Pictures of Insects and other invertebrates in Malaysia

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Malaysia: travel guides | environment | forestry stats | Bigfoot biodiversity

Jungle spider in Malaysia Metallic green, yellow, and copper colored beetle Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Pair of beetles mating on a fungal growth Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Yellow grasshopper among plant leaves Black grasshopper with yellow stripes Leaf insect in stealth posture Leaf insect in Malaysia Brown katydid in rain forest of Malaysia Cicada which has crashed and trapped itself in a leaf Pair of beetles mating on a fungus Metallic green beetle Orange, yellow, and black Lycaeninae (?) butterfly with false head at the posterior Butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Orthetrum dragonfly species A katydid in Malaysia with a red head, black body, yellow winds, and black and yellow legs Close up on leaf insect Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Red-bodied Orthetrum chrysis dragonfly in Malaysia Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach Skipper butterfly on leaf Fury orange caterpillar in Malaysian rain forest Cicada trapped in a leaf Giant green cicada Giant brown cicada A katydid in Malaysia with a red head, black body, yellow winds, and black and yellow legs Light green grasshopper on leaf Black grasshopper with yellow stripes Black grasshopper with yellow markings Black scorpion in a burrow Orb spider Black scorpion (Heterometrus sp.) in a ground burrow Brown walking stick insect Mating pair of beetles with black bodies and orange spots Large Malaysian jungle spider Jungle spider that has constructed a nest by rolling a Heliconia leaf Small spider in the Malaysian forest Rain forest spider that has constructed a nest by rolling a plant leaf Forest spider in Malaysia Brown stick insect in the Malaysian jungle Stick insect with legs out Stick insect in defensive position Light green stick insect Jungle Nymph or Malaysian leaf insect ( Heteropteryx dilatata) Beige praying mantis Leaf insect hiding/camouflage/stealth position Sweat bee nest Bee hive in the rainforest canopy Small reddish insect which appears to be doing something with white sticky material on the stem of a leaf Leaf Insects

Travel guides on Malaysia:

• Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei
• Insight Guide Malaysia