After Decades of War, This Jungle Is Now Open for Exploration
Published 24 Sept 2018, 09:37 BST, Updated 25 Sept 2018, 17:32 BST
Biologists examine a Colombian lesserblack tarantula, 'Xenesthis immanis', they found in the forest.
Photograph by Federico Rios, National Geographic
The Colombian lesserblack is a large bird spider with a population that is poorly known.
Photograph by Federico Rios, National Geographic
Juan Fernando Diaz, a mammalogist and expedition leader, carefully plucks a bat from a mist net, with the help of two former FARC rebels.
Photograph by Federico Rios, National Geographic
Bats are some of the least well understood mammals, yet they play vital roles in the ecosystem.
Photograph by Federico Rios, National Geographic
Juan Camilo Arredondo, a herpetologist on the expedition, examines a tiny frog that he believes is in the family Centrolenidae, but which requires more research.
Photograph by Federico Rios, National Geographic
Scientists photograph a 'Xenodon rabdocephalus', or 'false fer-de-lance', a venomous, rear-fanged snake.
Photograph by Federico Rios, National Geographic
A 'Bothrops punctatus', or spotted lancehead, is a venomous pitviper.
Photograph by Federico Rios, National Geographic
Scientists caught this cricket in the 'Tettigoniidae' family in the act of molting.
Photograph by Federico Rios, National Geographic
