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Andrew Desjardins holds Max, an Argentine black and white tegu, Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A bearded dragon from Australia soaks up the light Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A frog hangs out Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A turtle peaks out from behind a leaf Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
In natural light, a dark black scorpion turns flourescent blue Tuesday afternoon as Andrew Desjardins shines a black light on it. “They are one of the oldest species still living on Earth, about 430 million years old,” said the owner of Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Turtles jockey for position in their enclosure Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
An Asian water dragon soaks in the light Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Andrew Desjardins holds Max, an Argentine black and white tegu, Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A Mexican spring iIguana hangs out in his enclosure Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Walking sticks, a group of highly camouflaged insects, blend into the background Tuesday afternoon in their enclosure at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A bearded dragon hisses Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...

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