Day Trip to Sungei Buloh

Today, I went on an excursion to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Saw several crabs along the way! Check out the one on the top right hand corner, it's foaming at the mouth. After some research I learnt that crabs blow bubbles that appear to be foamy so as to aerate their gills and keep them moist.  I thought the crab hole on the tree trunk was rather cool, it looks like heart-shape.

Crabs

I think these are different species of crabs shown below. There's a pair of crabs looking at each other; and a crab trying to tackle a cockerel clam; and one of them in a well-fitting king seat.

I noticed that the crabs and mudskippers are good friends, always seen together, sometimes in intimate poses like below.

Mudskipper

We also saw several species of spiders along the way. They are everywhere! Caught some of them feasting on several occasions.

Spiders - The one on the top right is feasting on a moth.

A nice clear picture of a spider

Spotted a few monitor lizards too. The largest one we saw was the one below. I really love picture because she seems to be smiling for the camera! I like her "question mark" pose too.

A motherly monitor lizard in a "question mark" pose.

Check out the blue dragonfly! The pond was filled with floating algae.

A blue dragonfly!

A surprise! I was about to fill water at the water cooler when this fellow stopped to visit. I later learnt that it is a "mud dauber", a kind of wasp. Luckily I was camera ready when he stopped for about 2 seconds for me to take a picture.

Mud dauber on a water cooler

Not a bad trip! I enjoyed myself overall. However, we didn't see many birds except for the common storks because it is not the migratory season. Shall be back during the migratory season!