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Alpine Salamander (Salamandra atra)Observer
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on mountain pass of Grosser Mythen after heavy rainstorm
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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)Observer
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Tabo Cottages on Samosir island, Lake Toba
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Chiasmia noraObserver
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at camp by the river. flew into our tent at night.
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Short-nosed Fruit Bats (Genus Cynopterus)Observer
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these fruit bats are the larger of the two bat species we encountered in the Bat Cave
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Javan Mongoose (Urva javanica)Observer
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a family of 3 or more by the mangroves
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Reinwardt's Pitcher-Plant (Nepenthes reinwardtiana)Observer
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Pitcher plants on a mountain path of the volcano Gunung Sibayak (Mt.Sibayak)
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Pacific Giant Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes)Observer
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wandered into the guest house at night
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Long-legged Centipede (Thereuopoda longicornis)Observer
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found in the deepest darkest chamber of the Bat Cave, alongside cave swiftlets. they hold up two feeler-like legs into the air, ~30 cm long from toe to toe and really fast too. To put its size into perspective, those holes in the cave walls are used by the birds for nesting.
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Giant Huntsman Spiders (Genus Heteropoda)Observer
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small Giant Huntsman in Bukit Lawang’s cave
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Katydids, Crickets, and Allies (Suborder Ensifera)Observer
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cave cricket in the Bat Cave near Bukit Lawang
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Dark Swiftlets (Genus Aerodramus)Observer
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found in the deepest chamber of the Bat Cave, alongside giant cave centipedes, they build nests in the cave walls and use echolocation to maneuver through total darkness
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Rhinolophoid Bats (Superfamily Rhinolophoidea)Observer
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the smaller of the two bat species we encountered in the Bat Cave (the others were fruit bats)
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Genus AmorphophallusObserver
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Amorphophallus sp. on path to guest house
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Southeast Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator ssp. macromaculatus)Observer
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spooked monitor lizard by the river
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Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)Observer
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macaques gathering around us as we eat lunch
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Cosmodela didymaObserver
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tiger beetle in our camp by the river, looks like C. aurulenta but with ten spots instead of six
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Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)Observer
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two cicadas mating. very loud.
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Typical Cicadas (Family Cicadidae)Observer
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big green cicada at the door of my cottage
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Malaysian Blood Python (Python brongersmai)Observer
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Released at Gunung Leuser National Park as part of Bukit Lawang Ecoproject’s efforts to rescue wild animals that have wandered into civilization and return them to the jungle.
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King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)Observer
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Captured in a village and released at Gunung Leuser National Park as part of Bukit Lawang Ecoproject’s effort to rescue wild animals that have wandered into civilization and return them to the jungle.
