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.

Tail-less whip scorpion Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Elongated green katydid Green cicada Red, black, and orange insect Red and black Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) hatching out their eggs Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back Green stick insect Strange moth Green insect with polka dots Leaf-cutter ants Yellow-green insect on the forest floor Orange Net-winged Beetle (family Lycidae) with purple antenna Multicolored spider Brownish-red Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) Army ant column Dark gray and red butterfly Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) resembling the creature from the movie alien next to their eggs Walking stick with green and brown segments Colorful spider on a yellow egg sac Green moth Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae Unknown moth Translucent green katydid Orange and black weevil Fishing spider Rainforest canopy crab Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella) [Lime green and orange polka dot insect] Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae, Order HEMIPTERA) with red and yellow wings 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