Asian Ant Mantis (Odontomantis planiceps)
A tiny mantis dressed to look like an ant On a green leaf in Lombok, over a blurred grey background, sat a mantis so small …
Transverse moth (Xanthodes transversa)
A green moth with white spots on a leaf On a green leaf in Lombok, surrounded by soft-focus flowers and foliage, sat a moth whose …
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
A white-breasted waterhen stepping through the grass In Lombok, a white-breasted waterhen stepped out of the grass onto a patch of green, picking its way …
Tropical House Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)
A house cricket on a rough concrete floor On a rough concrete surface against a dark wall in Lombok, a small cricket sat motionless, its …
Tropical House Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)
A tropical house cricket on grey ground On grey ground against a rough cement wall in Lombok, a cricket sat with its long antennae held …
Gray Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus bivittatus)
A grey wall jumper on a white pipe On a white pipe streaked with green moss in Lombok, a small grey spider sat with its …
Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)
Weaver ants on the march up a tree trunk In Lombok, a column of ants was moving up a tree trunk, threading between patches of …
Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)
A pale green ambusher with sticky legs Late July in Rhode Island, and this assassin bug was out in the summer greenery, the colour of …
American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)
A flat beetle with the forest’s dirtiest job Late July in Rhode Island, and the woods are deep in their summer recycling program. On a …