Photographs of Arthropods in Colombia

---

All images are the property of Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com, copyright 2007. Contact me regarding use and reproduction.

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

page 1 | page 2 | page 3 | page 4

Red and black insect Brown butterfly Brown butterfly Brown cricket Dark brown stick insect Tennis-ball green caterpillar Brown grasshopper Black and orange insect Green grasshopper Green and yellow grasshopper Rainforest cockroach Brown katydid Blue morpho viewed from behind, wings closed Blue morpho on a wooden deck Orb spider Nephila orb spider in Tayrona national park Red, black, brown, and white butterfly Red, black, brown, and white butterfly Orange, black, and gray spider Leaf cutter ants in Parque Tayrona Leaf cutter ants entering their nest in Parque Tayrona Leaf cutters entering their nest Nephila spider near Pereira, Colombia Red beetle with a black head

Forest wasp Red and orange insect on a rainforest leaf Insects in the Santuario Otún Quimbaya Butterfly with wings up Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass Wasps' nest Wasps' nest Brown centipede on the trunk of a canopy tree Orange and red beetle Amazon ants devouring a leaf Light green katydid on a leaf Green grasshopper with black and bright yellow stripes Dark green centipede with yellow legs and dark red antenna Light green praying mantis Stick insect with orange feet Termite nest Cicada emergence tube Unknown butterfly Orange and yellow beetle ON A LEAF IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON Butterfly with see-through wings and false eye-spots Butterfly with transparent wings and false eye-spots Black beetle with orange fringe Metallic beetle with black spots Two colorful grasshoppers in Colombia Tangerine insect with black spots Tangerine-colored insect with black spots Grasshopper with a black body, yellow stripes, and green legs Green-spot Grasshopper Green-spot Grasshopper in the Colombian Amazon Blue morpho buttefly with closed wings Scorpion spider Small brown spider on a banana leaf Grasshopper with a black band, a green head, and yellow-orange legs Green grasshopper with black eyes Light green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments, in Macedonia, an Amerindian craftsmen community Spiny white and black caterpillar Spiny white and black caterpillar Yellow-headed caterpillar Black butterfly with blue and yellow spots Green Katydid near Puerto Nariño Green Katydid near Puerto Nariño