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Photos of Arthropods in Colombia

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These " Photos of Arthropods in Colombia " were taken during a 2007 trip to Colombia.

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Brown walking stick


Blue morpho on a wooden deck


Light orange caterpillar


Yellow-legged wasp


Transparent butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia


Black and red beetle


Transparent-winged butterfly with orange, black, and white markings


Fishing spider in Colombia


Red and black butterfly


Black and yellow butterfly


Orange and black insect


Brown and green beetle


Red and brown butterfly


Forest green centipede with yellow legs and dark red antenna


Amazon spider




Giant black and red tarantula in the Amazon rainforest


Brown spider


Bright green caterpillar displaying its toxic spines in the Amazon rainforest


Orange and yellow beetle


Butterfly with clear wings and false eye-spots


Green grasshopper eating a banana leaf


Close-up on a leaf grasshopper


Rainbow grasshopper


Multi-colored grasshoppers


White insect with light orange spots


Brown leaf katydid


Caterpillar with an orange head and yellow-white and black bands


Black, orange, and light blue butterfly


Black dragonfly with red posterior parts (abdominal segments)


Brown cockroach with yellow and black markings


Green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments


Brown moth with light yellow markings on its wings


White insect with black spots and an orange head


Green Katydid near Puerto Nariņo


Rasberry dragonfly









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