooking, there have been cases of deaths when eaten. They're also poisonous. So don't touch/eat them! This beautiful crab is listed 'endangered'. They actually belong to the family 'Xanthidae', which are all poisonous crabs. (P: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/arthropoda/arthropoda.htm\"\u003eArthropoda\u003c/a\u003e, SP: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/crustacea/crustacea.htm\"\u003eCrustacea\u003c/a\u003e, C: Malacostraca O: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/crustacea/decapoda.htm\"\u003eDecapoda\u003c/a\u003e,SO: Brachyurans, F: Xanthidae) It is understood that the toxins in these animals are made by symbiotic bacteria.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1 \u003cstrong\u003ered egg crab\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eIt's a close relative of the mosaic crab, poisonous/ venomous too.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1 sac of \u003cstrong\u003espiral melongela egg capsules\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344486506537126818\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SituKVEDi6I/AAAAAAAAHsM/up_QS5nFa9A/s400/IMG_7642.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003emany many \u003cstrong\u003ecommon sea stars,\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e sponges, shrimps, gobies, soft/hard corals (\u003c/strong\u003ee.g. sunflower mushroom coral) \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt9Gpr-BI/AAAAAAAAHr8/3Hj0TDbQIsk/s1600-h/IMG_7673.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344486279330134034\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt9Gpr-BI/AAAAAAAAHr8/3Hj0TDbQIsk/s400/IMG_7673.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e 1 orange-coloured \u003cstrong\u003eshrimp\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt8-X6baI/AAAAAAAAHr0/y6xsqfEbiZI/s1600-h/IMG_7665.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344486277108100514\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt8-X6baI/AAAAAAAAHr0/y6xsqfEbiZI/s400/IMG_7665.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e1 squid which squirted out ink when it was in distress!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eAnyway, it was constantly changing its colour, and it's due to \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatophore\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003echromatophores\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003e, which enable the squid to change colours to camouflage into its surroundings.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt8oXTf8I/AAAAAAAAHrs/qLg7Ys77tbI/s1600-h/IMG_7660.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344486271199969218\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt8oXTf8I/AAAAAAAAHrs/qLg7Ys77tbI/s400/IMG_7660.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e quite a few \u003cstrong\u003efan worms\u003c/strong\u003e (white, brown variations)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt8ji6ZCI/AAAAAAAAHrk/SVUmpT1_NI4/s1600-h/IMG_7650.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344486269906478114\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt8ji6ZCI/AAAAAAAAHrk/SVUmpT1_NI4/s400/IMG_7650.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e 1 \u003cstrong\u003espiral melongela\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt8brh0zI/AAAAAAAAHrc/8Pw1lekfe9E/s1600-h/IMG_7642+copy.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344486267795133234\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sitt8brh0zI/AAAAAAAAHrc/8Pw1lekfe9E/s400/IMG_7642+copy.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e1 male\u003cstrong\u003e fiddler crab\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eThe fiddle crab is pretty huge, and it has a nice orange claw.\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SittkwXUxfI/AAAAAAAAHrU/4V3uMHVRcdg/s1600-h/IMG_7688.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485861030675954\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SittkwXUxfI/AAAAAAAAHrU/4V3uMHVRcdg/s400/IMG_7688.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e 1 baby \u003cstrong\u003egiant clam\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eYay..... :) Koksheng was look out for them. He GPS-ed the position of it.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sittke44INI/AAAAAAAAHrE/bpnqNjt6SU8/s1600-h/IMG_7681.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485856339566802\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/Sittke44INI/AAAAAAAAHrE/bpnqNjt6SU8/s400/IMG_7681.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e1 \u003cstrong\u003egiant carpet anemone\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eUnfortunately, no anemone shrimp/ oscellated clownfish ):\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SittkG09VVI/AAAAAAAAHq8/WKQ1rAmw8Ag/s1600-h/IMG_7679.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485849880679762\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SittkG09VVI/AAAAAAAAHq8/WKQ1rAmw8Ag/s400/IMG_7679.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e 5 \u003cstrong\u003efeather stars\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eThey're filter feeders, which explains why it has so many hair-like protrusions of its arms used to trap the particle in the sea water :) saw the brown version too!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485849766301826\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SittkGZsEII/AAAAAAAAHq0/w0hiR7pc1Ek/s400/IMG_7678.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e10 \u003cstrong\u003ebrittle stars\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eThey're very light sensitive. At the sight of the (torch) light (we went in the early morning, so it was still dark), they hide immediately in the rock crevices. Only this brittle star was less shy but as you can see, this one's trying to hide too!\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SitxYtRVU8I/AAAAAAAAHsU/gv6JRjHX0vU/s1600-h/IMG_7707.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344490052088320962\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SitxYtRVU8I/AAAAAAAAHsU/gv6JRjHX0vU/s400/IMG_7707.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e many many many \u003cstrong\u003ecommon sea stars\u003c/strong\u003e! \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eSaw a 6-legged one, 4-legged one, and the usual 5-legged ones, plus there were many small stars around, really in abundance - I daresay, more than P. Semakau's common sea star density? \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eIt's interesting to note that these sea stars actually have a nervous system just that it's rather complex. They lack a true centralised brain and operate via the nerve ring on each arm. So you may ask the following few questions:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Are the sea stars able to feel (pain)?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePersonally, I'm not sure too but I'll say no. Though they've a nervous system, they lack a true brain so they are unable to process the action which causes them pain. I'm sure it's more complex than that.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eI'll try to find out more but if you do know, pl leave a comment!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- How would they know which directions to move towards? (How are they able to think colletively?)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eThere is the leading arm that is usually observed to have its tip raised and curve backwards while the rest of the arms move in the direction of the leading arm with the tube feet with the signalling of the leading arm (chemical signals). Any of the arms have the potential to the be leading arm. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Are they able to store information and where?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI don't know. But they can learn things..... and store them. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666600;\"\u003eRead more about it \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.madreporite.com/science/nervous.htm\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e, it's pretty interesting!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344485858887819330\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SittkoYbYEI/AAAAAAAAHrM/2qHjyr3ax0I/s400/IMG_7687.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e I like the cloud :) \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eGoodbye, Hantu! Thanks to Ron/Ms Wang who organized the trip! Need to consider to get a point-and-shoot, lugging around the old DSLR is not fun. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eRead other blog entries on:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(1) S's blog \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mantamola.blogspot.com/2009/06/hantu-exploration.html\"\u003ehere\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e****\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCredits:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish#Nervous_system\"\u003ehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish#Nervous_system\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.madreporite.com/science/orientation.htm\"\u003ehttp://www.madreporite.com/science/orientation.htm\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wildsingapore.com/\"\u003ehttp://www.wildsingapore.com/\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-5704106766376290583?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/5704106766376290583/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/53-pulau-hantu.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/5704106766376290583"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/5704106766376290583"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/06/53-pulau-hantu.html","title":"#53, Pulau Hantu"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SituJ-LkXxI/AAAAAAAAHsE/ZTrQbSv7yIk/s72-c/1+title.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-2665454794593625327"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-12T18:58:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-13T06:32:36.497-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Semakau"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#52, Intertidal Walk with Tampines Secondary"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It was a wonderful morning to be at the Semakau intertidal area on Easter Sunday!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe had to wake up really early in the morning to be at the Marina Jetty (4.30 am) :) It was my first morning walk; and also the first walk that I guided a group alone! However, I didn't bring my camera this time, so there won't be any photographs. ):\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo... On reaching Semakau, we had to walk through the road to the intertidal area. It was a cool and breezy walk, IMO it was enjoyable! Then on reaching the forest, we had to put on repellant before going into the forest. (well, another way of overcoming the mozzies is to wear long-sleeved tees \u0026amp; pants)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe saw the following animals:-\u003cbr /\u003e1. The New Seastar (that seemed to be bigger) - It's ID? I'm not sure\u003cbr /\u003e2. Polka-dotted Nudibranch x 2, Green Ceratosoma Nudibranch x2\u003cbr /\u003e3. Mangrove trees - the Bakau and Sonneratia\u003cbr /\u003e4. Noble Volute laying eggs\u003cbr /\u003e5. Sea Urchin\u003cbr /\u003e6. Swimming Anemone\u003cbr /\u003e7. Carpet Anemone - but no clownfish or shrimp again ):\u003cbr /\u003e8. A baby Giant Clam! :D\u003cbr /\u003e9. The adult Giant Clam - finally got to see it, yay!\u003cbr /\u003e10. Soft corals\u003cbr /\u003e11. Hard corals\u003cbr /\u003e12. Eggs of the Moon Snail - sand collar\u003cbr /\u003e13. Fiddler Crabs\u003cbr /\u003e14. Flatworm\u003cbr /\u003e15. Swimming Crabs\u003cbr /\u003e16. Hairy Crabs\u003cbr /\u003e17. Knobbly Seastar\u003cbr /\u003e18. Synaptid Sea Cucumber\u003cbr /\u003e19. Acorn Casts (many of them!)\u003cbr /\u003e20. Sawedged Spooner \u003cem\u003eEtisus utilis,\u003c/em\u003e a type of crab - got this from R's blog\u003cbr /\u003e21. Cowrie\u003cbr /\u003e22. Sandsifting Seastars\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNext time I will try to ID the corals.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI had a wonderful time.................. now it's back to school......... Goodbye!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou can visit the blogs of other guides at\u003cbr /\u003e1. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://tidechaser.blogspot.com/2009/04/semakau-walk-with-tampines-secondary.html\"\u003eRon\u003c/a\u003e's account\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-2665454794593625327?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/2665454794593625327/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/04/52-intertidal-walk-with-tampines.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2665454794593625327"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2665454794593625327"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/04/52-intertidal-walk-with-tampines.html","title":"#52, Intertidal Walk with Tampines Secondary"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-874127397755321615"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-26T02:27:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-26T02:30:00.213-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Coast Park"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photograph"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#51, Carpenter Beez"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SctK24bbbVI/AAAAAAAAHH4/lkcIOe7me9Q/s1600-h/IMG_3858.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317426091761823058\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SctK24bbbVI/AAAAAAAAHH4/lkcIOe7me9Q/s400/IMG_3858.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003eThe Carpenter Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeez\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003eTaken at West Coast Park\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-874127397755321615?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/874127397755321615/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/51-carpenter-beez.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/874127397755321615"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/874127397755321615"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/51-carpenter-beez.html","title":"#51, Carpenter Beez"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SctK24bbbVI/AAAAAAAAHH4/lkcIOe7me9Q/s72-c/IMG_3858.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-4026397231249790126"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-22T00:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-22T00:42:43.458-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#50, Chlorophyll"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp\u003eJust some trivia about the leaves of colours! Something I just learnt cos I was looking up something on Photosynthesis.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#33cc00;\"\u003eAutumn\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#999900;\"\u003eColor \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#cc6600;\"\u003eChange\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e :)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen leaves appear green, it is because they contain an abundance of chlorophyll. \u003cstrong\u003eChlorophyll masks other pigment colors\u003c/strong\u003e. Anthocyanins, in turn, mask carotenoids. As summer turns to autumn, decreasing light levels cause chlorophyll production to slow. However, the \u003cstrong\u003edecomposition rate of chlorophyll remains constant, so the\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003egreen color will fade from the leaves\u003c/strong\u003e. At the same time, anthocyanin production in leaves increases, in response to surging sugar concentrations. Leaves containing primarily anthocyanins will appear red. Leaves with good amounts of both anthocyanins and carotenoids will appear orange. Leaves with carotenoids but little or no anthocyanins will appear yellow. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, in the absence of these pigments, other plant chemicals also can affect leaf color. An example includes tannins, which are responsible for the brownish color of some oak leaves. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote that \u003cstrong\u003elight is not needed in order for a plant to produce carotenoids\u003c/strong\u003e, therefore these pigments are always present in a living plant. Also, carotenoids decompose very slowly as compared to chlorophyll. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredits to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa082602a.htm\"\u003ehttp://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa082602a.htm\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI guess colour change does not only occur in countries with autumn, even in Singapore we do see this occuring. It's commonplace for deciduous trees.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-4026397231249790126?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/4026397231249790126/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/50-chlorophyll.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/4026397231249790126"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/4026397231249790126"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/50-chlorophyll.html","title":"#50, Chlorophyll"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-5158365109230635536"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-20T23:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-21T04:14:45.446-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ulu Pandan Canal"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#49, The Canal"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Down to the canal again with D., after a long long while.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe canal has many interesting birds! Both water birds and other birds! We saw the Little Heron, Cattle Egret, Intermediate Egret, Pond Heron, Purple Heron and the male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (photo \u003ca href\u003d\"http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?action\u003dsearchresult\u0026amp;Bird_ID\u003d2690\u0026amp;Bird_Image_ID\u003d31712\u0026amp;Bird_Family_ID\u003d\u0026amp;p\u003d7\"\u003ehttp://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?action\u003dsearchresult\u0026amp;Bird_ID\u003d2690\u0026amp;Bird_Image_ID\u003d31712\u0026amp;Bird_Family_ID\u003d\u0026amp;p\u003d7\u003c/a\u003e) though I didn't manage to get the photo of it. It was a pretty bird. Saw a couple of other birds but they were too far to ID, so yeah I guess I need to wait for a bino?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSaw the Green Crab Spider \u003cem\u003eDieta virens\u003c/em\u003e, lynx spiders, grasshoppers and their juveniles, and various other species of ants (and maybe termites too!)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315589515674442034\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScTEgFWQ2TI/AAAAAAAAHFk/3NESUhkyo6s/s400/1.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe spider web. I can't remember of which spider. There quite a few of them around. The morning dew hadn't dried up yet as well, and hence the pretty droplets, and the large one at the side :)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315589526647772466\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScTEguOglTI/AAAAAAAAHF0/mgaLhihwkr4/s400/IMG_3920.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI think this is... Dragon scales. I think!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScTEglEaCOI/AAAAAAAAHFs/BAxTFrJl554/s1600-h/IMG_3919.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315589524189481186\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScTEglEaCOI/AAAAAAAAHFs/BAxTFrJl554/s400/IMG_3919.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Hehe a common plant that I do not know the name of.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315526178904896018\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSK5ZfqchI/AAAAAAAAHFU/J_U2yQxKP6A/s400/IMG_3942.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003eWho are they?\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315526180702755138\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSK5gMTmUI/AAAAAAAAHFc/H8JXD9d5rJA/s400/IMG_3940.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003eNone other than the Day-flying moths, who are mating.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSK5cKb2LI/AAAAAAAAHFM/xeeaslz4-A4/s1600-h/IMG_3948.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315526179621165234\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSK5cKb2LI/AAAAAAAAHFM/xeeaslz4-A4/s400/IMG_3948.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Creepie Creepers, as I called them.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSK488396I/AAAAAAAAHFE/5NYJMbtsSGk/s1600-h/IMG_3957.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315526171242788770\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSK488396I/AAAAAAAAHFE/5NYJMbtsSGk/s400/IMG_3957.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Worn-out-looking butterfly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSK43YsV2I/AAAAAAAAHE8/QcNvngUdBrQ/s1600-h/IMG_3971.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315526169748854626\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSK43YsV2I/AAAAAAAAHE8/QcNvngUdBrQ/s400/IMG_3971.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Creeping daisy.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSKntNs5vI/AAAAAAAAHEk/55o184IhO90/s1600-h/IMG_3997.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315525874960623346\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSKntNs5vI/AAAAAAAAHEk/55o184IhO90/s400/IMG_3997.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eAnts that seemed to be building stuffies. Could they be weaving ants too? It is thought that three genera of ants weave nests: Oecophylla, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name\u003dpolyrhachis\u0026amp;rank\u003dgenus\u0026amp;project\u003dworldants\"\u003ePolyrhachis\u003c/a\u003e and Dendromyrmex, though the latter two weave simpler nests.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e(Read up more!)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSKnfUlYoI/AAAAAAAAHEc/IvFJxv95krw/s1600-h/IMG_3986.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315525871231394434\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSKnfUlYoI/AAAAAAAAHEc/IvFJxv95krw/s400/IMG_3986.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Nice dragonfly but don't know it's ID.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315525879249197234\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScSKn9MLWLI/AAAAAAAAHE0/f5_FPMtfF8w/s400/z.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003eThe friend!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGoodbye for now, doubt I'll be posting much alr (exams next week)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eReferences\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://singaporeplants.blogspot.com/\"\u003ehttp://singaporeplants.blogspot.com/\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/\"\u003ehttp://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaver_ants\"\u003ehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaver_ants\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-5158365109230635536?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/5158365109230635536/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/49-canal.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/5158365109230635536"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/5158365109230635536"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/49-canal.html","title":"#49, The Canal"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScTEgFWQ2TI/AAAAAAAAHFk/3NESUhkyo6s/s72-c/1.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-2976403628052003940"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-08T05:58:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-18T10:11:26.582-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Semakau"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#48, Semakau Guiding w Meiyi - the Giant Clams!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEdnAcBclI/AAAAAAAAHDs/wp_Om9ephDI/s1600-h/first.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314561591243534930\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEdnAcBclI/AAAAAAAAHDs/wp_Om9ephDI/s400/first.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBefore the intertidal walk, we had the \u003cstrong\u003elandfill tour\u003c/strong\u003e which comprises of a video segment and a bus trip round the island.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314560869304522354\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEc8_AWVnI/AAAAAAAAHC8/831r8s4N-8M/s400/IMG_3435.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe beautiful landscape at the cells that have already been filled up by the incinerated ash. Soil is then topped above these ash and whoa-la you get vegetation on it, brought about naturally by animals/ wind.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEdmTC-voI/AAAAAAAAHDk/4Nri4j04IDE/s1600-h/IMG_3427.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314561579058904706\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEdmTC-voI/AAAAAAAAHDk/4Nri4j04IDE/s400/IMG_3427.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e The students were shown the video about Semakau landfill, and more about how it operates.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eOn to the intertidal walk! Like always, before we entered the forest, there was a safety briefing; students were advised not take off their shoes, walk in a group and not touch anything that the guides have not allowed them to. Plus, if they were feeling unwell, they should let the guides know ;)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eSo, very excitedly, we trudged through the forest into the sandbar area.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEc-OIzDeI/AAAAAAAAHDc/QwtuT-lYgH8/s1600-h/IMG_3453.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314560890546359778\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEc-OIzDeI/AAAAAAAAHDc/QwtuT-lYgH8/s400/IMG_3453.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe eggs of the \u003cstrong\u003eSpiral Melongela\u003c/strong\u003e Pugilina cochlidium. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe young of the Spiral Melongela hatch as a small snail with shell and foot. It's nice to see eggs of various animals at Semakau, because it shows that Semakau is full of life!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314560882648733474\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEc9wt21yI/AAAAAAAAHDU/Ht1M_d1zr28/s400/IMG_3452.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMeiyi showing the students the \u003cstrong\u003eCommon seastar. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEc9WMQjrI/AAAAAAAAHDM/LLPWoI41l4g/s1600-h/IMG_3446.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314560875528490674\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEc9WMQjrI/AAAAAAAAHDM/LLPWoI41l4g/s400/IMG_3446.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e A male \u003cstrong\u003eSwimming Crab\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis swimming crab is a Flower crab \u003cem\u003ePortunus pelagicus\u003c/em\u003e. Swimming crabs can swim in all directions, very versatile indeed. What enables them to swim so well? It's their 4th pair of legs that are paddle-shaped that allows them to do so. They are edible as well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEc9cgjncI/AAAAAAAAHDE/ypKWup-4rxM/s1600-h/IMG_3445.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314560877224238530\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEc9cgjncI/AAAAAAAAHDE/ypKWup-4rxM/s400/IMG_3445.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe coastal \u003cstrong\u003eHorseshoe crab\u003c/strong\u003e Tachypleus gigas.\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere are only 4 types of horseshoe crab in the world and two are found in Singapore! The mangrove and coastal horseshoe crabs; and they are differentiated physically by their tail, the former has a rounded end while the latter has a triangular end.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThey aren't actual crabs and are related more to spiders.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMore info visit: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.horseshoecrab.org/anat/anat.html\"\u003ehttp://www.horseshoecrab.org/anat/anat.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEbAFfsNjI/AAAAAAAAHC0/JdZqCko0u7U/s1600-h/IMG_3454.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558723562944050\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEbAFfsNjI/AAAAAAAAHC0/JdZqCko0u7U/s400/IMG_3454.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Giant Carpet Anemone\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEa_lQa2uI/AAAAAAAAHCs/egBlkjNZzvw/s1600-h/IMG_3455.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558714908957410\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEa_lQa2uI/AAAAAAAAHCs/egBlkjNZzvw/s400/IMG_3455.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHairy crab\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEa_VzwHCI/AAAAAAAAHCk/TC2KJ5Rg0wE/s1600-h/IMG_3457.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558710762183714\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEa_VzwHCI/AAAAAAAAHCk/TC2KJ5Rg0wE/s400/IMG_3457.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e The new seastar!\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEa-0zSxHI/AAAAAAAAHCc/SftLX3wfXLU/s1600-h/IMG_3462.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558701901890674\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEa-0zSxHI/AAAAAAAAHCc/SftLX3wfXLU/s400/IMG_3462.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003eMY and I didnt know what this was but I found from MY's blog that it's the \u003cstrong\u003eRose nudibranch\u003c/strong\u003e Dendrodoris fumata\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eWe also saw the Lined chromodoris nudibranch nearby this nudibranch. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEa-bTFzqI/AAAAAAAAHCU/S9Bm5SdYnr0/s1600-h/IMG_3465.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558695055937186\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEa-bTFzqI/AAAAAAAAHCU/S9Bm5SdYnr0/s400/IMG_3465.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Oscellated sea cucumber. \u003c/strong\u003eIt can't stay in the sun too long because it'll \"melt\".\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEanvM697I/AAAAAAAAHB8/1pKFU3ogOYc/s1600-h/IMG_3472.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558305261778866\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEanvM697I/AAAAAAAAHB8/1pKFU3ogOYc/s400/IMG_3472.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e The transparent blob-like thing that MY and I are clueless about.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEanrSMJDI/AAAAAAAAHB0/9opkQzpJx30/s1600-h/IMG_3471.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558304210134066\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEanrSMJDI/AAAAAAAAHB0/9opkQzpJx30/s400/IMG_3471.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e The\u003cstrong\u003e sea urchin\u003c/strong\u003e the kids managed to spot. :)\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEanMP3n1I/AAAAAAAAHBs/icPl3OgAqV0/s1600-h/IMG_3466.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558295878901586\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEanMP3n1I/AAAAAAAAHBs/icPl3OgAqV0/s400/IMG_3466.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandfish sea cucumber\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEaosq2wCI/AAAAAAAAHCM/-6TDPKnT61A/s1600-h/IMG_3493.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558321761894434\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEaosq2wCI/AAAAAAAAHCM/-6TDPKnT61A/s400/IMG_3493.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was really pretty at Semakau (: The leaves were turning brown-ish.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEaoaMaW3I/AAAAAAAAHCE/41KFjB-9UXo/s1600-h/IMG_3492.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314558316802366322\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEaoaMaW3I/AAAAAAAAHCE/41KFjB-9UXo/s400/IMG_3492.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eAll in all, we saw the:-\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1 Horseshoe Crab!\u003cbr /\u003e2 Unique looking seastar (I believe it's the new one that Ron spotted during the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://tidechaser.blogspot.com/2008/11/project-semakau-launched.html\"\u003elaunch of Project Semakau\u003c/a\u003e)*\u003cbr /\u003e3 Hairy Crab, otherwise known as the Teddy Bear Crab\u003cbr /\u003e4 Lined chromodoris Nudibranch\u003cbr /\u003e5 Rose nudibranch\u003cbr /\u003e6 Sandfish sea cucumber\u003cbr /\u003e7 Dragonfish sea cucumber\u003cbr /\u003e8 Swimming Crabs (including the flower crab and another orange one)\u003cbr /\u003e9 Carpet anemone, though there were no clownfish/ shrimp\u003cbr /\u003e10 Eggs of the \u003cu\u003eSpiral melongela\u003c/u\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e11 Transparent blop-like thing*\u003cbr /\u003e12 Sea urchin\u003cbr /\u003e13 Dead heart cockle\u003cbr /\u003e14 Soft corals (e.g. Dead Man's finger)\u003cbr /\u003e15 Giant fluted clam (the students were so excited to find it)\u003cbr /\u003e16 Sea horse\u003cbr /\u003e17 Red berry snails (found at the mangroves area!)\u003cbr /\u003e18 Fiddler Crabs\u003cbr /\u003e19 Mangrove tree (i.e. Rhizophora)\u003cbr /\u003e20 Noble volute laying eggs x2\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e*things I do not know the names of, need to check them out\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310802209604782610\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SbPCeMfaShI/AAAAAAAAG9k/MXEKEVWWhJg/s400/corals.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe soft corals side-by-side, I'm not sure if the ID for the top one; I'll check it out soon\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SbPCeePpJeI/AAAAAAAAG90/qjohaXWr9og/s1600-h/scene.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310802214370485730\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SbPCeePpJeI/AAAAAAAAG90/qjohaXWr9og/s400/scene.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e We had to wash up after the walk\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SbPCeU5ZaoI/AAAAAAAAG9s/sPwQlaiW8CI/s1600-h/groupie.jpg\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310802211861260930\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SbPCeU5ZaoI/AAAAAAAAG9s/sPwQlaiW8CI/s400/groupie.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e Cheers to the Giant Clam group (: \u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope you guys had fun\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eOther blog entries\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e- MY's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://appreciateandlove.blogspot.com/2009/03/semakau-after-so-long.html\"\u003ehttp://appreciateandlove.blogspot.com/2009/03/semakau-after-so-long.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e- R's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://tidechaser.blogspot.com/2009/03/scorching.html\"\u003ehttp://tidechaser.blogspot.com/2009/03/scorching.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e- J's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://wherediscoverybegins.blogspot.com/2009/03/discover-semakau-landfill-island-8.html\"\u003ehttp://wherediscoverybegins.blogspot.com/2009/03/discover-semakau-landfill-island-8.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-2976403628052003940?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/2976403628052003940/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/48-semakau-guiding-w-meiyi-giant-clams.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2976403628052003940"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/2976403628052003940"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/48-semakau-guiding-w-meiyi-giant-clams.html","title":"#48, Semakau Guiding w Meiyi - the Giant Clams!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/ScEdnAcBclI/AAAAAAAAHDs/wp_Om9ephDI/s72-c/first.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-7261672618126668394"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-08T05:49:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-18T05:59:14.287-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ulu Pandan Canal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UFOs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Birds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#47, The Mysterious Birds"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sorry I haven't been updating my blog! Been a little busy with school... but even then it's not excuse huh!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310800099305818546\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SbPAjXA7ibI/AAAAAAAAG9c/0crsf4ssbnQ/s400/bird.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnyways, I've spotted this mysterious group of birds by the canal twice but I can't ID them in the books... So maybe I shall just post their photos here (and the photo qualities are bad) and I'll be on my way to look for their ID. Anyone heeelp?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe canal is really teeming with life, many \"water\" birds are found around the area, rather well camouflage. Perhaps because of their small size as well, I couldn't get proper shots of them. During the holidays, I'll try to find time to capture their photos (:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e[Edit]\u003cbr /\u003eThanks to WQ's help in ID-ing this flock of birds - they are the \u003cstrong\u003eWhite-crested Laughingthrush\u003c/strong\u003e. They tend to flock in groups and are relatively easily found, at least in forested areas. Will find out more about them!\u003cbr /\u003e[/Edit]\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-7261672618126668394?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/7261672618126668394/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/47-mysterious-birds.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7261672618126668394"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7261672618126668394"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/03/47-mysterious-birds.html","title":"#47, The Mysterious Birds"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SbPAjXA7ibI/AAAAAAAAG9c/0crsf4ssbnQ/s72-c/bird.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-502418955817676902"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-25T03:21:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-25T03:39:53.501-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ulu Pandan Canal"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#46, At the Canal"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxL5zg6r8I/AAAAAAAAGx8/aoh2cWC3io4/s1600-h/IMG_2011.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295190718333759426\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxL5zg6r8I/AAAAAAAAGx8/aoh2cWC3io4/s400/IMG_2011.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e This should be the \u003cstrong\u003eCommon Kingfisher\u003c/strong\u003e (I combined two photographs into one), though I'm not fully sure if it's the Common KF or the Blue-eared KF cos they look very alike, noting the fact that the Blue-eared KF is the forest equivalent of the Common KF.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI'm having so much trouble because there's a forested area near the canal, so I'm not too sure which species it might be, and also because the colours look really similar on the computer screen (look at photo references)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eQuoted from Wikipedia, \"\u003cem\u003eThe Blue-eared Kingfisher is distinguished from the Common Kingfisher by blue ear coverts, darker and more intense cobalt-blue upperparts with richer rufous under parts\u003c/em\u003e.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e(Photo ref \u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blue-eared_Kingfisher.JPG\"\u003ehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blue-eared_Kingfisher.JPG\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Kingfisher-_different_races.jpg\"\u003ehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Kingfisher-_different_races.jpg\u003c/a\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLoCBxnlI/AAAAAAAAGx0/ERVq2CL6_r0/s1600-h/IMG_1931.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295190412992028242\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLoCBxnlI/AAAAAAAAGx0/ERVq2CL6_r0/s400/IMG_1931.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003eMalayan Monitor Lizard\u003c/strong\u003e eating its meal... what can it be?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLoIO6uWI/AAAAAAAAGxs/ae8SsLY_tyQ/s1600-h/IMG_1915.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295190414657763682\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLoIO6uWI/AAAAAAAAGxs/ae8SsLY_tyQ/s400/IMG_1915.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e It turns out, it's a fish fresh out of the waters of the canal. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLn9Z_LUI/AAAAAAAAGxk/PPEVODHgE38/s1600-h/IMG_1893.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295190411751402818\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLn9Z_LUI/AAAAAAAAGxk/PPEVODHgE38/s400/IMG_1893.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e A dead bird, perhaps a pigeon? It looked like it fell and crashed right into the grassy patch ): Quite sad.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLn2hLkRI/AAAAAAAAGxc/X_mjbnsuzKg/s1600-h/IMG_1866.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295190409902526738\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLn2hLkRI/AAAAAAAAGxc/X_mjbnsuzKg/s400/IMG_1866.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Not sure what this is, but it might be a growth from the tree or a bird egg that fell from its nest, I can't be totally sure! Haha. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLnrkDP5I/AAAAAAAAGxU/TRPfrHpRc88/s1600-h/IMG_1789.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295190406961774482\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxLnrkDP5I/AAAAAAAAGxU/TRPfrHpRc88/s400/IMG_1789.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Last but not least, the male \u003cstrong\u003eCommon Goldenbacked Woodpecker.\u003c/strong\u003e Pretty colours.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaw some other birds as well, like the collared KF, white-throated KF and little egret, and the usual bunch of egrets. I think there was a plover as well, plus another bird that I can't ID - but it had a long beak with stripes running down till its belly. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:180%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy CNY to everyone!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-502418955817676902?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/502418955817676902/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/01/46-at-canal.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/502418955817676902"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/502418955817676902"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/01/46-at-canal.html","title":"#46, At the Canal"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXxL5zg6r8I/AAAAAAAAGx8/aoh2cWC3io4/s72-c/IMG_2011.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-6190131229803329344"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-24T07:03:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-24T07:06:48.696-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interesting Links"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#45, Nature Photography Competition"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi hi\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere's a nature photography competition on. The link's at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy-entry/. Closing date is end of March and there are two main categories; one for the adults, and the 17 yrs old and under category. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e:)\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-6190131229803329344?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/6190131229803329344/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/01/45-nature-photography-competition.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/6190131229803329344"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/6190131229803329344"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/01/45-nature-photography-competition.html","title":"#45, Nature Photography Competition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639060813740615036.post-7642802594614597686"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-17T07:33:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-24T07:08:06.987-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Others"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#44, I've been up to..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXH7y_jzxPI/AAAAAAAAGvc/KIunzCFH8go/s1600-h/IMG_1243.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292287890610701554\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXH7y_jzxPI/AAAAAAAAGvc/KIunzCFH8go/s400/IMG_1243.JPG\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eAccording to SY, this is a moth from the family Noctuidae, and it may be the Spirama retorta. (thank you!!) \u003c/em\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e \u003c/div\u003eSorry I haven't posted in a long while. Been really busy with school work!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNature stuff I've been up to (not really much) - \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e- Snooping about Sungei Ulu Pandan Canal (that was during the holidays)\u003cbr /\u003eThere are many creatures there; such as the monitor lizard, butterflies (BEAUTIFUL ones), other lizards, birds such as the egret, white-bellied sea eagle and herons\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e- The patch of greenery nearby my house\u003cbr /\u003eI saw a pair of male/female koels, they seemed to be mating (?) but I'm not completely sure. Haha. There are white cockatoos around too (feral species, I think)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e- The canal at Coronation Plaza\u003cbr /\u003eSeems to have lots of algae growth there... I wonder what algae are those. Ill get a photo someday soon.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2639060813740615036-7642802594614597686?l\u003dnaturallyours.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/feeds/7642802594614597686/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/01/44-ive-been-up-to.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7642802594614597686"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2639060813740615036/posts/default/7642802594614597686"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://naturallyours.blogspot.com/2009/01/44-ive-been-up-to.html","title":"#44, I've been up to..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"eunice"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15249259584303273092"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"03603942920641518049"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3if2HX90j_M/SXH7y_jzxPI/AAAAAAAAGvc/KIunzCFH8go/s72-c/IMG_1243.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}}]}});