JUNGLE FLOOR OF NORTHERN PADAWAN

Date : August 20, 2005

I was hunting for the giant land snail Bertia brookei  on the forest floor of Padawan area. My mission failed as I could not find it! I was told that, until now, nobody has photographed the live snail.

 

 

 

 

 

Land snail : Cyclophorus perdix borneensis

 

 

 

Very tiny snail (less than 1cm) : Alycaeus globosus (ADAMS, 1870)
Family : Cyclophoridae
 

 

 

 

 

Land planarians (Bipalium sp.)

 

 

 

Land planarians (Bipalium sp.)

 

 

 

 

Millipede.

 

 

 

This species of millipede is grazing on the fungi. (Pseudodesmus sp.)

 

 

 

 

A species of stilt fly. The male is on the top of the female. (mating)

 

 

 

 

This is a bug's predator. The female (left) is sucking the fluid of a victim.

 

 

 

 

 

Bush brown. (Mycalesis sp.)

 

 

 

 

Angled Cyclops. (Erites angularis)

 

 

 

 

Common Faun. (Faunis canens)

 

 

 

 

 

Striped Ringlet. (Ragadia sp.)

 

 

 

 

A species of moth. Probably it is Acropteris species.

 

 

 

 

The jungle stream.

 

 

 

 

The wild fruits growing on tree trunk.

 

 

 

Unidentified species.

 

 

 

Mushroom : Coprinus sp.

 

 

 

Thin-fleshed mushroom. Marasmiellus sp. ???

 

 

 

 

Inflorescence of wild ginger.

 

 

 

Inflorescence of a plant. Probably it is Poikilospermum sp.

 

 

 

 

Fruit?   Unidentified species.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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