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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Cricket Pink, orange, and blue butterfly Orange and black bug Walking stick insect Yellow, orange, blue, and green insect Skipper butterfly Spider Group of caterpillars feeding on a leaf Jumping spider Atta leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Blue and black katydid Purple, orange, and black insect Longhorn beetle Crazy giant centipede Eupholus bennetti weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina Butterfly Tiger Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius hecale) Green stick insect (Costa Rica) Brown moth Ants eating a caterpillar (Indonesia) Brazilian cricket (Brazil) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Green katydid (Laos) Black and red elongated beetle Male rhinoceros beetle Large black bumblebee preparing to land on a morning glory flower (Indonesia) Forest cricket Caterpillar with blue and black spines Yellow and brown grasshopper Longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae family) White nymph Butterfly Purple leafhopper with light green and magenta markings Shield bug Spiny orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha sp) Multicolored beetle Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) Caterpillar in Ranomafana National Park (Ranomafana N.P.) Long-horned beetle Mating insects Red and green dung beetle Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus Yellow caterpillar with giant antennae Black and red shield bug with yellow-tipped antennae Black and yellow insect (Indonesia) Red grasshawk dragonfly Red-eyed dragonfly (Brazil) Heliconius melpomene butterfly with child's hand Giant ant (Malaysia) Yellow and black shield bug Spider (Suriname) Blue and black butterfly Yellow and black tortoise beetle Stink bug Bright green katydid Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Darth vader moth (Costa Rica) Orange planthopper Fishing spider in Borneo Green katydid in hiding posture Cicada skin Leaf-footed bug nymph Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus (Indonesia) Blue and black katydid Neon blue and green wasp Red shield bug (Indonesia) Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane) Colorful caterpillars eating rainforest vegetation (Uganda) Black and white butterfly on a dead flower (Uganda) Bright green grasshopper (Gabon) Termites in forest leaf litter (Gabon) Masses of lake flies near Lake Victoria (Uganda) Green grasshopper on blade of grass (Uganda) Honey bee feeding on yellow flower (Gabon) Beetle with long antenna (Gabon) Red-headed caterpillar (Uganda) Black; yellow; and blue dragonfly (Gabon) Metallic green dragonfly (Uganda) Pale orange butterfly on a dead leaf (Uganda) Orange butterfly landing on a vine leaf (Uganda) Sea foam approaching crab on beach (Gabon) Honey bee preparing to land on yellow flower (Gabon) Soldier ant (Gabon) Orb spider in Uganda (Uganda) Red; black; and blue dragonfly (Gabon) Black green and white grasshopper on a leaf (Uganda) 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