Sunday, 26 September 2021

The Flora and Fauna of Malaysia's Forest (Part 2)

In this part 2, I will share some plants and insects photos which I encountered in my field trips from January this year todate. Here are some of their photos.

You might probably have seen this flower in your hiking trips. It starts with orange colour and ends with yellow colour. Unfortunately I am unable to find the name of its plant at this point of time.


and here is the yellow flower from the same plant species.



This moth's shape is like a stealth bomber. 




While this moth looks like a headless creature.



This moth is considered a pest by some literature.



They are called: Pochazia transversa (Ricaniid planthopper)



This is a Swallow-tailed Moth. Have been seeing them quite often since July until now !




According to some folklores, you might be able to see fairies dancing on top of mushrooms in a clear moonlit night.



This one is kinda unique.




This mushroom looks quite common.



While this ones looks like some well rounded stones.




These mushrooms looks edible.



Some kind of a fungus.



Some fruits of a palm tree.




The creature (s) which lay these eggs will probably have a hard time identifying their children.




These are not your ordinary vegetable leaves.



A caterpillar which blended well with the leaves colours.




The caterpillars which created these patterns have probably a diploma in arts and creative designs.


Look out for part 3 of the series whereby I will showcase a few nice photos of some birds and reptiles.


ADIOUS ! FOR NOW !

 


Monday, 20 September 2021

The Flora and Fauna of Malaysia's Forest (Part 1)

Here are some of the flora and fauna photos captured in early 2021 till todate. I will start with some mammals and insects which I have encountered in my field trips. 

Dusky Leaf Monkey / Dusky Langur / Spectacled Leaf Monkey

Status: Near Threatened 



They don't call them leaf monkeys for nothing.



These are White-thighed Surili (Presbytis siamensis)




They got very long tail.



Status: Near Threatened 



They can move fairly easy in the thick jungle despite their size.



This must be an adult female.



Long-tailed Macaque



A very friendly juvenile / sub adult Wild Boar.

 


Most of these juveniles are curious lots




Family bonding time.




It came very close to 'smell' me but unfortunately I did not bring any food for them.



So it decided to show me where and how they find their food - right in front of me.



Their snout acts like a shovel.



Local folks told me that they have seen wild boars on the beach. I don't believe them initially until I saw these tracks.




A cicada is said to live under-ground for a couple of years before they finally emerge.



When they finally emerged, their life span is around two to five years only.



There were quite a lot of butterflies but this one caught my attention.



This stick insect is endangering itself by sunbathing in the open.



Another sticky insect. 

According to the experts here, this is a female 'Green-striped flying stick insect' (Presbistus peleus).




This looks like a stint bug.


Part 2 of the series coming up in the next post !


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