This is an insect nymph I spotted in Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar. I have no idea what it is. The photo doesn’t do it justice: the colors were incredible.
In this series, Letters to the Future, the 2025 cohort of Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellows share their views on environmental journalism, conservation and the future for their generation, amid multiple planetary crises. Each commentary is a personal reflection, based on individual fellows’ experiences in their home communities and the insights gained through […]