The entrance to Saddan Cave, a temple cave in Myanmar. The caves
of Southeast Asia are among the largest and most spectacular in
the world. From Laos to Myanmar to Vietnam, the caves entice
explorers with their promise of adventure -- and plenty of
surprises in the darkness. Liz Price, an adventurer, researcher
and writer based in Southeast Asia has made caving her life's
work, and has spent countless hours exploring every last corner
of the region's subterranean labyrinths. See some of the
incredible creatures she has encountered in her explorations,
from the expected (bats) to the unsettling (amazingly large
insects). These hardy creatures pass their lives in near-
darkness. Survival means finding food wherever you can, and in
these wild caves, the predator can become the preyed upon in the
blink of a well-adapted eye. Cockroaches crawling the walls of
Gomantong Cave in Malaysia. Living up to their reputation for
surviving just about anywhere, cockroaches crowd the caves in
Southeast Asia. The roaches thrive