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Bats are some of the least well understood mammals, yet they play vital roles in the ecosystem. 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 loading...

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

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 loading...

Scientists photograph a Xenodon rabdocephalus, or false fer-de-lance, a venomous, rear-fanged snake. 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 loading...

The Colombian lesserblack is a large bird spider with a population that is poorly known. 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 loading...

Biologists examine a Colombian lesserblack tarantula, Xenesthis immanis, they found in the forest. PHOTOGRAPH BY FEDERICO RIOS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Biologists examine a Colombian lesserblack tarantula, Xenesthis immanis, they found in the forest. PHOTOGRAPH BY FEDERICO RIOS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC loading...

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

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 loading...

A Bothrops punctatus, or spotted lancehead, is a venomous pit viper. PHOTOGRAPH BY FEDERICO RIOS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

A Bothrops punctatus, or spotted lancehead, is a venomous pit viper. PHOTOGRAPH BY FEDERICO RIOS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC loading...

Scientists caught this cricket in the Tettigoniidae family in the act of molting. 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 loading...
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