Juvenile Leaf-footed bug, Prionolomia sp. – central Sarawak / Borneo
Tag: Kalimantan
A juvenile and most likely undescribed tree toad of the Rentapia genus – Sarawak / Borneo – around 130m ASL.
Palm of the Pinanga genus – Pinanga spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
Bioluminescent mushrooms like this Mycena sp., of central Sarawak, begins to glow at night. With their own light they can attract insects, which could pick up spores on their bodies. With this behavior the Mushroom spread the spores over a…
Nymph of Giant Shield Bug, Pygoplatys validus Dallas, 1851 – central Sarawak / Borneo
Tufted jungleking, Thauria aliris Frühstorfer 1902, Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL Thauria aliris is a remarkable butterfly, with a 11 to 13cm wingspan. Like other members of the genus Thauria, the ventral wing surfaces are disruptively patterned and look…
Flora in einem kleinen Nationalpark in Sarawak. Lianen und andere Kletterpflanzen sind sehr wichtige ökologische und strukturelle Bestandteile eines guten Waldes und es lohnt sich immer, ein Foto von ihnen zu machen. Lianen stützen ihren eigenen Körper nicht, sondern verwenden…
Moss mantis, Haania sp. from Sarawak / Borneo around 800m ASL
female stag beetle, Prosopocoilus occipitalis occipitalis Hope & Westwood, 1845 – central Sarawak / Borneo
Crab-eating frog, Fejervarya cancrivora (Gravenhorst, 1829), of East-Sarawak / Borneo This massive frogs occurs near the coast and in mangrove areas and can be easily tolerate marine environments. Adults can survive in salt water with salinity as high as 2.8%,…