Last updated on January 1, 2019
Kepik
This tiny, colorful insect is called a ladybird. In North America it is known as a ladybug or a lady beetle. Other countries have their own names for it. In Indonesia it is called Kepik or Kumbang Tutul(Coccinelida).
Kecoa
Cockroaches are called Kecoa in Indonesian. They are one of the most commonly noted household pest insects. The world’s biggest cockroach was among a rich and exotic menagerie of new species discovered by scientists exploring caves deep inside Indonesia’s teeming jungles.
Katak Terbang
A flying frog or Katak Terbang is a frog that has the ability to glide. made one of the earliest reports of the flying frog, from observations in the Indo-Malayan region. The species he observed was later termed Wallace’s Flying Frog (Rhacophorus suffry). They have suction pads on their webbed feet which helps their balance in the high trees that they live in.
Photography by Albert Huwa.