For the upcoming issue of the Dutch magazine Quest I made three illustrations of animals that could evolve in the future. Now that man changes the earth at a rapid pace, life must adapt even faster to the new conditions. This is Aëroparus longipennis. It’s adaptations are aimed at losing more heat.

One month ago, the ‘Microkosmos’ exhibition opened at the Drents Museum. A year prior director Harry Tupan and curator Annemiek Rens invited me to contribute. With intern Nina van de Vijver, I immersed myself in a new chapter of Terra Ultima and into a new field: film.

Close encounter No.2 Another Delicate Dose of Detail. If you like, stroll your eyes. Fragments of ‘Urnacingulatus potentipus’ (^ ᴗ ^)®️ PS. On view in Drents Museum @drentsmuseum.bsky.social

Close encounter. Your Delivery of a Delicate Dose of Detail. If you like, stroll your eyes. Fragment of ‘Urnacingulatus potentipus’ (^ ᴗ ^)®️ PS. On view in Drents Museum @drentsmuseum.bsky.social .

One year ago, I unearthed a strange object. This find sparked an investigation to it’s origin, captured in a short film and culminating in a new painting. Both film and painting are on show at the ‘Microcosm’ exhibition in the Drents Museum from this weekend on until 1 March 2026. (^ ᴗ ^)®️

There’s something on the horizon… . . . #terraultima #naturalhistory #raouldeleo #discovery #art #unknowncontinent #exploration #newchapter

The Lithuanian translation of the book Terra Ultima is now available! I hope many Lithuanian readers will discover the miraculous continent and will be amazed, just like me, by its remarkable wildlife. (^ ᴗ ^)®🙏❤️

Chinese translation of the book about the discovery of Terra Ultima. The publisher has made great effort to make the book accessible to the Chinese readers. A letter to the reader has been added.

Inspired by this quote of Proust: “The only true voyage of discovery, (…) would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another, of a hundred others, to behold the hundred universes that each of them beholds, that each of them is.”