毛足菱猎蝽 (Isyndus pilosipes)
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 …
Medog (Motuo)
Medog is located in Tibet, China. During the summer vacation of 2024, I embarked on an exploratory journey there. Driving approximately 100 kilometers from the high altitudes, I descended through a remarkable range of climates, which is why the area boasts such rich biodiversity.
“There is only one Medog in the world, yet within it, Medog holds a world of its own.”
”世界只有一个墨脱，而墨脱拥有全世界“
米氏姬兜 (Xylotrupes mniszechi mniszechi)
A rhinoceros beetle resting on the path On the 27th of June, near the end of a long day in Medog, I almost stepped on …
砂缘锯锹 (Prosopocoilus laterotarsus)
A deep red stag beetle on a stone wall Medog, 27 June. This stag beetle was resting on rough rock at the foot of a …
齐硕蝇象 (Hyllus qishuoi)
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 …
齐硕蝇象 (Hyllus qishuoi)
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 …
蒺藜纹脉蛱蝶 (Hestinalis nama)
A brown and white butterfly resting on bare ground It was sitting on the bare ground of a trail in Medog, surrounded by scattered gravel …
短颚深山锹甲 (Lucanus imitator)
A deep red stag beetle with a golden stripe In late June I found this one in Medog, sitting calmly on a piece of grey …
芒果白条天牛 (Batocera roylii)
A giant longhorn that looked like a piece of polished wood It was resting near the forest edge in Medog, and at first I took …
荣华拟矛螽 (Pseudorhynchus nobilis)
A cone-headed katydid in the wet Himalayan dark On an August night in Medog, the forest was loud with katydids, and this one had come …
红目天蚕蛾 (Antheraea formosana)
A giant silk moth fresh from the monsoon dark Late one August night in Medog, this moth came to the light and instantly silenced the …
西光胫锹甲 (Odontolabis siva)
A stag beetle of the eastern Himalaya In August 2024 I was in Medog, in southeastern Tibet. It is the lowest and wettest corner of …
Larnaca rubiabdomina
The raspy cricket with a red abdomen Medog, Tibet, 8 August 2024. Some finds you notice by sound, some by shape. This one I noticed …