The lobster-jawed stag beetle On a wet wooden board with green vegetation blurring behind it, the beetle looked almost cheerful: a warm orange-yellow body, a …

A dark giant of the wet forest floor The ground was wet and rough, the kind of surface that blends into the forest floor, and …

A chocolate tiger, calm in the hand On 29 June 2026, in the hills above Gelin Village, Beibeng Township, Medog County, this butterfly was nectaring …

A green caterpillar on a roadside in the eastern Himalaya On the evening of June 28, on a roadside in Gelincun village, Beibeng Township, Medog …

A dark jewel met on a summer road in Medog. On 28 June 2026, in the hills of Gelin Village, Beibeng Township, Medog County, Nyingchi, …

A torrent frog taking a rest between rains It was the water droplets that caught my eye first, scattered over gravel and dark earth, and …

A hairy-legged hunter on white mesh The white netting was stretched taut, and on it sat a hunter: dark brown, with a patterned back of …

A furry face on the wall On a pale wall against the darker wood behind it, the spider was easy to spot: large for a …

A patient spider inside a metal pipe The metal pipe lay at the edge of things, its mouth open to the blurred green of the …