A jewel bug polished by the monsoon The forests around Medog were sodden with August rain when I spotted this one, and it looked like …

A moon moth that stayed long enough to admire On the evening of 7 August 2024, along the Motuo highway in southeastern Tibet, a large …

A five-horned beetle with nowhere to hide Some beetles you photograph out of duty. This one I photographed out of awe. It turned up in …

A giant mantis in its native hills The Chinese mantis is famous worldwide, but most people meet it as an introduced species in North American …

A walking twig that calls Medog home In the rainforests of Medog you learn to look twice at every twig. On 7 August 2024, one …

An axe mantis I know from home I keep mantises at home, so meeting a wild one is always special. This one turned up in …

A dead leaf that turns into a blue butterfly I met this one in Medog, Tibet, in August 2024, and it took me a moment …

A dark-winged stick insect of the Medog forest Stick insects rarely cooperate for photographs, mostly because you cannot tell they are there. This one, found …

A small mantis from the family of flower hunters Not every mantis is a giant. This one, found in Medog, Tibet, on 6 August 2024, …