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.

Cicada having just emerged from its shell Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae Slate gray and red butterfly Group of caterpillars Beige katydid feeding Nephila orb spider Queen (Danaus gilippus) butterfly feeding on a flower Red orb spider feeding Moth Beige katydid feeding Red-eyed fly Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Dark brown and orange butterfly with blue spots Red-eyed katydid Green katydid Yellow leaf-shaped katydid Green and brown cricket Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Moth Leaf-cutter ant Pair of sleeping dragonflies Green, turquoise, orange, and sky-blue leafhopper insect Blue morpho with its wings closed Walking stick insect Bright green insect with polkadots Long-horned Beetle, family Cerambycidae Blue Narrow-winged damselfly, family Coenagrionidae Moth Soldier army ants Army ant soldiers 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