BUTTERFLY – Family Nymphalidae
Some butterflies have a coloration that mocks other unpleasant-tasting species, a biological phenomenon known as mimicry. By doing so they deceive potential predators, such as some birds, who mix up the edible species with those who carry bad-tasting substances.

BUTTERFLIES – Family Pieridae
This flock is searching for water that got accumulated on the forest’s soil due to the formation of mist overnight.

WALKING STICK – Family Phasmatidae
These insects of sluggish behavior rely on their perfect camouflage, similar to a twig, to deceive predators. The feed solely on plant matter, and even their eggs seem to have come from the vegetable kingdom, since they resemble little seeds and are randomly launched on the soil by the females.

DAMSELFLY – Order Odonata
cycle. Both the nymphs (which are aquatic) and the adults feed on the larvae or adults of other insects, such as horseflies and mosquitoes. There are two distinct groups in the order Odonata: the damselflies (who keep the wings folded over the body while in rest) and the dragonflies (that keep the wings spread sideways).

GIANT SOUTH AMERICAN SNAIL – Megalobulimus
These mollusks belong to a group that includes the world’s largest land snails, which can reach up to 17 centimeters (6.7 in). They feed exclusively on vegetable matter, which they scrape using a rough structure located inside its mouth – the radula.

BIG-JAWED SPIDER - Family Tetragnathidae
These spiders weave their webs on clearings inside the forest to capture unaware insects on which the feed.

BUTTERFLY – Order Lepidoptera
This little butterfly is probably taking advantage of the humidity and minerals found on the finger where it is sitting.