Kaieteur falls

Photographed in Kaieteur national park, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2010.

Turtle ant-mimicking crab spider (Aphantochilus rogersi)

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2010.

Turtle ant-mimicking crab spider (Aphantochilus rogersi)

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2010.

Turtle ant-mimicking crab spider (Aphantochilus rogersi) with prey

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2010.

Ogre-faced spider (Deinopis sp.) with web

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2011.

Whip spider with cockroach prey

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2011.

Whip spider

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2011.

Scorpion with cockroach prey

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2011.

Clearwing butterfly (Cithaerias sp.)

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2011.

Yesterday the tire flew off my minibus, I cut the head off a pit viper and I was banned from a commercial flight by associating with a narco-trafficker. Today I am bushwhacking through the jungle in the remote trail-less backwaters of Guyana, waist deep in water and praying to make it through the rest of the day alive. What will tomorrow bring? God only knows. The adventure starts HERE

Peacock katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) in startle display

Normally this katydid relies on camouflage, however, if it is disturbed then it will reveal vibrant colours under its wings, along with eyespots in order to startle predators. Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2011.

Juvenile toad (Rhinella martyi)

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2011.

Brown sipo (Chironius fuscus) with tick

Photographed in the Kanuku mountains, Guyana. Paul Bertner 2011.