Die Rückreise während der SARS CoV2 Pandemie. Ein Virus aus China hat das alltägliche Leben weltweit lahmgelegt, auch Borneo blieb davon nicht verschont. Dieser Blogeintrag unterscheidet sich maßgeblich von allen anderen „Abenteuern“ die ich bisher schriftlich veröffentlicht habe. Das Reisen…
Tortoise beetle, Aspidimorpha miliaris (Fabricius, 1775), of south Sarawak / Borneo around 30m ASL
Wilden Orang Utans auf der Spur. Es war im Dezember 2019, als ich die Chance erhalten sollte, ein Regenwaldreservat zu besuchen. Dieses etwa 256km² große Gebiet an der Grenze zu Kalimantan, dem indonesischen Teil Borneos, ist zu 98% von Primärwald…
Torrent frog tadpole Meristogenys sp. of central Sarawak / Borneo Meristogenys tadpoles are specialized for living in strong currents. The snout is broadly rounded with a relatively oral disk underneath it. The body is flat below and has a large…
In this post you can see the very beautiful Pathysa delessertii delessertii or malayan zebra butterfly during a mud puddle seassion in central Sarawak / Borneo. I visited this place few months ago but this species was not found at…
Violin beetle, Mormolyce phyllodes borneensis Gestro, 1875, of central Sarawak / Borneo around 900m ASL
Orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus (Olivier, 1792), of Sarawak / Borneo around 500m ASL
female Bornean Horned Agama Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) This Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) is believed to be one of the rarest lizards in Borneo. It’s known only from few individuals that have been found. During the last research expedition I…
Male of the asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758), of south Sarawak / Borneo around 50m ASL
Few butterfly species during a puddle session in central Sarawak. Graphium evemon eventus (Boisduval, 1836) (Blue Jay), Graphium sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) (common blue-bottle), Graphium antiphates (Cramer, 1775) (five-bar swordtail), Cepora pactolicus (Butler, 1865) (yellow gull), Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1764) (common…