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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Black and white butterfly (Malaysia) Hissing cockroach Insect with black and red legs (Suriname) Nephila spider (Thailand) Black insect (Brazil) Turquoise, violet, and black damselfly Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass Green grasshopper Rainforest ant (Suriname) Green longhorn beetle Insect Purple, yellow, and brown planthopper Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Orange and black fly Metallic green beetle (Malaysia) Brown tarantula (Suriname) Giant brown cicada (Malaysia) Black scorpion with maroon pinchers (Brazil) Stick insect Thorn spider (Costa Rica) Black moth with orange and green spots Giant cricket Hot pink insect with light blue feet and eyes (Suriname) Pink and purple insect with huge eyes Red Borneo centipede (Malaysia) Bees pollinating a pink and yellow flower (Suriname) Butterfly Fury orange caterpillar in Malaysian rain forest (Malaysia) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) Maroon, yellow, black, and white caterpillar Beige mantid (Gabon) Orange-eyed grasshopper Blue, green, purple, and red fly Giant bird-eating tarantula (Theraphosa blondi) Spider (Suriname) Green praying mantis (Malaysia) Black and white butterfly (Gabon) Bright green katydid (pan01-0681) Metallic green beetle (Suriname) Giant Pink-toed tarantula (Avicularia avicularia) Orange and blue planthopper Orange, yellow, green, and black orb spider Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly with blue underparts; in Borneo rainforest (Indonesia) Dragonfly (Malaysia) Butterfly feeding on flowers Green praying mantis Walking stick insect (Costa Rica) Damselfly Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower Orb spider Neon green skipper butterfly Rainforest ant Cithaerias pireta clear-winged butterfly Moth Red millipede compared with size of hand Butterfly with transparent wings; eye-spots; and orange-rust coloration Turquoise, green, yellow, orange, red, and black grasshopper Black and neon green planthopper with red eyes Orange and black bugs mating Yellow and black insect (pan02-1995) Butterfly Daddy longlegs (Costa Rica) Green katydid with black stripes Postman butterfly (Brazil) Black beetle with yellow markings (Gabon) Caterpillar (Suriname) Metallic blue beetle (Suriname) Metallic green fly (Brazil) Black segmented millipede (Uganda) Multicolored dragonfly Black and orange beetle Orange and brown butterfly with eyespots and blue eyes Yellow and orange leafhopper Morpho Butterfly in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Cicada in New Guinea Yellow, orange, and black damselfly (Indonesia) Green grasshopper with turquoise legs Multicolored grasshopper with orrange eyes Bright orange assassin bugs Blue, black, and yellow fly Hairy moth Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane) Katydid camouflaged to resemble bird droppings on a fern (Indonesia) Red assassin bug Stick insects mating 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