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.

Heliconid butterfly Striped beetle Nephila orb spider Transparent moth Army ant soldiers Green moth with a black body Nephila orb spider Praying mantis Red-eyed katydid Brownish-red Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) Mass of caterpillars Siproeta stelenes (Malachite, Pearly Malachite) Yellow, black, and white butterfly Assassin Bug, family Reduviidae Banded Peacock or Fatima (Anartia fatima) butterfly Grasshopper Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Unknown moth Cicada about to emerge from its shell Transparent moth Green insect with polka dots Small cicada-like insect from the Fulgoridae family Leaf-cutter ant nest Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) resembling the creature from the movie alien next to their eggs Malachite butterfly (Siproeta Stelenes) Red land crab Beige katydid Dark gray and red butterfly Isabella's Tiger Heliconian (Eueides isabella) Stick insect Pair of sleeping dragonflies 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