Would like to share some more images of our recent stay in Malaysia. My wife and I spent eight months in total in Asia, including two months on Borneo. The tropical climate makes it a haven for wildlife, especially insects and arachnids. Although our main aim was to find reptiles and amphibians it was impossible not to be amazed by the countless smaller creatures we came across.
The main areas visited included the island of Penang, Melaka and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo. Side trips included Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Koh Samui in Thailand.
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
1. Spider on houseplant.(Cambodia)
2. Common spider around the forest in Penang.
3. Extremely well camoflauged spider on side of water trough.
The only time you noticed these was when they ran.
4. This was probably the most spectacular insect we encountered.
I'm not sure if its a grasshopper, cricket or katydid relative. Mainly
lime green in colour, its underside was pale blue and when it took
to the air its inner wings were scarlet. The antennae were about 8 inches
long. Just fabulous. (Penang)
5. Small metallic beetle (Penang)
6. Red eyed stick insect (Penang Hill)
7. Couldn't leave out these chaps. Brown leech after feeding.
I can reveal there is absolutely no pain in a leech bite. But it is
a bit worrying to find blood seeping through your clothes.(Pangkor)
8. Tiger leech on the prowl (Kinabatangan river, Sabah)
9. Geometrid Moth (Permai, Sabah)
10. Hawkmoth (Penang)
11. Butterfly (Penang)
12. Flying lemur/colugo. We found these to be quite numerous
in Langkawi. They come gliding out of the darkness like minature
kites. (Langkawi)
13. Asian soft shelled turtle (Permai, Sabah)
14. Big Asian water monitor climbing out of an ornamental
pond in the botanical gardens, Penang. These scavengers are
common everywhere. The big ones are still very impressive lizards.
15. One of our favourite encounters was this Equatorial Spitting
Cobra. It was trapped in a storm drain, after taking too many
photos we eased it onto a stick and moved it to a copse of
trees nearby. It was very well behaved, never struck or spat. (Melaka)
16. Juvenille Waglers Pit Viper (Penang)
17. I think this is called a hammerhead worm. (Penang)
A couple of primates to end up with.
18. Long tailed Macaque. Commonest Malaysian monkey (Penang)
19. Dusky Langur. (Penang)
20. Male Proboscis monkey. (Kinabatangan River, Sabah)
21, Young Orang utans hurrying to the feeding platform at
Sepilok Reserve. (Sabah)
22. Couldn't resist this one. Baby Orang photographed in
nursery at Orang project near Taiping.
The main areas visited included the island of Penang, Melaka and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo. Side trips included Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Koh Samui in Thailand.
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
1. Spider on houseplant.(Cambodia)
2. Common spider around the forest in Penang.
3. Extremely well camoflauged spider on side of water trough.
The only time you noticed these was when they ran.
4. This was probably the most spectacular insect we encountered.
I'm not sure if its a grasshopper, cricket or katydid relative. Mainly
lime green in colour, its underside was pale blue and when it took
to the air its inner wings were scarlet. The antennae were about 8 inches
long. Just fabulous. (Penang)
5. Small metallic beetle (Penang)
6. Red eyed stick insect (Penang Hill)
7. Couldn't leave out these chaps. Brown leech after feeding.
I can reveal there is absolutely no pain in a leech bite. But it is
a bit worrying to find blood seeping through your clothes.(Pangkor)
8. Tiger leech on the prowl (Kinabatangan river, Sabah)
9. Geometrid Moth (Permai, Sabah)
10. Hawkmoth (Penang)
11. Butterfly (Penang)
12. Flying lemur/colugo. We found these to be quite numerous
in Langkawi. They come gliding out of the darkness like minature
kites. (Langkawi)
13. Asian soft shelled turtle (Permai, Sabah)
14. Big Asian water monitor climbing out of an ornamental
pond in the botanical gardens, Penang. These scavengers are
common everywhere. The big ones are still very impressive lizards.
15. One of our favourite encounters was this Equatorial Spitting
Cobra. It was trapped in a storm drain, after taking too many
photos we eased it onto a stick and moved it to a copse of
trees nearby. It was very well behaved, never struck or spat. (Melaka)
16. Juvenille Waglers Pit Viper (Penang)
17. I think this is called a hammerhead worm. (Penang)
A couple of primates to end up with.
18. Long tailed Macaque. Commonest Malaysian monkey (Penang)
19. Dusky Langur. (Penang)
20. Male Proboscis monkey. (Kinabatangan River, Sabah)
21, Young Orang utans hurrying to the feeding platform at
Sepilok Reserve. (Sabah)
22. Couldn't resist this one. Baby Orang photographed in
nursery at Orang project near Taiping.
