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5,000 kills and a secret partner: The tiny superpredator of Okinawa

Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)

5,000 kills and a secret partner: The tiny superpredator of Okinawa

Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)

Changing colors and free rides: The smaller long-headed locust

Gaudy grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae)

Changing colors and free rides: The smaller long-headed locust

Gaudy grasshoppers (Pyrgomorphidae)

Blue metal and fast living: The rapid life cycle of Okinawa’s fig beetle

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Blue metal and fast living: The rapid life cycle of Okinawa’s fig beetle

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

St. Andrew’s Cross spider spotted in a park in Okinawa

Orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae)

St. Andrew’s Cross spider spotted in a park in Okinawa

Orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae)

Giant golden orb weaver encountered in Okinawa

Golden orb-weavers (Nephilidae)

Giant golden orb weaver encountered in Okinawa

Golden orb-weavers (Nephilidae)

Delicacy or pest? The Okinawa short-winged rice grasshopper

Grasshoppers (Acrididae)

Delicacy or pest? The Okinawa short-winged rice grasshopper

Grasshoppers (Acrididae)

Master camouflage in the foliage: The world of Tartessus ferrugineus

Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae)

Master camouflage in the foliage: The world of Tartessus ferrugineus

Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae)

Living fossils in Okinawa: The world of the scentless plant bugs

Scentless plant bugs (Rhopalidae)

Living fossils in Okinawa: The world of the scentless plant bugs

Scentless plant bugs (Rhopalidae)

Leaf rivets and ritual battles: The world of Thiania suboppressa

Jumping spiders (Salticidae)

Leaf rivets and ritual battles: The world of Thiania suboppressa

Jumping spiders (Salticidae)
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