Pictures of Insects and other invertebrates in Indonesia

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At 132,000 square kilometers, Java is the world's 13th largest island. Java has one of the highest population densities of any region on earth: around 127 million people live on the island.

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Specific sections: Ants and Termites | Beetles | Butterflies | Dragonflies | Grasshoppers | Leeches | Spiders and Scorpions | Walking sticks and Mantids


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Black centipede Large ant in Borneo rainforest Red Grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans) Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings Small grasshopper with green belly, yellow flanks, and a brown back Unknown bright red insect Yellow and black horned spider Green preying mantis Blue and black butterfly in Borneo; wings closed Brachydiplax dragonfly in Kalimantan Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly with blue underparts; in Borneo rainforest Two red millipedes mating Giant black flatworm Orange moth Bright green colored cicada Insect nest emerging from rainforest tree Orange moth Blood-sucking leech inching along a man's hand Reddish-brown moth Red millipede Blood-sucking leech near a man's thumb Yellow snail on tree trunk Black butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings and red and white sections on the wings near the abdomen Colony of termites in moving along a log in the rainforest Brown butterfly with white wing markings Green and brown grasshopper on a tree trunk Giant black planaria Black dung beetle with orange antennae Tiny brown praying mantis on a human hand Iridescent turquoise and black butterfly in hand Black and light blue butterfly on leaf Small brown praying mantis Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings Yellow-spotted butterfly in leaf litter Light green and brown dragonfly Stick insect in Borneo; purple legs, dark green head, yellow eyes Black dung beetle with orange antennae Butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings Small praying mantis on white cloth Bright red insect on leaf in rainforest Grasshopper Black butterfly with white markings in Java Brown praying mantis on a fingernail Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly in Borneo jungle Unknown iridescent green and brown insect Caterpillar with white stripe down its spine Large black bumble bee preparing to land on a morning glory flower Red millipede Dark red millipede Orange butterfly in Borneo Black butterfly with blue posterior wing sections, resting on a fallen leaf on the forest floor Blood-sucking leech on a man's hand Red millipede Green praying mantis in Java Red millipede Brown and forest green colored cicada Red beetle-like insect with yellow and black legs Iridescent blue and black butterfly in hand Black butterfly with white spots in Java Red beetles on tree trunk in Bali Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings Yellow and black orb spider Black butterfly with iridescent purple-blue spots on the underwings Blood-sucking leech inching along a man's wrist Blood-sucking leech reaching for a person's hand Red weevil-like insect with yellow and black legs Large black bumble bee in flight, approaching a morning glory flower