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.

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Rainforest canopy crab Green cicada Multicolored spider Leaf-cutter ants Orange insect with purple antenna Leaf-cutter ants Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Orange and black weevil Insect Green stick insect Blue morpho with its wings closed Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Green insect with polka dots Ants feeding on a fallen cicada Long-nosed black beetle with orange markings on its back Colorful spider on a yellow egg sac Strange insect with red and yellow wings Red, black, and orange insect Rainforest canopy crab Transparent moth Red and black insects hatching out their eggs Yellow-green insect on the forest floor Pacific land crab (Cardisoma armatum), a red, orange, and purple "jungle crab" Giant green katydid Blue, yellow, and orange insect Elongated green katydid Electric blue and orange leafhopper Black, red, and yellow insect Walking stick with green and brown segments Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen 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