tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post376000750860187125..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Spotlight on Small Game in BorneoIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-86899812954160841382015-08-27T11:18:38.631+10:002015-08-27T11:18:38.631+10:00Good memories Marita - I'd forgotten the fire ...Good memories Marita - I'd forgotten the fire ants!<br />That looks promising thanks Paul - shall follow up when I get home. Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-3710851224840482912015-08-21T23:16:42.366+10:002015-08-21T23:16:42.366+10:00Could this be your mystery snail, Ian?
"10 B...Could this be your mystery snail, Ian?<br /><br />"10 Borneo Hills Ninja Slug<br /><br /> Ibycus rachelae to the fancy folks, this semi-slug (it has a shell, but it’s too small to retract into it) was discovered in a mountain forest in Sabah, Malaysia. One of the distinguishing characteristics that makes it so unique is the fact that it sports a tail three times the length of its body, which it curls around itself when it’s inactive; kind of like a cat you wouldn’t quite want to pet.<br />Another curious ability: the ninja slug can shoot calcium carbonate ‘love-darts’ into potential mates. These darts are tipped with hormones that are specially designed to get their targets into the mood for love, with the hope that they’ll forget they were just shot with a spike, increasing the chances for successful reproduction."<br /><br />http://top10.raag.fm/2013/01/10-amazing-animal-abilities.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721505930375246758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-51552492701152178672015-08-20T20:11:49.137+10:002015-08-20T20:11:49.137+10:00I was there too. At first I thought this was a cra...I was there too. At first I thought this was a crazy escapade, specially when dodging the wolf spider we had to leap over fire ants. An amazing thing to me was that the many frogs sat so quietly as we photographed them. We saw so much along only a few metres of creek. Marita Macraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295052163340414820noreply@blogger.com