I visited Lata Jarum on the 1st day of 2011 with some friends. The weather was not exactly right for nature activities but there wasn't much on the agenda and it was the most accessible attraction in town...we spotted a huge monitor lizard which was trying to flush out something from the bushes and it turned out to be a teeny weeny little squirrel - a pygmy squirrel to be exact. The hyperactive squirrel managed to dodge the lizard's sluggish attempt and went on to the branches of a fallen tree nearby where it 'rested' erratically for a tiny moment, when these photos were taken...
smaller than a palm's size...
On the trunk of a riverine tree: Dendrobium lawesii. The tiny whitish flowers exude a strong vanilla perfume that wafts and lingers mysteriously in the air. If you ever wonder where that delicious vanilla ice cream smell comes from in the jungle, you need only look up on the exposed trunk of a nearby tree for a tiny jagged leaved orchid...
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