A beetle from both sides.
Underside of the beetle eating a leaf
Top view of the beetle
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There were a lot of monkeys in Sukau, and here are two pics of the pig tailed macaques. 
Pig tailed macaque at the end of the road
Pig tailed macaque eating frut
Most of the rain we had, and we had some big rain, was dumped by wandering storm cells. However, most was either late at night or while I was in the cave, so on the last night in Sukau I finally got a chance to take a photo of a storm cell that missed us to the east. 
A big, slow-moving storm cell east of Sukau, Malaysia
I am now at the airport in Los Angeles and just one more flight to get home. I have been going for 52 hours at this point without a bed to sleep in. A little sleep on the planes and a little on the floor in the airports. With no delays I will be home in just over 12 hours from now. And since I have no pics from LA to post, I will cover a short topic that some don't much like when working in Borneo. Terrestrial leeches. These things live on the leaves in the brush along the trails and attach to you as you pass by. They are very fast and active, and move like an inchworm. They are also very pretty. 
A tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta) on a leaf at Gomantong. One end is suctioned to the leaf while the other end is waving around for something to grab onto for a blood meal
And here is one at work on my left arm. The blood is sucked in from the small mouth on the right, and you can see the body starting to swell up on the left as they drink blood very quickly. Warren helped take this photo as it is remarkably hard to photograph one's own elbow
Long layover here in Seoul so Warren and I went into town for lunch. It was busy, busy, busy. 
Big market in the Wolmi area of Seoul
And everyone was crowding in to get some chicken. 
Three deep at the chicken joint
Somewhat less of a rush for the dried fish. 
The blurred bit on a stick is an automatic fly shooer! It keeps the flies away while you have more important things to do
These were the longest, craziest ice cream cones I've ever seen. And I sampled a bit of one and yes, they taste like ice cream cones. They are hollow and I believe the ice cream is pressure loaded into them with length to order
A sight that really caught my eye. I can not explain it
And finally, I don't know what a Pocari is, but I was drinking a bottle of its sweat all day. Honestly wasn't very good. 
Yes, it really does look and taste like Pocari sweat. Truth in advertising at last
As I am heading home, my internet is getting much faster but time is getting shorter for posting. Once home I will put up a bunch of stuff that was too much to deal with in Sukau. Back in Kota Kinabalu I walked around the Saturday evening seafood outdoor grill. A huge area with all kinds of seafood ready to eat and at prices way less than the restaurants. 
Cooking, selling, and consumption of seafood. This was during Ramadan, however, so the big feast doesn't start until after sundown
I am currently in Seoul, South Korea, and only have a minute for one more pic. I don't think I ever posted this Brahminy Kite that I saw above the Kinabatangen River in Sukau. 
One of a pair of Brahminy kites that were hunting along the Kinabatangen River, Sukau Malaysia
Having slightly faster internet today I have made a few posts and of note, I updated the coffin cave posting with more photos so check it out. And can't have a post without a photo, so how about some baby birds... 
Mossy nest swiftlet chicks in the nest
I have had a lot less time at night in the forest on this trip than my usual. However, yesterday I had 20 minutes for a walk along the Gomantong road and saw three animals. 
This is a giant red flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista). I had the distinct pleasure of getting to see one of these soaring along high in the trees. Very cool
I found a pair of Oriental pied hornbills roosting for the night
Palm civets R US. Another sighting of these cuties, so I am guessing that they are pretty common
This is our last day here in Sukau and working at the Gomantong caves. I have wrapped up my work and am taking time today around town to catch up on things and organize for the trek home. Tonight will be my last night in a hotel for a couple of days, so it will be a slog. Interestingly, due to a mis-communication, we got booted from the Greenview and will be spending tonight at the Barefoot Lodge. Nice place, but no air conditioning, so I am hoping it is a cool nights as my last night in a bed for a long time. First up, Guy and his quad copter. He is using it to take aerial videos and it gets some great footage. It's also just fun to watch him zoom the thing around. 
Guy on the board walk to the lower cave Simud Hitam
Guy using the copter to film me taking his photo
And I should put up another bat. This is Hipposideros diadema, an insectivorous bat that has some very cool white spots down its sides. 
Hipposideros diadema from Simud Putih
And yesterday, the nest guards were on high alert as some nest harvesting has started and they have to stay sharp as there is a lot of activity. 
Watching from one of the huts near the bottom of the 140-meter pit
And up at the top of the pit? 
The nesters have lowered down a metal ladder into a horizontal position and there are climbers working from it to collect nests a long way above the floor
I spent most of the day by myself in the upper cave photographing colonies of bats and birds on the ceilings. I will eventually put up a couple of those shots, but for tonight it is late some random shots. 
I know this frog, but can't remember the name right now
A fruit bat! This is in the Genus Cynopterus but I haven't figured out the species yet. It came by for a fruit at the lodge
The dead cavers we hauled off the hill. Or not. Don and Warren sleeping at the visitor's center after a long day caving
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