Limnopila sp. (native aquatic plant) from Sarawak

Limnopila sp. (native aquatic plant) from Sarawak:

The leaf which grows out of water surface is bigger than submerged one.

Underwater shot:

Bucephalandra (underwater) near Serian

Underwater shots of Bucephalandra & moss (near Mt. Semuja)

Underwater shots of Bucephalandra & moss (near Mt. Semuja):

The aroid grows next to Bucephalandra (submerged in the water), near the water edge is Schismatoglottis nervosa:

The moss (emersed & submerged condition):

Close-up:

New species of wild ginger Scaphochlamys from Sarawak

I never seen such a beautiful wild ginger before!!! Probably a new species of Scaphochlamys.

It is growing on the steep slope near the stream:

The flower is very small:

The misty jungle in Sarawak

Some shots taken using Nikon D7000 in the misty montane forest of western Sarawak:

Cicada.

Tree fern.

Scorpion.

A slug.

Jungle cockroach.

 Black eared pygmy squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis).

A snail.

A toad.

Bucep. from lower montane forest of western Sarawak

The Bucephalandra from lower montane forest (around 3,000 feet high) has very interesting marking on the leaves.

The durian tree "wears" the bra!!!?

I have no idea why the farmer in Simunjan "helped" the durian tree to "wear" a bra!!!