N. macfarlanei
 

Just some pictures to share. Hope you guys like it...

An elegant upper pitcher
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Baby plantlets. Looks like some may be hybrids
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Another upper pitcher
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This lower pitcher's shape looks like an sp. viking. Noticed the spider under the lid waiting for the pitcher to lure prey to it?
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Opening upper pitcher
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An intermediate pitcher
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A young plant growing on a tree
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Notice the really long tendrils. They grow very similar to sp. vikings, ie. long tendrils to hide the pitchers in undergrowth.
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You can see from this plant that the tendrils are curl in under its leaves just like waht sp. vikings do to hide their pitchers.
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Great trip and pictures David. The shot with the curled under tendrils is a great example shot. I hadn't noticed how big and stout the tendrils are on this species. Thanks!

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This species is the one that first attracted me to growing neps. That was before I found out macfarlanei is a highlander.. :( Great pictures and it must be amazing to get to see them in person..

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Yes, it was a nice trip. Went with TS. However, as mentioned to shawn earlier in the day via email, TS and I bumped into a pack of wild dogs.

We were in the undergrowth of the mossy forest trying to squeeze through the low trees and mosses when a pack of 4 (I think) dogs ran towards us. They were startled just like us as they did not expect to bump into us. When I saw the surprise look on the dogs, it got me worried as I know animals that are startled or surprise may attack. What more a pack of wild dogs in a highland tropical forest.

At that moment, my body seem to have just frozed in time. All I could do was to shout softly to the dogs... "shoo... shooo...". TS was behind me looking at some moss on the ground. Lucky the dogs quickly turn and ran off. After that I took my kukuri knife out and held it in my hands for the rest of the journey.

Told my Minister of Home Affairs when I got home... BIG mistake... She went, "WHAT! I thought you told me these trips you go with your CP buddies are safe? WILD DOGS!... blaa, blaa, blaaa...

No worries.. she'll get over it soon.

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That is really dangerous!!! Good to know that both of you are safe... BTW, that is nice trip and encounter a lots of sp.!!!

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Hahaha....Nice shots!Erm BTW did the dogs whine?:laugh:

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Wow! Lots of surprises in some of these trips! Nice shot of those hairs under the lids of this species too, not all plants have these hairs under their lids. God job, well done! :1thumbup: - Rich

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I usually carry a broom stick (hard and heavy type) whenever I venture into the bush or jungle. This stick for entertaining snakes and wild boar. Luckily no snake or wild boar want to be entaintain by me yet. I also carry a small parang (a traditional Malay Knife) for some serious entertaining. So far, never draw the parang yet.*biggrin2*

The wild boar has been hunted by the locals for years and they have learn to avoid human contact. But the snakes, somehow also went missing during all of my trips. Maybe they also know how dangerous human really are.*biggrin2*

In Johor, the lowland land forest and the oil palm estate are saperated by one tar road. There are electric fence at the oil palm estate and initially I tought that is for keeping all the lembu (domestic cow) out. But now there is a new yellow road sign there with a black elephant on it. ****! :crying: Hopefully I don't get kicking around like a football by the elephants.:crying:

I fear wild boar hunters more than any other animals. I don't want to end up being shot like wild boar. :crying: So I usually wear white color during my trips for better visibility. Also as a sign of surrender liao. *biggrin2*

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Great adventure... so far I have yet to have a close enconter with any wild life since everytime the wild life can spot me first and ran away on the opposite position except for those big wild water buffalos in around Kinta valley. *biggrin2* Most of the time I can see a glimpse of what ran away but sometime it's remains a mystery...

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Nice shots. The pitcher in the first picture looks very big.

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I think I will follow your idea Wong and carry a walking stick instead of a knife etc in my bag or waist. It'll help me to walk and I can quickly use it on any wild animals.

TS, Jonathan and I bumped into a few baby wild boars in our trip to Johor looking for N. rafflesiana. But we didn't give it a second thought to stay and look for the mother boar. The piglets jumped out of the bushes in front of us. It was almost comical because all three of us just froze for a second, then somebody shouted wild boar... and we just ran as fast as we could out of the belukar like a 100-meter sprinter. No playing around if you meet wild boars. They target in between your legs with their extended teeth or tusk from the front. I may want to have another child with my wife in the near future. :)

Yes, I sometimes think about wild boar hunters too. Don't want them to mistake me for a wild boar.

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Aiya! If I were you, I'll grab one or two baby wild boar first before I run.. That will be more fun mah.*biggrin2*

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Haaa, haaaa... actually that cross my mind but they are fast ok. Really fast. You're thinking about barbaque wild boar piglet eh. *biggrin2*

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Ehehe they run in straight line But you COULD bring one home and keep it as a pet haha