Creatures of the Night

We went on a night hike into the forest. Armed with powerful torches we probed the undergrowth and scoured the tree tops for signs of life.  Some insects are so well camouflaged it is almost impossible to tell them apart from a leaf or twig, although our guide, Christian, was particularly adept at spotting things for us to see.  We saw stick insects, tiny frogs, green pit vipers, toucans, and more tarantulas. Christian picked up the millipede pictured below,  which, as a defence mechanism, squirted a sweet substance that smelled like marzipan.  It was, in fact, cyanide!