Plants and Animals of Borneo, my photos:

Massive 8-10" Stick insect View image

Jungle Skink View image

Crazy red centipede View image

Unknown invertebrate; slithered like a snake, left a slug-slime trail, acted like a leech... The railing it's cruising along is no wider than a 2x4 View image

Big old caterpillar View image

Another weirdo caterpillar View image

Largest pitcher plant in Borneo View image

A pitcher-plant vine View image

Highly poisonous jungle snake View image

"The Leech" found everywhere in the jungle, especially after a rain... View image

Pretty wild grasshopper; also saw one with blue legs, yellow body, red wing sheath... View image

Admittedly dead, but this endangered pangolin hide was hanging under a Kelabit's home; amazing and strange animal that's rarily seen. View image

Fantastic butterfly, about 5" wingspan. View image

Animals eaten, heard, or briefly seen:

Mouse Deer (eaten) View image

Barking Deer (eaten) View image

Wild Boar (eaten) View image

Macaque Monkey (eaten)View image

Water Buffalo (eaten) View image

Hornbill (heard) View image

Monitor Lizard (seen briefly) View image

Orang Utan (heard) View image

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vijen and I after the hash in Brunei; I look stupified, he looks neurotic... View image

Margie, me, and Emi - two very friendly Philippino housekeepers. Emi looks after Vijen and Lorrie. View image

The mosque in downtown Bandar at dusk. View image

Again. View image

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Night-time at the other prominent mosque in bandar. View image

Crossing the river at Batu Niah View image

Archaeological site in the main chamber's mouth at Niah Caves View image

Jungle through the mouth of the cave View image

On the Boardwalk View image

View at maximum zoom through the barbed wire fence of Painted Cave View image

Artists rendition of the style found in the cave View image

Borneo highlands from the Twin Otter View image

Bario region from above View image

Longhouse for lunch View image

Helping cut strips of fat into bite-sized chunks for the wedding feast (Daniel is the white guy pictured) View image

Eating bull "gun", yes that is part of it's penis View image

A christian wedding is a christian wedding, whereever you are! View image

A blurry photo of the longhouse; easily 150m long View image

Setting off on our trek; Ridilio's wife had difficulty getting our feet to fit in the photo, evidently View image

Crossing one of the many bridges on the trek - this was by far the sturdiest structure - most were bamboo beams laid across the gap... View image

A lone hunter met in the darkening jungle, hours from anywhere; he carries a "reindeer" in a handmade rattan backpack View image

Cooling down in the jungle View image

A Kelabit elder with traditional earings; notice the holes in the top of his ears - leopard holes View image

Kelabit woman weaving a rattan basket View image

Back in the Bario area after 6 long days of trekking View image

Miri as seen from Canada Hill View image