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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Butterfly Large green katydid (Malaysia) Katydid camouflaged to resemble bird droppings on a fern (Indonesia) Green and brown katydid Amber damselfly (Indonesia) Orange and black assassin bug Insect (Suriname) Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle Postman butterfly (Brazil) Bright orange assassin bugs Insect Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) Green moth with a brown and white fringe Orange and black assassin bug Electric green planthopper Green fly Black butterfly with blue posterior wing sections (Indonesia) Beige katydid (Costa Rica) Black, green, and red leafhopper Gold fly Striped katydid Insect Flatid leaf bugs (nymph form) Dung scarab in Uganda (Uganda) Black; white; orange; and yellow caterpillars (Uganda) Small cicada species (Costa Rica) Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Costa Rica) Turquoise, violet, and black damselfly Green katydid Termites (Suriname) Hatching insects next their red eggs (Costa Rica) Red; black; brown; and white butterfly (Suriname) Butterfly Brown grasshopper Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Orange and red beetle Black and yellow weevil Dragonfly-like insect Orange beetle (Malaysia) Spiny white and black caterpillar Red and green metallic beetle in Bali Butterfly Blue-eyed butterfly Teal and black butterflies (Manambolo) Shield bugs Multicolored dragon fly Blue-green beetle Butterfly Black moth with light orange and green spots Cotton-like planthopper Shield bug (Brazil) Vampire crab Neon red and orange katydid nymph Tiny red-and-black earwigs (Laos) Termites in Borneo Green katydid White plantshopper Tractor millipede (Malaysia) Red soldier ant Butterfly Butterfly chrysalis Blue morpho viewed from behind; wings closed Green milipede Cicada exoskeleton Bright orange assassin bug larvae Caterpillar Blue and black butterfly Yellow-green insect on the forest floor (Costa Rica) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Colony spiders (Suriname) Orange and black centipede Red millipede Turquoise planthopper Purple, yellow, and brown planthopper Madagascar Fire Millipede Tangerine insect with black spots Giant black butterfly [possibly the Great Mormon (Papilio memnon)] feeding on a red flower Wood-like praying mantis Red millipeded with red feet Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Neon pink leafhopper Leaf-footed bug nymph Green and dark gray planthopper Turquoise-headed black flying insect (Brazil) White lace moth (Brazil) Hermit crab Hissing cockroach in Madagascar 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