A Water Strider, genus Limnometra, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 22 Dec 2024. Commonly found in water bodies in forests, their swift motions don't make it easy to get shots.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255849611 ].

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Water Skater

Took about 10 random shots to get this little fellow in focus 😁

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Word Search Puzzle 95

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This Giant Forest Ant (Dinomyrmex gigas) fell into the water at MacRItchie Reservoir Park, Singapore, and is now being preyed upon by Striped Pond Skaters (genus Limnogonus). Spotted on 22 Oct 2023.

The Giant Forest Ant is one of the largest ants in the world. Workers can be 20mm in length.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188499573 ]

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water skipper…

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