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A wasp moth resting on a leaf in the city park of Puyo, Ecuador

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

A wasp moth resting on a leaf in the city park of Puyo, Ecuador

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

Guardians of the primeval forest: The beetle that keeps the Amazon in balance

Pleasing fungus beetles (Erotylidae)

Guardians of the primeval forest: The beetle that keeps the Amazon in balance

Pleasing fungus beetles (Erotylidae)

Pests, protectors, and plant pickiness: Getting to know the Altica flea beetles

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Pests, protectors, and plant pickiness: Getting to know the Altica flea beetles

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

A pleasing fungus beetle spotted in various rainforests of Ecuador

Pleasing fungus beetles (Erotylidae)

A pleasing fungus beetle spotted in various rainforests of Ecuador

Pleasing fungus beetles (Erotylidae)

Design and armor: The spiny orb-weavers of Puyo 

Orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae)

Design and armor: The spiny orb-weavers of Puyo 

Orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae)

Hidden in the Amazon: Nature’s ultimate hide-and-seek champions

Walkingsticks (Diapheromeridae)

Hidden in the Amazon: Nature’s ultimate hide-and-seek champions

Walkingsticks (Diapheromeridae)

The toxic blueprint: How one Amazonian beetle protects a hundred imposters

Net-winged beetles (Lycidae)

The toxic blueprint: How one Amazonian beetle protects a hundred imposters

Net-winged beetles (Lycidae)

Nature’s tiny piece of art: The giraffe-necked treehopper

Treehoppers (Membracidae)

Nature’s tiny piece of art: The giraffe-necked treehopper

Treehoppers (Membracidae)

Frozen in time and space: A haunted encounter in Puyo’s rainforest

True crickets (Gryllidae)

Frozen in time and space: A haunted encounter in Puyo’s rainforest

True crickets (Gryllidae)
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