Dinosaurs on Campus
by T.G. Goh When I was a young dinosaur-obsessed kid, my father told me that if scientists ever saw living dinosaurs, they wouldn't...
Skippers: neither butterfly nor moth
by Vanessa Ting Above: A Skipper appears to captain a crew of ants aboard a flower ship! How do you tell Skippers apart from their moth...
Tiger Orchid blooming in Rimba Ilmu!
by Vanessa Ting The TIger Orchid is flowering in Rimba Ilmu botanic garden, University of Malaya (medicinal plants section). This...
From Fear of His Neighbour
by T.G. Goh I was watching a bus the other day, and it came to me that buses are incredibly dangerous. It could very easily run me over....
Cycad Blue Butterfly
by Vanessa Ting The Cycad Blue Butterfly (Chilades pandava, also known as the Plains Cupid), is named for two things: the shimmering blue...
The Bunga Tanjung Tree
by Vanessa Ting As a sweet fragrance steals through the grounds of Third College during the evening of a hot day, you might be forgiven...
Eventually Everyone Runs Out of Time
by T.G. Goh Time is different for everything. A rat can raise five litters in a year, but probably won't live long enough to see a second...
What's in a name?--Blowflies and Selangor
by T.G. Goh The etymology of the name of the Selangor state has been lost to time. But one of the many hypotheses proposed is that it is...
The Borneo Camphor Tree
by Vanessa Ting Kapur, or Borneo Camphor Tree (Dryobalanops aromatica) is a gigantic tree, growing up to a height of 60 metres. As a...
Camera Traps in Rimba Ilmu
by Vanessa Ting (Above) Camera trap in situ. Two months ago, RIMBA with help and equipment from Jamie Wadey of the Management and Ecology...
