Sunday, November 21, 2010

tarantula hunting


a few weeks ago i was hunting the elusive tokey gecko around tanjong malim area and i stumble across a tarantula heaven..every rock and log i unfold i found tarantulas. there every where.the population here is strong. i think its because there is no one is collecting them from here..i took a few specimens home but leave the small and big one because i dont want to harm the population.. 




a beautiful flower in the forest...not quite sure what species it is...it grows on the forest floor

this is the first tarantula i caught.it's missing two front legs.


the biggest i caught.5cm across ang 7 cm long


the third tarantula.


more of these flowers.

in recent years i have been hunting tarantula,it was difficult to fine them.they usually burrow underground with a distinctive webbing around their burrow.

i even found some dwarf wood scorpion.



these tiny scorpion are abundant in malaysia.it is easily found aroung old buildings near the forest.  


unfortunately i didnt found any tokey gecko.a few giant forest gecko are found but didnt take them.
well better luck next time. 

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