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Official page of the wildlife and conservation photographer Javier Aznar.

National Geographic contributor photographer | Sony Alpha Ambassador | Thephotosociety | National Geographic Collection

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02/11/2026

A really tiny but beautiful mantis I found in the choco rainforest in Ecuador 🇪🇨

01/11/2026

With this last batch of images, I’m wrapping up this little series celebrating Halloween and the amazing creatures so often featured in its spooky traditions.

Personally, I think these animals deserve to be celebrated every single day, not just on Halloween. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be sharing a different kind of friends: some much fluffier and cuter ones!

I hope you’ve enjoyed these last few days of unusual, creepy and fascinating creatures.

31/10/2026

We often portray these creatures as something to be afraid of, especially around Halloween. But in reality, we should be grateful that they exist. They are truly amazing animals, and they play incredibly important roles in our ecosystems. Maybe instead of fearing them, we should learn to appreciate them.

30/10/2026

Happy Halloween

30/10/2026

Despite being non-venomous, amblypygids are far from harmless predators. They use their powerful, spiny pedipalps to grab, restrain and pierce their prey, turning them into remarkably efficient hunters.

And no, this isn’t AI. It’s pure wildlife photography.

Found in the Chocó rainforest, Ecuador.

I sometimes wonder whether being caught by an amblypygid is even worse for a small invertebrate than falling victim to a spider. A spider may inject venom and kill its prey relatively quickly, but imagine being seized by those spiny arms, pierced and held in place by dozens of sharp projections.

Pretty terrifying creatures when you’re one of the tiniest animals in the rainforest.

30/10/2026

Halloween is getting closer

This ant has been infected by Ophiocordyceps, a genus of parasitic fungi capable of manipulating the behaviour of their insect hosts.

In some of these remarkable interactions, the infected ant abandons its colony, wanders away from its usual foraging routes and climbs onto nearby vegetation. Eventually, it clamps its mandibles onto a leaf or stem in what scientists call the death grip.

The fungus kills its host and gradually consumes its internal tissues. Then, a fruiting body emerges from the ant’s co**se, producing and releasing spores that can infect new hosts.

But here’s the really fascinating part: this isn’t random. The fungus can drive its host into a very specific position, often at a particular height and microclimate, where conditions favour fungal development and spore dispersal.

How exactly does it do this? Researchers are still investigating the molecular mechanisms behind this extraordinary manipulation. Fungal compounds and disruptions to the ant’s biological rhythms appear to play important roles.

A parasite that doesn’t just exploit its host’s body, but can also alter its behaviour to complete its own life cycle.

Nature is stranger than fiction.

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29/10/2026

A Tityus scorpion feeding on a katydid, a relative of crickets and grasshoppers.

Those powerful pincers aren’t just for show. They help the scorpion grab and hold its prey, while its venomous sting can help subdue it.

But here’s the really cool part: scorpions can’t swallow solid food like we do. They release digestive enzymes onto their prey, breaking down its tissues before sucking up the resulting fluids. It’s basically digestion on the outside.

27/10/2026

A wolf spider starting its hunting activity at dusk. New Mexico, USA.

27/10/2026

Deep in Ecuador’s Chocó rainforest, this jumping spider (Salticidae) has fallen victim to a spider-infecting fungus, likely from the genus Gibellula. These fungi are specialized parasites that grow on spiders, eventually killing their hosts and covering their bodies with fungal structures that release spores to infect new victims.
No tricks, no treats. Just a real-life Halloween nightmare unfolding on the forest floor.
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26/10/2026

Halloween in the Amazon hits different. 🎃

An amblypygid (Phrynus armiger) feeding on a Smoky Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus) in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Despite their terrifying appearance, these arachnids are completely harmless to humans. They have no venom glands or silk-producing organs, and they don’t bite. Instead, they use their powerful, spiny pedipalps to grab and subdue their prey, sometimes taking on animals you wouldn’t expect them to handle — including a large, powerful frog like this one.

And this isn’t the first time I’ve come across an amblypygid preying on an amphibian in the field. The rainforest is full of encounters that challenge our expectations of what a predator can take down.

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