Pictures of insects (and other invertebrates) [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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A katydid in Malaysia with a red head; black body; yellow winds; and black and yellow legs (Malaysia) Close up on leaf insect (Malaysia) wasp ; Grand Canyon Red wasp feeding on white flowers (Uganda) fire ant ; Grand Canyon Wasps' nest Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Black and yellow butterfly (Uganda) Moth; Honduras Katydid; Honduras Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Moth; Honduras Blue and green butterfly (Gabon) Red; black; and white butterfly Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) White a dark red-stripped butterfly Green grasshopper Pray Mantis; Honduras Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals in a dirt road (Uganda) Butterflies; Honduras Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy Red; black; yellow; and white caterpillar Butterfly feeding on pink flower in Bali Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Insect; Honduras Grasshopper; Honduras Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Metallic green; yellow; and copper colored beetle (Malaysia) Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers Orange and yellow beetle with black spots Red insect Honey bee preparing to land on yellow flower (Gabon) Rasberry dragonfly Swarms of lake flies in a garden near Lake Victoria (Uganda) Black; orange; and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf Black; blue; and orange butterfly in Colombia Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass (Indonesia) Jungle spider in Malaysia (Malaysia) Poisonous caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines Nymphalidae transparent-winged butterfly in a Colombian cloud forest Green grasshopper Leech preparing to bite a man's arm (Indonesia) Blue Morpho Caterpillar; Honduras Blood-sucking leech on deck of "klotok" (the traditional long boat of this part of Borneo) (Indonesia) Transparent-winged butterfly with orange; black; and white markings Ants on a red-orange flower bud White insect with light orange spots Blue; violet; and purple fly with red eyes (Uganda) Brown moth with light yellow markings on its wings Close-up on a leaf grasshopper Transparent butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Brown butterfly on the forest floor Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Closeup on an orb spider (Uganda) Multi-colored grasshoppers Brachydiplax dragonfly species (Indonesia) Parides Butterfly; Honduras Caterpillar with an orange head and yellow-white and black bands Large Malaysian jungle spider (Malaysia) Butterflies (Brazil) Black; yellow; and blue dragonfly (Gabon) Ants hauling body parts of a dead insect up a tree trunk (Indonesia) Brown grasshopper Dung beetle pushing a ball of dung (Gabon) Spiny yellow caterpillar (Indonesia) Blue and black butterfly in rainforest of Borneo (Indonesia) Bright green caterpillar displaying its toxic spines in the Amazon rainforest Blue Morpho Butterfly in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Black dragonfly with red posterior parts (abdominal segments) Red-bodied Orthetrum chrysis dragonfly in Malaysia (Malaysia) Green spiny caterpillar Small copper colored spider in Gabon (Gabon) Colorful grasshopper Green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments Black and yellow butterfly Deep red millipede on forest floor (Indonesia) Green and black dragonfly resting on leaf (Indonesia) Black and white butterfly feeding on flower nectar (Indonesia) Moth; Madagascar Green katydid Brown walking stick Zig zag beetle Green grasshopper eating a banana leaf Light orange caterpillar Heliconius butterfly on a hotlips flower (Venezuela) insects (and other invertebrates): Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9