The slideshow shows some photos I took of various critters before my challenge. I would walk around at night with a flashlight and look at the ground and trees in the rain forest. It was amazing how many different arachnids, insects, and other nocturnal creatures I found. Some of the nicer photos were taken by my cameraman.
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