Mention "jungle trekking" and most of us would expect to meet with snakes and tigers - especially in the dense tropical forest. Yes - you would but on very rare occasions! On the contary, it is hard to find them too! Instead, the living things you least notice are hovering around the area, brushing against you and crossing your path, matching every step you take. If you are keen to know them, then the Malaysian Jungle comes alive. Reward yourself -- on each of these trips, bring home with you a huge collection of these jungle dwellers. Only on prints or slides! In this page, there are no animals, no reptiles but only examples of common plants and unusual insects. Subject Scientific Name Where can you see them? Millipede Harpagophoritae julus Pathways, about 25-30cm long Hopper Fulgoridae Individually, resembles a cockerel Butterfly Kallima Limborgii Lure them with a sweet fruits Stick insect Phyllium pulchrifolium Forested area with canopy Raja Brooke Trogonoptera brookiana 18 of them? with salt tainted water Mushroom Sarcoscypha coccinea[cup] Wet, damp undergrowth Staghorn Fern Platycerium coronarium High among the misty clouds Ginger Flowers Zingiber [All types} How many types have you seen? These are the more common species that most of us are able to co-relate with. In physical enviroment, the Malaysia tropical forrest offers an 'inexhaustable' collection.

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