Jungle search gives global count of arthropodsPlant-hoppers, such as this Biolleyana costalis in San Lorenzo forest, are distinguished by the pattern of venation on their delicate wings.   Maurice Leponce, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesArmy ants (Eciton Burchelli) in San Lorenzo forest stretch across a gap and permit other members of the colony to walk over them.Maurice Leponce, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesA  "blushing phantom   butterfly, Cithaerias pireta, rests briefly on a palm leaf in San Lorenzo forest.Maurice Leponce, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesThe male elephant scarab beetle, Megasoma elephas, fights for females and food with a formidable horn.Thomas Martin, Jean-Philippe Sobczak & Hendrik Dietz, TU MunichEntomologist J ¼rgen Schmidl collects arboreal insects in San Lorenzo forest by fogging trees with biodegradable insecticides.Roger Le Guen, Laboratory Copyright: PanacocoEntomologist Maurice Leponce bounces over treetops in San Lorenzo with a  "canopy bubble.   He wears a harness attached to a helium balloon, which is anchored to a rope extending across the forest canopy.Maurice Leponce, Laboratory Copyright: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences