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Batu Caves is a mogote with a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital city of Kuala Lumpur . The cave complex contains many Hindu temples , the most popular of which is a shrine dedicated to the deity Murugan .
Liphistius batuensis is a species of trapdoor spider from Malaysia.It is thought to be restricted to the Batu Caves and a cave in Templer Park, near Kuala Lumpur. [1] It was first collected by H. C. Abraham in 1923, and has been described as a living fossil.
The VPAM scale as of 2009 runs from 1 to 14, with 1-5 being soft armor, and 6-14 being hard armor. [1] Tested armor must withstand three hits, spaced 120 mm (4.7 inches) apart, of the designated test threat with no more than 25 mm (0.98 inches) of back-face deformation in order to pass.
The caves were used 500 to 900 years ago as a burial place with about 125 carved wooden coffins inside. [3] It was divided into three main caves, namely Agop Sawat (upper cave), Agop Lintanga (middle cave) and Agop Suriba (lower cave). The caves at Agop Sawat and Lintanga contained more than 125 ancient log coffins. [3]
Roewer, C.Fr. 1962. Einige arachniden aus den Batu-Caves in Malaya. Pacific Insects 4(2): 517-520. Schiödte, J.C. 1849. Om en afvigende Slaegt af Spindlernes Orden. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 2: 617-624. Soepadmo, E. and Ho Thian Hua. 1971. A Guide to Batu Caves. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society and Batu Caves Protection Association. p. 17.
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