Uncatalogued Species of Indonesia

Over the past four years, I have visited Indonesia twice.  On top of mountains in West Java, on the highways, in the tea fields, and in urban Jakarta....I've seen much of this beautiful country.  While there, having put on my cryptozoologist hat, I took the liberty of sketching some neat organisms unseen by most of the civilized world.  Sit back and enjoy the wonderment of these four of God's creatures that walk just beyond the shadows. The following sketches are direct from my travel journal.

1. Ngeri Laba-Laba

This creature grows to 50 centimeters in length.  The Ngeri Laba-Laba traps rats and small children in it's web, and drinks their blood.  Usually found in damp, dark caves, our small friend has never been photographed.

2. Menjerit Bintang

Grows to 100 centimeters tall and has been spotted in the sewers of Jakarta.  Usually a pale yellow in color, however, immediately after feeding, turns light red.   This star shaped being eats small animals and municipal employees who maintain Jakarta's sewer system.  Never photographed.

3.  Hijau Sea Serpent

Grows to 15 meters in length.  This long enigma lives in the seas near Java, but has been sighted in the South China Sea.  The Hijau Sea Serpent (known as Hiya to Jakarta school children) feeds on dolphins and SCUBA divers, and is known to sink small row boats.  More than 10,000 deaths have been attributed to attacks by this creature since 2005.  Never photographed.

4.  Sumatran Sacalog

This fellow is a simian-type being which can grow to four and a half feet tall.  This carnivore smells like a skunk and lives in caves.  The Sumatran Sacalog feasts on dogs, birds, and small children.  This species, though never photographed, has been sighted in Sumatra, West Java, and Munich, Germany.

Storsjoodjuret, Sweden's Sea Monster

In November of 2005, Sweden removed Storsjoodjuret (The Great Lake Monster) from their endangered species list.  A curious move, as it is safe to say this fine country isn't experiencing a Lake Monster infestation.  Perhaps Storsjoodjurer admirers belong to the wrong political party and this was an act of aggression by an arrogant ruling party.  Who knows?  This aquatic reptile with a dog's head, living in 300 feet of water in Lake Storsjon (near Ostersund) was first seen in 1635. This Swedish enigma is said to have fins across it's back and measure almost 20 feet in length. Some claim the fins are actually humps....I prefer the fin description.

Just before the 20th Century rolled around, King Oscar supported an expedition to capture our elusive friend.  It failed.  Ambiguous photographs and films have been shot over the years extending the debate as to..does the Storsjoodjuret really exist?  The creature was even etched on an ancient 11th Century Swedish stone (Froso Runestone), and that figure matches the witness descriptions which began in 1635.

Man's ability to compile a complete catalog of Earth's species is woeful.  Thousands of new species have been classified in the past couple of decades.  Who knows....perhaps someday Stockholm will be devoured by Storsjoodjuret just as Copenhagen was destroyed by Reptilicus in the 1960s.