1st-Malaysia-International-Guppy-and-Betta-Charity-Competition-Gurney-Plaza

The 1st Malaysia International Guppy & Betta Charity Competition was held sometime back in June 2010 in Gurney Plaza, Penang. There were many varieties of Guppies and Bettas. The latter was my interest as I did rear some Bettas during my school days.

The fighting fish scientific name is Betta Splendens and usually live from 2 to 5 years in captivity. Male fighting fish exhibit a very strong colour and will expand its gills and fins when facing its rival. As its name called, the male fighting fish will fight against each other and sometime could be fatal. Nowadays, many Betta enthusiast rear this fish as pet for its boastful color and beauty. You can see a wide range of colours and fancy fin through selective breeding and imports.

Penang-Butterfly-Farm

Went to the Penang Butterfly Farm lask weekend to try out my new Kenko extension tube. It was quite challenging to get a good macro shot hand held and I had to boost my camera ISO to about 800 to 1600 most of the time. Enjoy...

Here goes the life cycle of a butterfly starting from these eggs.

The next metamorphosis of butterfly is the larva. This green caterpillar is among the better looking caterpillar in this farm. I wonder what butterfly species will it transform to later.

An adult butterfly. This is just one of the many butterfly species seen here. Surprisingly, there are a few Raja Brooke butterly that usually found in Cameron Highlands.



Close up view of a butterfly head...

I found this flower very unique. Twinkle twinkle little flower!



There are a few pitcher plant species in this butterfly farm. Some people call them as monkey cups as they collect rain water and became part of the drinking water for the monkey.

Here goes another one...



There are some other creatures upon exiting the farm such as the rhinoceros beetles, scorpions, geckos (as above picture) and tarantulas.