3.06.2015

Everything is Bigger in Borneo (Sungai Lading, 2005)

People in Texas say that everything is bigger in Texas. But really, everything is bigger and more extreme in Borneo.

This is one big spider:

This is one big grasshopper:

Here is the Bornean version of a stick insect:


And we didn't just have insects, we had LOTS of insects, all of the time. Borneo's version of a stink bug actually shoots acidic black ink out of its butt and the Indonesian name for a stink bug actually translates loosely to "a little boy who farts a lot". And here are a few moths, hanging out one night at camp:

Insects are also brighter in Borneo. Here is a grasshopper:

 And a praying mantis:

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