Viper Etude No. 8. Eyelash pit vipers wait in ambush for so long that spiders sometimes build webs attached to their heads. The small, daredevil spider is visible on the silk strand.

From my Viper Etudes , a portfolio featuring hypnotic predator eyes, entrancing colors, and just a hint of danger. An arborial eyelash pit viper, photographed in the lowland rainforests of Costa Rica.