N. macfarlanei

[David]

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

An elegant upper pitcher


Baby plantlets. Looks like some may be hybrids


Another upper pitcher


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?


Opening upper pitcher


An intermediate pitcher


A young plant growing on a tree




Notice the really long tendrils. They grow very similar to sp. vikings, ie. long tendrils to hide the pitchers in undergrowth.


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.

[shawnintland]

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!

[paphioboy]

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..

[David]

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.

[caseyhoo]

Originally Posted by David

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.

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

[marvin1997]

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

[rsivertsen]

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! - Rich

[Wong]

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.

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.

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. ****! Hopefully I don't get kicking around like a football by the elephants.

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

[NepNut]

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. Most of the time I can see a glimpse of what ran away but sometime it's remains a mystery...

[kizer]

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