Two types of wild pandan trees are rather prominent at BTNR because of their size. Besides the one above, there is another species which is of a much larger size.
A strange-looking caterpillar chewing on the leaf of Bat Laurel.
This is likely to be a type of fungus beetle although it was resting on the stem of a plant instead of a fungus. Fungus is a common resident of the moist forest ground. This beetle will never go hungry.
Here is another species of the beetle prowling on the forest floor. It had two humps on its back.
It took me a while to get a close-up picture of this Archduke butterfly (Lexias pardalis dirteana) that landed on the walking trail. Fortunately, no one else was using the track while I was having my photo session.
Guess what is this flower? Surprisingly, it is a type of passion flower. The more surprising part was seeing such climber in the midst of BTNR. The bright blooming pinkish flower that I saw back in July was astonishing though none was seen this time round.
These tiny orange flowers were found on one of the slender branches of a shrub with large leaves (Maschalocorymbus villosus). This was the second time that I saw the flowers but no fruit was seen so far.
The human traffic was heavy at BTNR on Sunday, especially on the main road leading to the hill top. This situation is probably not a good thing for the forest. Maybe it would be better for people to find some other place to do their exercise and leave the forest to those people who come to appreciate the beauty of nature. Anyway, just a wild wish from my end.
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