From Steve Gettle

“Colugo” - Flying Lemur

Borneo is home to some of the world’s most unique animals and certainly near the top of that list would be this flying lemur known locally as a Colugo. Technically they don’t actually fly but glide between the trees very much like a “flying” squirrel.

Completely nocturnal this animal glides through the jungle at night on a membrane that runs between its hands and feet called a patagium. I love how the mottled fur looks very much like the bark of the tree trunks where it spends so much of its time.

Nature is just amazing!

Image: Flying Lemur, Sabah Borneo, Malaysia #nikon, 100-400mm, 1/200th @ f8, ISO 800, Image cropped 0% for final composition.

        • anon6789OP
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          3 days ago

          Ooo…I dunno if I like that thing. My first thought was someone was swimming and their uterus fell out 😯

          • CentipedeFarrier@piefed.socialEnglish
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            3 days ago

            Have to be a giant woman or like an elephant or hippo or something, these things are HUGE, and somehow substantially more offputting out of water!

            You’re right that your lil guy is superior! :p

            • anon6789OP
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              2 days ago

              I would probably still touch it out of morbid curiosity, should opportunity arise, but still… 🫪🫣😳

              The colugo is weird, but at least a mammal, so It should be at least a bit warm and fuzzy.

              • CentipedeFarrier@piefed.socialEnglish
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                2 days ago

                I so would too! Ive touched little rays and young sturgeon, both of which are scale-less, and they are super soft, like wet velvet, so that big gross booger monster of a slug might actually be tactilely pleasing!

                Not like a fuzzy snuggler, though. And probably not warm.

                • anon6789OP
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                  2 days ago

                  I love rays. A sturgeon seems like that would be interesting as well. I’ve touched sea cucumbers and jellyfish, but your sea slug guy seems like it’d be way more muscular.