Going solo for the first time without a Herpetologist expert can be a bit daunting. Luckily there is Mr CY Tan to accompany me in my maiden trip to look at nocturnal creatures. The condition was a bit dry and hot - yes it can be hot even at night over here. Nevertheless we saw some interesting arachnids, amphibians, and moths.
One of the nicer looking moth. Looks like one of those Erebidae moths from the Ssp Ischyja.
Another Erebid moth.
This moth looks rather plain. This could be one of those Owlet moth - Spirama Ssp.
Another drab looking moth.
This moth has a unique pattern on its back but unfortunately it flew away before I could get another photo.
This fella looks like a butterfly but it's actually a moth.
This one is a butterfly - it's a 'Lesser Darkwing' (Allotinus unicolor unicolor). It was fast asleep I believe.
This one is likely a jungle cockroach.
This is the unmistakable Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
This one pulak is a Four-lined Tree Frog (Polypedates leucomystax)
This mating couple here are called Asian Grass Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)
We saw plenty of spiders on this trip. Most of them are related to a species of spiders called 'Huntsman Spider'.
The above spider is a very rare spider. It's scientific name is "Heteropoda davidbowie". Yes it was named after the British rock singer by a German arachnologist Dr Peter Jager in 2008, based on a specimen caught in Cameroon Highlands in 2007 by G. Ackermann. According to iNaturalist record, there were only about 88 confirmed sightings of this unique spider in Malaysia from 2008. The figure might probably be slightly more if we include those unreported ones.
This is the front view of the same spider. It's a female apparently. The male is reportedly more reddish in color.
We saw plenty of this 'Huntsman" spiders on the forest floor.
Another 'Huntsman' spider.
These spiders apparently don't wait for their prey. They will hunt them instead.
This is another different type of 'Huntsman' spider.
A view of KL after dark - 9.30pm
Most of the city folks were fast asleep by now - 12.30am
GOOD NIGHT FOR NOW !!
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