Lar's vampire crab, Geosesarma larsi

In February 2016, I found this vampire crab in a mountain of western Sarawak. Later, it was described as Geosesarma larsi. This vampire crab is named after my friend, a German nature photographer, Lars Fehlandt who also found this species in 2016.

Lar's vampire crab, Geosesarma larsi

Lar's vampire crab, Geosesarma larsi

Habitat of Lar's vampire crab, Geosesarma larsi

Lar's vampire crab, Geosesarma larsi

Lar's vampire crab, Geosesarma larsi

 

Happy Snake Year!

恭祝大家: 平安喜樂、蛇蛇(事事)如意!!! Happy Snake Year!!!

 

Visiting helmet orchid at central Sarawak (Jan.2025)

A short trip to central Sarawak to photograph the Corybas serpentinus which is flowering now in raining season.

Corybas serpentinus

Corybas serpentinus (helmet orchid) and Nepenthes ampullaria (pitcher plant)

Corybas serpentinus

Corybas serpentinus

Corybas serpentinus

 

First outdoor trip in 2025 - part 2

Bulbophyllum ecornutum

Moth

Minivet bird (female)

Mini form of Begonia punchak

Mini form of Begonia punchak

Mini form of Begonia punchak

Slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum stonei

Wild ginger, Burbidgea pauciflora

Liparis gibbosa (rabbit orchid)

Isopode

Red-eyes bulbul. 

Corybas crenulatus (helmet orchid)

Maidenhair ferns (Adiantum sp.)

Maidenhair ferns (Adiantum sp.)

Mini form of Begonia punchak

Wild ginger, Burbidgea pauciflora

 

First outdoor trip in 2025 - part 1

My first solo hiking trip in 2025. First time found this cluster of wild ginger, Burbidgea pauciflora (yellow flower) growing with a mini type of Begonia punchak on limestone cliff of western Sarawak.

A male Minivet bird

Maidenhair ferns (Adiantum sp.) from limestone outcrop

Wild ginger, Burbidgea pauciflora

Corybas crenulatus (helmet orchid)

Mini form of Begonia punchak. The underside leaf is reddish colour.

Wild ginger, Burbidgea pauciflora

 Mini form of Begonia punchak

Corybas crenulatus (helmet orchid)

Mini type of Selaginella

A limestone (karst) outcrop in Sarawak: