29th January 2020
undescribed Begonia – Begonia spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
Tag: Malaysia
30th December 2019
Undescribed stream toad of the Ansonia Genus, Ansonia spec., Sarawak / Borneo 100m ASL It could be that this is the rare and legendary Ansonia albomaculata Inger, 1960 – further DNA studies will solve this.
20th December 2019
A juvenile and most likely undescribed tree toad of the Rentapia genus – Sarawak / Borneo – around 130m ASL.
15th December 2019
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…
15th December 2019
Plant of the Decaspermum genus in situ – south Sarawak / Borneo – limestone area. Decaspermum spec.
7th December 2019
female of the lichen spider, Pandercetes sp. of south Sarawak / Borneo
5th December 2019
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…
5th December 2019
Whip-Scorpion, Thelyphonus borneensis Kraepelin, 1897 – of Sarawak / Borneo Have a look at this in situ shot of Thelyphonus borneensis, whip scorpions or vinegaroons are members of the Uropygi order and the foreplay is not that easy like in the…
21st November 2019
Miss North’s pitcher-plant Nepenthes northiana Hook.f. (1881) from Sarawak / Borneo A special plant that is threatened by habitat loss but the main reason is because people collecting them, just to have them at home. Nepenthes northiana Hook.f. lives as…
19th November 2019
Everett’s Asian tree toad or marbled tree toad Rentapia everetti (Boulenger, 1896) from Sarawak / Borneo – around 950m ASL.