Shibai Xiao / Mangrove forest (Sonneratia hainanensis) respiratory roots with man standing up in small boat, Guangxi Province, China. No releases available.

Shibai Xiao / Workers roasting steamed bread for simple lunch, Heilongjiang Provinc, China, January 2010.

Shibai Xiao / Desert broomrape (Cistanche deserticola) parasitizes root of Saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron) the former is used for one of rare Chinese medicines, with man in background, Inner Mongolia, China, January...

Shibai Xiao / An old man sitting in front of his house with arm deformed by Hundred-pace pitviper snake bite (Deinagkistrodon acutus) Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou Province, China, June 2008.

Shibai Xiao / Beekeeper next to hive, national nature reserve, China, July 2007.

Shibai Xiao / People removing hair from body of dead Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) on local market, China, December 2008.

Shibai Xiao / Mantis (Theopompa sp) on leaf, Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China.

Shibai Xiao / Man holding a rusty trap set by poachers in the forest, China, January 2007.

Shibai Xiao / Crab spider (Ebrechtella tricuspidata) on leaf, Guangxi Privince, China.

Shibai Xiao / Black-belly wolf spider (Lycosa coelestis) Nonggang National Reserve, Guangxi Province, China.

Shibai Xiao / Tire track eel (Mastacembelus armatus) group within rainforest ecosystem, Yinggeling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China.

Shibai Xiao / Catfish (Glyptothorax fukiensis hainanensis) three photographed with white background in rainforest ecosystem, Yinggeling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China.