Melvyn is a graphic designer from Singapore and he is also a passionate macro photographer. Since 2004, he has been photographing insects and his favorite pastime is to take a stroll in the forest of Singapore and Malaysia to find interesting macro subjects. There many different styles in macrophotograpy and he specialize in behavioral and creative lighting shots. His works has been published in various nature and science magazines like Natural History Magazine, Cosmos Magazine, Wired magazine, Ripley's Believe It or Not and many science journals.
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Centrotypus pactolus ; Treehopper nymph ; Treehopper nymph pierce plant stems with their beaks and [...]
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Tettigoniidae ; Moulting Katydid ; A freshly moulted katydid drying its wing ; Singapore
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Derbidae ; Derbid planthopper ; Derbidae is a family of insects in the order Hemiptera and is one [...]
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Centrotypus pactolus ; Treehopper nymph ; Treehopper nymph pierce plant stems with their beaks and [...]
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Tettigoniidae ; Moulting Katydid ; Side profile of a moulting katydid ; Singapore
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Eucharitidae ; Ant parasite wasp ; The Eucharitidae are a family of parasitic wasps and are [...]
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Lepidoptera ; moth releasing pheromones ; moth releasing pheromones ; Singapore
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Anthribidae ; Fungus weevil ; Portrait of a fungus weevil ; Singapore
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Melanitis zitenius auletes ; Hairy Caterpillar ; Backlit of a hairy caterpillar ; Singapore
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Limacodidae ; Slug caterpillar feeding ; Backlit shot of feeding slug caterpillar ; Singapore
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Gryllacridinae ; Moulting Raspy Cricket ; Backlit side profile of a Moulting Raspy tree cricket ; [...]
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Cyphalonotus sp. ; Twig-legged orb-weaver spider ; Twig-legged orb-weaver spider demonstrating its [...]
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Derbidae ; Derbid planthopper ; Derbidae is a family of insects in the order Hemiptera and is one [...]
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Gastropoda ; Land Snail laying eggs ; Land Snail laying eggs at night ; Singapore
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Machaerotidae ; Tube Spittlebug ; Backlit of a tube spittlebug ; Singapore