Focusing on the wonder of nature

Wildlife imagery competition showcases the often unseen and captivating beauty of the world, Yang Feiyue reports.

On vibrant green moss, a Heteropoda davidbowie, of the huntsman spider species, carries a white egg sac, its orange body blazing like a fiery flame, strikingly vivid and captivating against the faintly visible ferns in the surroundings.

It has a way of pulling the audience into the dreamlike microscopic world, which is rarely seen by the naked eye but was captured in a photo by the Malaysian photographer Lam Soon Tak.

His clever manipulation of the light creates a darkened backdrop that throws into sharp relief the precious moment of the spider's reproductive behavior.