A rainstorm brewing over the Rio Manu: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48964048242_5761e5faed_b.jpg A woody mushroom catches the eye and the last of the sun's rays: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49019245891_d82f914406_b.jpg A camouflaged Horned frog (Ceratophrys sp.) goes unnoticed on the ...

Hey Rik, good observation. Short answer, I don't know. It's a rare species on which not much research has been done. I've only ever seen it once before, also within its burrow. My theory though, is that because tarantulas are nocturnal and conspicuous, a behavioural change like that seen in other in...

Thanks grgh - I was using a drone. This is the lowlands, so no real hills to speak of.

On location in Cocha Cashu Biological station, Manu national park, Peru. A rainbow above the canopy, a reminder of the rain on the horizon, and the beautiful life it represents: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48993107446_ee7a871af5_b.jpg An immature rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum), a...

Hi Uczeke,

So glad that this could be a source of inspiration for you to join the forum, it sounds like you'd be a very welcome addition to the community. Thanks for letting me know, and I'd be happy to let you use the photo for educational purposes.

Cheers,
Paul

Clearwing butterflies (Cithaerias sp.) offer a touch of class to any perch on which they alight with their graceful presence: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48807179632_699fcb33b9_b.jpg A slug moth caterpillar (Limacodidae) might not show the same grace as the preceding butterfly, but its painf...

Not sure that any studies have been done to assess their elevational range. The park itself extends from a low of 600m up to 3600m at the peak of Sumaco volcano. Hard to say what the boundaries are, though I imagine they are probably in the same neighbourhood as what you mentioned.

Thanks Saul and Lou and Mawyatt, much appreciated! Lou - I think it must have just sloughed its skin, because it was so vibrant I was somewhat taken aback. I'm not sure if there is a sub-species here in Sumaco, but the owner of the reserve tells me they are relatively rare (there are actually more b...

Into the green void - a cicadellid nymph advertises its unpalatability with vibrant colours: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48760006737_3286e4a098_b.jpg A colourful land planarian slides along the forest floor on a bed of slime, its eversible stomach ready to engulf any soft-bodied prey it migh...

Thanks Lou, these are from Mindo.

On location in Bigal River reserve, contiguous with Sumaco-Galeras National Park in Ecuador. A mountainous area, almost perpetually under the rain-shadow: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48757393187_a5bfe415ba_c.jpg Daddy long-legs (Pholcidae) hangs in its basket web, drying after a rain: https:...

Thanks, much appreciated!

Cryptic caterpillar: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48669163418_8663de6bee_b.jpg Mating stick insects: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48669420411_8b6ffa1e18_b.jpg Moulting harvestman: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48668901966_a0a3cce157_b.jpg Fulgorid hopper: https://live.staticflick...

Thanks Nanometer, Chris and Troels, much appreciated.

Thanks Saul, Walter and zzffnn for the kind words, much appreciated.