In June 2008 I spent 14 days caving in the Battambang province of Cambodia. All the caves were dry. It was interesting to see some cave fauna, most of which is very similar to that in Malaysia. We found a few bat caves, most of which we didn't enter, because the stench of guano was overpowering. One cave in particular smelt of pure ammonia. The whip spiders seemed larger than those found in Malaysia.

A full expedition report will be published in due course. See also Cambodian cave bats

© Liz Price 2008

Page last updated 13 Aug 2008

cricket

different species of cricket

cricket, same specimen as previous

millipedes

millipedes

centipede

these snails are probably accidental visitors as the cave has several open entrances. They are possibly ariophantids, probably related to Macrochlamys (info from Dr M.Schilthuizen)

snail

same snail

a different smail

same specimen as previous photo

spider - juvenile Heteropoda sp. identified by P.Jaeger at Senckenberg

These Amblypygids, or whip spiders, seem larger than their Malaysian cousins

whip spider

whip spider in a different cave

a different cave again

another cave

same specimen as previous

This snake is an accidental visitor to the cave. It was identified by Klaus Schulz as Oligodon taeniatus (Striped Kukri Snake).

This baby squirrel was found outside a cave

this dog came caving with us

and had a rest when we were too slow surveying