A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands. As ...
Cecil MORELLA AFP Mar 7, 2026 Mar 7, 2026 Updated Mar 8, 2026 A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush ...
As the Southeast Asian country's lone expert on the oft-misunderstood insect -- and discoverer of 15 species -- friends have dubbed the soft-spoken scientist "Ipis Lord", after the local name for the ...
Show more Show less Cristian Lucanas, an entomologist from the University of the Philippines Los Banos, shows preserved specimens of cockroaches in Los Banos town As the Philippines's lone expert on ...
In this photo taken on February 18, 2026, Cristian Lucanas, an entomologist from the University of the Philippines Los Banos, looks for cockroaches on a bark of a fallen coconut tree at the tropical ...