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I was assigned to assist in my dearest friend’s wedding photoshoot. The to be wed couple Hooi Fung and Martin rented a glass shed in the midst of the Serendah forest. My main task was to get  behind the scene. Here’s some of it

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01> Martin gets ready for a long day ahead.

02> Rebonding in process.

03> Final touches in hair prep.

04> Sun kissed.

05> A moment of peace by the pool.

06> A finished portrait.

07> Martin: "This is harder than I thought".

08> Martin’s make up session, about to begin.

09> Hooi Fung, ready to go.

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10> Spotlights and other shooting gear.

11> Sweet Martin cooling down his hot chick.

12> Japanese pose.

13> Somewhere only we know.

14> Martin taking a break.

15> Indoor shoot in progress.

As featured on America’s Next Top Model, Madagascar hissing cockroaches are the hottest live fashion accessories, adorned with Swarovski crystals and sold for USD$80 a piece. These roach brooches were first conceived by 19th Century Victorians, and now revived by LA based avant garde fashion designer Jared Gold.

<lisa from america’s next top model

They come with a silver chain that leashes the roach to its owner. Their lifespan is about 1 to 3 years and according to Jared Gold’s sources, only male roaches are used because the females bite. This is untrue. None of them bite. They only have sharp spines on their legs.

Each crystal is carefully glued onto the roach’s hard exoskeleton. Every roach features a different crystal pattern, and therefore individually unique. They can be purchased from Black Chandelier.

<precious crystals and loathsome roaches become one

Madagascar hissing cockroaches are the most popular roach pets. They are wingless and hiss when in defense or fighting with other male roaches. Here’s a caresheet.

I wonder what happens when the roaches die. Will owners pluck the crystals out for keeps?

Images copyright of Amanda "Maendi" Brooks.

Found this firefly in my bathroom (among other interesting specimens like huge centipedes hhaahah), and decided to share its glow with you. Why? Remember the usual ones you see in Kuala Selangor? They glow in
yellow right? Well this little dude lives on the fast lane and gives you the greenlight. I put him in a jar, switched off my lights and recorded this…

As I watch this clip a couple of times, I realised how surreal nature can be sometimes. From colour morphing chameleons to neon glowing fireflies. Sweet.

P/S: I released the firefly the next day, even though they have very short lifespans For more information on fireflies and bioluminescence, click here.

Beautiful, even in death… 

Whitetailed deer, Canadian goose, Porcupine

Fox, Skunk, Beaver

Woodchuck, Canine, Snowshoe hare

Chicken, Moose, Black bear

Prariedog, Racoon, Red squirrel

Thirteen-lined groundsquirrel, Redsided garter snake, Snapping turtle

Coyote, Gull

Images Copyright Lelle Pettersson of Minax Tarantulas.