Palm of the Pinanga genus – Pinanga spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
Tag: Kalimantan
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%,…
Gymnosiphon aphyllus and Sciaphilla spec. of central Sarawak / Borneo In this picture we can see two myco-heterotrophic plants, those plants are known for a symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of fungi, in which the plant gets all or part…
Ein kurzer Besuch mit einer FAZ Journalistin in den Borneo Highlands, Süd-Sarawak. Zum ARTIKEL der FAZ geht es hier entlang. Im Dezember 2018, organisierte ich eine Kurzreise für die FAZ Journalistin Barbara Liepert. Wir konnten binnen weniger Tage viele interessante…