Pictures of arthropods [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. 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.

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Purple, yellow, black, and white fly Orange and brown butterfly Bright green lead beetle Butterfly Iridescent blue and black butterfly in hand Unknown iridescent green and brown insect (Indonesia) Turquoise damselfly Black; bronze; green; and blue butterfly feeding onb bird dung on forest floor (Gabon) Butterfly Spider on the underside of a banana leaf (Costa Rica) Yellow and blue butterfly Solitary ghost crab on the beach at Point St. Catherine (Gabon) Green praying mantis (Malaysia) Pink and orange spider Blue and black butterfly in Borneo; wings closed (Indonesia) Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) Heliconius butterfly species Bright orange assassin bug larvae Treefrog Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Grasshopper Brown katydid (Costa Rica) Light green grasshopper on leaf (Malaysia) Strange moth (Costa Rica) Long-horned beetle Long-legged arthropod (Malaysia) Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Rainforest roach Orange beetle (Suriname) Blue and black butterfly Heliconius caterpillar (pan01-0852) Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) Orange, black, and white bug Brilliant green beetle Termites (Thailand) Brazilian cricket (Brazil) Red katydid with a green head Black and turquoise moth Lime green, turquoise, yellow, and orange grasshopper Green stick insect Red land crab (Costa Rica) Multicolored shield bug Large red millipede (Malaysia) Black ants (Thailand) Stink bug in New Guinea Silkworms feeding on Mulberry leaves (Laos) Red soldier ant Mating black, yellow, orange, and red beetles Cannibalistic dragonfly Cicada emerging from from its larval stage Metallic spider (Malaysia) Yellow and purple butterfly (Laos) Pink and purple butterfly Bright red-orange moth Green katydid Green-and-red macaw feeding on a banana Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Walking stick insect (Costa Rica) Brownish-red beetle (Costa Rica) Reddish-brown moth (Indonesia) Hot pink and turquoise insect (Suriname) Wasp (Grand Canyon) Stick insect Insect A katydid in Malaysia with a red head; black body; yellow winds; and black and yellow legs (Malaysia) Tarantula wasp (Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes; orange wings; and orange antenna) (Costa Rica) Grasshopper Teal and black butterflies Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves Hanging caterpillar (Uganda) Hairy caterpillar (Indonesia) Blue, black, and yellow fly Black, yellow, and green grasshopper (Brazil) Extreme closeup on an orb spider (Uganda) Butterfly Iridescent blue butterfly wing Butterfly Multicolored katydid Metallic green damselfly (Indonesia) Green stick insect (Costa Rica) Yellow, brown, and black cricket Metallic click beetle Orange beetle Orange, black, and white bug Blood-sucking leech on a man's hand (Indonesia) Black and orange beetle (Laos) Colorful caterpillar Brown and forest green colored cicada (Indonesia) Multicolored katydid arthropods: 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 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78 | Page 79 | Page 80 | Page 81 | Page 82 | Page 83 | Page 84 | Page 85