Other Invertebrates

Spider web

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African giant snail

African giant snail (Lissachatina fulica), native to East Africa, pantropically invasive, photographed in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

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Pill millipede

Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.

Tractor millipede (Barydesmus sp.), male, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.

Tarantula in 'killing jar'

As darkness sets in, spider specialist Peter Koomen processes the specimens he collected during the day, including a tarantula. In a 'killing jar', vapors of ethyl acetate will quickly stun and kill it, before it can be preserved in ethanol.