There are huge bugs in Borneo. Touch this insect and you get the following result.

It really isn’t the type of place that you go to if you are don’t like insects. There are a LOT of them.

I am sad to say that there is one place I FAILED as a photographer, and that is the leeches. We went during leech season and it was nasty. There is no other way to describe it than nasty. They are everywhere, they are heat seekers and they are aggressive. I did not get a single clean shot, even with a lens that could go to 300mm because I was too worried about stopping and having 10 other leeches drop down on me. Enjoy this fuzz shot.

Why is it stretching? Because it is seeking a host. It is crazy – you put your hand a few inches away and it will wriggle around in a frenzy. They are everywhere – under every branch, on the path, in the canopy above waiting to drop down on you. Everywhere.

This fellow eats insects. I almost put my hand where he/she was sitting on the log as I climbed up the trail.

Did I mentioned the leaches? EVERYWHERE.