Anolis trachyderma, the common forest anole, widespread in South America. Pictured in the lowland amazon near Leticia in Columbia. #anole #lizard #reptile #herpetology

Epidendrum arachnoglossum, also known as the spider-tongue #orchid, endemic to the Bogota region. Pictured growing wild in Los Nevados national park in Columbia, 2500m. #epidendrum #botany #plants

Acianthera casapensis growing as an epiphyte in the wet montane cloud forests of Los Nevados national park, Columbia. 3000m. #orchid #botany #plants #wildorchid #epiphyte

Cyrtochilum serratum growing wild as an epiphyte in the montane cloud forrest of Los Nevados national park in Columbia, 2500m. #orchid #botany #plants #cyrtochilum #wildorchid

Cyrtochilum pardinum growing wild in the wet montane cloud forests of Los Nevados national park in Columbia, 3000m. #orchid #wildorchid #flower #botany

Meterginus is a neotropical genus of harvestman with 17 known species. They are large with their cephalothorax and abdomen measuring as large as 1cm. Photographed in the Columbian amazon. #harvestman #meterginus #arachnid #amazon

Cistanche tubulosa A desert plant Host plant: Calligonum tetrapterum Yazd, Iran Elevation 1500m

Salapia Signata. A true bug from the neotropics. Photographed in the Columbian Amazon. #bug #entomology #amazon #insect

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, a well known insect pathogenic fungus from the columbian amazon. This one was on an epiphyte about head hight, but still very difficult to spot. For scale the fruiting body is about 1cm long. #fungi #entomology #cordyceps #macro

Championica is a genus of Katydid found in South America. This one is probably championica ornata, photographed in the Colombian amazon. #katydid #entamology #insect

Phoneutria fera, the Brazillian wandering spider from the Columbian Amazon. These are quite common, it's easy to find a few on a quick walk. This was one of the best. #arachnid #spider #amazon

Burmannia tenella is a holomicoheterotrophic monocot, the only one of its sort in the neotropics. This one was found in the Columbian amazon. #botany #amazon #fungi #plants

New paper out! We show that heart cockles use bundled fiber optic cables to transmit light through "skylights" in their shell for their photosynthetic algae. The skylights filter out harmful UV radiation. These coral analogues are cool critters!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...