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.

Pacific land crab (Cardisoma armatum), a red, orange, and purple "jungle crab" Isabella's Tiger butterfly Brown and yellow insect with a false eye spot Red and purple dragonfly Green grasshopper Leaf-cutter ants Orb spider Mating Leaf Beetles, Chrysomelidae Red orb spider feeding Green grasshopper Walking stick insect Cicada exoskeletons on the underside of a rainforest leaf Leaf litter cockroach 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, red, and yellow insect 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) Dragonfly Brown katydid White centipede Giant green katydid Cicada Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades) Hatching Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) next their red eggs Yellow leaf-shaped katydid Black, red, and yellow butterfly Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Insect Cicada Giant daddy longlegs Black, beige, and brown grasshopper 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