root-world

Updated: April 30, 2025

I hailed him as the only other backboned friend who shared the root-world with me, and then listened to a high, sweet tone, which came forth in swinging rhythm. It took some time for my eyes to become accustomed to the semi-darkness, and then I saw what the gecko saw a big yellow-bodied fly humming in this cavern, and swinging in a small orbit as she sang.

William Beebe - Edge of the Jungle