A caterpillar from the Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 family – Sarawak / Borneo around 950m ASL I found this caterpillar crawling on the ground, it can be assumed that it was already in the metamorphosis phase and was therefore on the…
A male of the Fringed Flying Dragon, Draco fimbriatus KUHL, 1820 of central Sarawak / Borneo – around 1200m ASL This draco was high up in the tree, which is why it is difficult to identify it precisely. Normally I…
Giant forest ant, Dinomyrmex gigas [var. borneensis] (Latreille, 1802) Subspecies: Dinomyrmex gigas borneensis Emery, 1887 Dinomyrmex gigas is one of the largest ant species in the world and is widespread in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is found…
Glory Bower, Clerodendrum sp., of central Sarawak / Borneo around 400m ASL
Brushed trapdoor spider, Barychelidae family of Sarawak / Borneo around 200m ASL – probably Rhianodes sp. – I only discovered this trapdoor spider by accident on the edge of a cliff in the forest, as it only looked out of…
Gnomulus sp.a harvestman from the genus Gnomulus Thorell, 1890, of south Sarawak Borneo – around 150m ASL.
Cat gecko – Aeluroscalabotes felinus Günther, 1864 – of south Sarawak / Borneo – around 200m ASL Aeluroscalabotes felinus Günther, 1864 is named after its habit of curling its tail like a cat when resting. These geckos are very common…
Trilobite beetle, Platerodrilus foliaceus Masek & Bocak, 2014 of south Sarawak / Borneo Platerodrilus is a genus of beetles from the Lycidae family. In the scientific literature they are often referred to as Duliticola, which is an outdated, more recent…
Sub-adult stick insect, Orthonecroscia fuscoannulata fuscoannulata (de Haan, 1842) south Sarawak / Borneo around 200m ASL.
Colourful stick insect, Calvisia sp. of south Sarawak / Borneo around 700m ASL.