A ladybug relative nymph in the foreground and a mature individual in the background. The tiny thing next to the nymph might be a larvae.

Yesterday, as James and I were on one of our birding walks around Xandari, we ran into José Luis, who had a couple new things to show us about the gardens and orchard that he runs. At first, it looked like a ragged young tree, its leaves half-devoured and its trunk stained black. But we quickly learned Continue reading →