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Kinabalu Giant Red Leech, the Largest Leech of Borneo
Mountains / Sabah / Wildlife

Kinabalu Giant Red Leech, the Largest Leech of Borneo

MySabah.comby MySabah.comJanuary 20, 2026January 27, 20262

There are many scary stories about leeches. When people tell these stories, they often “add salt and sugar,” so I do not really believe most …

How to prevent leech bite?
Adventure / Forest / Sabah / Wildlife

How to prevent leech bite?

MySabah.comby MySabah.comMarch 13, 2022June 1, 202333

Some of us might get bitten by leeches when we trek in the Malaysia forest. Leeches don’t kill but they are extremely irritating and disgusting …

How to use and where to buy anti-leech sock?
Adventure / Forest / Travel / Wildlife

How to use and where to buy anti-leech sock?

MySabah.comby MySabah.comMarch 1, 2022April 26, 202342

The 130-million-year rainforest of Borneo is older than Amazon, but there is one small bug that scares its visitors. Like other rainforest in South East …

10 Weirdest Bugs of Borneo
Wildlife

10 Weirdest Bugs of Borneo

MySabah.comby MySabah.comAugust 14, 2013January 15, 20215

Borneo is the Kingdom of Bug. Do you know each rainforest tree supports up to 1,000 species of insect? And this doesn’t include other bugs …

Imbak Canyon, the Green Canyon of Borneo
Adventure / Forest / Sabah / Travel / Wildlife

Imbak Canyon, the Green Canyon of Borneo

MySabah.comby MySabah.comAugust 21, 2012March 23, 20143

Most tourists and researchers, who have visited Danum Valley or Maliau Basin, agree that Sabah has the best Borneo rainforests. Both forest reserves are so …

Night walk in Poring rainforest
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Night walk in Poring rainforest

MySabah.comby MySabah.comApril 8, 2012January 15, 202110

It was an exciting night in Poring rainforest. I finally found the insect that I had been looking for years. Many friends are also very …

Minitinduk Gorge, ancient gateway to Mt. Kinabalu
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Minitinduk Gorge, ancient gateway to Mt. Kinabalu

MySabah.comby MySabah.comSeptember 2, 2011January 15, 20211

Minitinduk Gorge is the ancient gateway to Mt. Kinabalu, as it is on “The Hugh Low Trail”, an original summit trail used by documented first …

Forest / Sabah / Travel / Wildlife

Sepilok Rainforest to Mangrove (part 3 of 4)

MySabah.comby MySabah.comApril 1, 2011April 24, 20150

Continued from part 2… (You may Click Here to start reading from Part 1) Long-Tailed Macaques It was a late afternoon in Sepilok Laut Reception …

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