Photos of arthropods in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

Butterfly Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae Daddy longlegs Green katydid Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes, orange wings, and orange antenna. This robber fly or mydas fly, (Asilidae or Mydidae family) is a mimic of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis formosa) Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes, orange wings, and orange antenna. This robber fly or mydas fly, (Asilidae or Mydidae family) is a mimic of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis formosa) Praying mantis Debris from a leaf-cutter ant nest Atta leaf-cutter ants Nephila orb spider Small Postman Butterfly, Heliconius erato Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Yellow leaf-shaped katydid Yellow leaf-shaped katydid Brown and yellow insect with a false eye spot Red-eyed katydid Trail of leaf-cutter ants Brown katydid Green moth Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16