Talơơx, the carpenter bee. It is taboo to disturb them.

Tanơŋ, dragonflies, are among many small creatures that Temiars never play with, for fear of a storm brewing.

A flying stick insect.

Tawɑɑg, butterflies, are among creatures that cannot be played with or made pets.

Creatures that mimick plants are believed to turn into plants.

Kancơơŋ, so called because it has bent arms.

Ants are never disturbed by Temiars. (Credit: ˀAnɛl)

Black millipede. Laughing at small creatures that go about collecting their food is prohibited as it would surely bring on a storm.

A tree creeper insect.

A red beetle found inside plants, that is eaten by some Senoi.

A tarantula.

Red centipede: it is believed that one of these will run out of nowhere and bite when one doesn’t take something when offered.

Black scorpions often try to crawl up into the house. (Credit: ˀAnɛl)

Motionless, a green pit viper sleeps on a plant stem, deep in the forest of the Ragas River valley

Green pit vipers are quite common in the forest and they have a deadly bite!

Bawaaj, pig-tailed macaque, a pest to swiddeners.

Taˀơŋ, the wild boar.

Tawɛl, slow loris, has a poisonous bite.

Tɛnyuᵏ, bear cat, can be a fierce animal.

ˀƐsˀơơs, masked palm civet, here held as a pet.

Tapəər, bats, are hunted in caves with torches and sticks.

Kayiix, flying fox, is often seen soaring from tree to tree.

Gɛriyɛx, rough nicked monitor, is eaten by Temiars.

Səəl, the box turtle, can only be eaten by older folks for fear of a storm coming.

Jʹkʉʉs, the brush-tailed porcupine, is a sabat taboo species.

Hayom, bamboo rat, is believed to turn into a short python in a bamboo clump.

Dɛddut, the greater coucal, often squaks in the mornings.

Həlaŋ, rhinocerous hornbill, often seen in pairs - this one died in a fight.

Bʹrawɛl, emerald dove.

Short python are eaten by the Semais, but the Temiars find them repulsive creatures.

Green racer, eaten by Semais.

Kʹdííg ˀaŋaaɲ, which is red-breasted, is a sabat taboo species.

Sɛgnug ˀaŋkuuy, an edible river frog that has toxic skin, and the meat can cause one to vomit if improperly cooked.

Tabɛɛg, the bull frog, is a sabat creature particularly dangerous for women and children to eat.

Kʹrɛlbool, the pill millipede, a remedy for infant stomach pain.

Kɛŋkax, horned toad, its eggs are a cure for a cold.

Kapur, lime, chewed with betel nut, was made by cooking snail shells and pounding into paste.