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I saw a tiktok user go live and was poaching a CRITICALLY ENDANGERED pangolin.

Last night I was scrolling on tiktok until I saw this live. There was a pangolin (tenggiling) I was curious so I stayed in the live for brief moment. I thought it got hit by a car since it was bleeding but then I see the man behind the camera pick it up by its tail without feeling guilt? Then I started commenting if they were going to eat it. It clicked in my head that they were poaching it. I spammed the comment section telling everyone to report the live. He banned me and a few hours later no action was taken by tiktok's support.

I was angry, I reported to dvs.welfare@sabah.gov.my because I didn't know where else to report since this is my first time experiencing this. They reached out to me and said that they needed evidence. I had no time to screenshot the live since it happened in a blur. So basically my report was useless.

I have screenshots of the person's tiktok account, what church they go to and what they work as but I'm sure that won't help with anything. He seems to be working around nabawan/sook. He isn't a native and that's probably one of the reasons he's ignorant and doesn't know that pangolins are critically endangered.

USERNAME : longor259 on tiktok

how can one come here illegally and do illegal activities !!!!!!

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u/Starring_Kampung — 11 hours ago
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Juvenile Asian Ant Mantis (Odontomantis planiceps)

Odontomantis planiceps is a small mantis, with adult size ranging from 1.4 cm for males and 2.0 cm for females. It is commonly called the Asian ant mantis because it exhibits batesian mimicry in its juvenile stages, resembling black ants - most notably from the 1st to 3rd instar at which they are most vulnerable from predators.

Odontomantis planiceps is completely black from the 1st to 3rd instar, with green bands at the edges of every thorax segment.

After molting to the 4th instar and up to its ultimate molt, they are mostly green with some variation in colour depending on the vegetation in which they reside.

u/ReimuSan003 — 8 days ago
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Insane mimicry

Perhaps you've heard of a batesian mimicry - a species mimicking itself as dangerous or distasteful species to ward off predators, or a species mimicking to resemble their environment, object ( such as plants ) like an stick insect.

But have you seen this kind of mimicry before ? Name this species and guess what it's trying to mimic

( picture shot in a temple near genting Highlands )

u/Delicious_Mail_7148 — 10 days ago
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King Of Venomous Snakes

One of my favourites - The king of Venomous Snakes, the King cobra !

Despite having a hood and looking like an oversized cobra, King cobras are not true cobras, but they are indeed related. True cobras belongs to the Genus Naja.

Used to be a monotyoic genus, recently split into 4 distinct species. In Malaysia, we have the Sunda king cobra - Ophiophagus bungarus

When threatened, King cobras don't hiss like other snakes, instead they growls like a beast - making a low grumbling sound to ward off predators

Although not the most venomous snake in potency out there ( that title belongs to the Australian Inland taipan ) they are however the largest/longest venomous snake and has the highest yield of venom in volume, making up for its milder venom and enabling an adult of this species capable of killing even an adult Asiatic elephant in a single bite.

They use this venom not to target birds, mammals and other animals, but it's after other snakes.

King cobra's are snake eaters - hence The genus Ophiophagus ( Ophio - snake, phagus - to eat ) they eat all types of snakes, include other king cobras. Not only are they venomous, but they're also resistant to all other snake's venom. Truly, the dominator of snakes.

u/Delicious_Mail_7148 — 11 days ago
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A little stag beetle I found on penang hill

Prosopocoilus taronii , no common name yet.

They are covered in tiny golden fuzz over their rufous exoskeleton

u/Delicious_Mail_7148 — 13 days ago