Nicolas Devos is a scientist, wildlife photographer, and also happens to be one of my favorite artists. His lens captures ephemeral moments in nature through the eyes of a biologist who understands the form, function, and physiology of his subjects.
Mantis in Costa Rica at La Selva Biological Station, 2009
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April 9th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Brilliant!
April 9th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Is this piece of art supposed to look like Sheldon Cooper, according to Penny from the Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem?
April 9th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
The intimate photo makes me feel that the antenna are moving. Science or nature is absolutely art.
April 9th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I remember seeing his work on your blog at other times, and this is just as much a treat. Good work!
April 9th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
[...] “Mantis en Costa Rica” [Estación Biológica La Selva, 2009] Imagen tomada por Nicolas Devos [...]
April 9th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I’ve always loved the mantis (well, at least the smaller ones that can’t give me a nasty bite – I just stay away from the big ones unless I need to move them). I remember having numerous of these small insects nibble on me – maybe they were just after dead skin for food, I have no idea, but it was amusing to watch them and it didn’t feel unpleasant. Maybe there’s a New Age fad in that – mantis exfoliation.
April 9th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Beautiful.
April 11th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Wonderful! It reminds me a bit of Martin Amm’s work:
http://scienceblogs.com/bioephemera/2008/12/transience.php