Fear…

Author Koh Lin ◦ 

Fear is an emotion induced by the perceived danger or threat…

Fear is said to be a basic emotion, a natural and primitive emotion, that is experienced and can vary in degree. Fear will triggers the body’s ‘fight-or-flight’ response, that usually creates physiological changes in the body, such as increased heart rate and adrenaline levels.

We can experience fear when facing creatures — of the night — and even during the day. When they fly through the air or crawl around in the undergrowth, or maybe you just walk straight into their web… now that can get the pulse racing.

And to conquer your fear is indeed a fine thing, but always take care, as they can still bite, sting and maybe kill you… this is the world of Mother Nature…

This Radumeris tasmaniensis wasp appeared drowned, and when we fished it out of the water using a leaf and placed it on a rose blossom, it slowly revived.

Sometimes the creature may be dead and still they are beautiful…

Sometimes, they appear to be deceased or play dead… as with this Stenotritus bee that was fished out of the pool (appearing deceased), but it soon revived and flew away…

The following beetle (Chalcophorotaenia sp) however, was near the end of its life…

It is thought that this cave bat had reached the end of its natural life.

The following Red-headed Mouse Spider (Missulena occatoria) spider was upside down in the pool water and appeared dead, but when we fished it out, it slowly revived…

The following creatures were deceased…

So there we have it… there is beauty in the life and death of the creatures around us…