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Harvestman
(Laniatores)
HARVESTMEN FROM MALAYSIA (OPILIONES, ARACHNIDA)
There are 2 families of harvestman found in Borneo Island :
Harvestmen (Opiliones)

1) Family Phalangodidae	2) Family Phalangiidae
Order: Opiliones Suborder: Laniatores Infraorder: Grassatores Superfamily: Phalangodoidea Family: Phalangodidae	Order: Opiliones Suborder: Eupnoi Superfamily: Phalangioidea Family: Phalangiidae

Chart of Harvestmen
Source of Identification and Images : http://bugguide.net/node/view/2405/bgpage
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Download PDF : Chart of Harvestman Order Opiliones

Unidentified Harvestman
probably endemic to Borneo
♀7.5mm

Spiders	Harvestmen
6-8 eyes	2 eyes
Produce silk	Do not produce silk
Produce venom	Do not produce venom
Indirect mating	Direct mating

Harvestmen of Malaysia

23-8-2009 ABACCA	Harvestman KNP 16-12-2009 Kinabalu National Park	Harvestman KNP 16-12-2009 Kinabalu National Park
Harvestman KNP 16-12-2009 Kinabalu National Park	Harvestman ROSE 11-12-2009 Kundasang	Harvestman ROSE 11-12-2009 Kundasang
9-8-2009 BUKIT GEMOK	27-5-2023 Fig Garden

Insects of Borneo

Insects are diverse and dominant inhabitants of the tropical rainforests in Borneo Island. New species are discovered too often. Entomologists are still struggling to cope with the documentation of tropical insect diversity.

Red Dragonfly of Sabah

Most of the common dragonflies in Sabah are red coloured, especially from the family Libellulidae. Some red pecies are even confused as same species, for example the three species of Genus Neurothemis.

The compound eyes of dragonflies

Dragonflies and damselflies have large compound eyes that can see in all directions. When the compound eye is magnified several hundred times, each individual facet (ommatidium) is shown to be hexagonal in shape.

Ovipositor (Vulvar Lamina)
of Female Dragonflies and Damselflies

Female dragonflies have either one of the two method of depositing eggs from the abdomen:
1- using Ovipositor Structure
2- using Vulvar Lamina

Male do not have an ovipositor. Instead male dragonfly and damselfly have appendages.

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FLORA

Fig trees of Sabah

Borneo has 150 species of wild fig trees. Most of them are found in forests of Sabah.

FISHERIES

Tiger Prawn Farms in Tawau

Prawn farming is a main commercial activities in Tawau. Spawners from Tawau are graded the best in Malaysia. For decades, Tawau has been exporting high-grade tiger prawns to several countries such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Singapore, Egypt and Australia.

Damselflies of Borneo