All too often, my encounters with creatures in the wild are too brief: some take flight, while others hop, jump, scurry, or slither away, sometimes even before I am able to photograph them. Often, I let a subject go because I do not wish to stress it too much. But once in a while, everything comes together perfectly, giving me the time to fiddle around and play with photographic composition and lighting — this Lychas mucronatus let me do just that.

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