Abstract
Darkness in the Choco rainforest of Ecuador holds many surprises, such as this young Andean mouse-opossum (Marmosops impavidus) plucking a crunchy late-night snack from the air. It was a lucky moment for herpetologist-photographer Lucas Bustamante, if not for the moth being devoured. The rodent, also known as Tschudi's slender opossum, fell under the glare of his head torch, which also lured flying insects, creating perfect conditions for a startling image. So frenzied was the feast that Bustamante was showered in debris. Moth scales were flying all around me, he recalls. The hope is that extinctions can be avoided in habitats like the Choco, which spans Ecuador, Colombia and Panama, and is threatened by logging, gold mining and drug cultivation.
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