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


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Yellow and light green butterflies
Yellow and light green butterflies

(Brazil)


Blue morpho with its wings closed

(Costa Rica)


Stream Glory (Neurobasis chinensis) a metallic green damselfly

(Indonesia)


Leaf insect



A katydid in Malaysia with a red head; black body; yellow winds; and black and yellow legs

(Malaysia)


Close up on leaf insect

(Malaysia)


Red grasshawk dragonfly



wasp ; Grand Canyon


Red wasp feeding on white flowers

(Uganda)


Sweat bees emerging from a hive



Orange leafhopper

(Indonesia)


Sally lightfoot crab



Green katydid

(Indonesia)

Bornean ant
Bornean ant

(Malaysia)

Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun
Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun

(Costa Rica)

Tarantula
Tarantula

(Guatemala)


Spiny black; white; and orange caterpillar

(Costa Rica)


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)

Red; orange; white; black
Red; orange; white; black

(Malaysia)


Moth



Bennett's blue weevil (Eupholus bennetti - Curculionidae family), a spectacular blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea


Strange insect with red and yellow wings
Strange insect with red and yellow wings

(Costa Rica)


Orange leafhopper



Orange; yellow; and black butterfly

(Costa Rica)


Orange and black insect (planthopper?)

(Suriname)


Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (Callipogon lemoinei) (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) with off-white markings

(Costa Rica)


fire ant ; Grand Canyon


Wasps' nest


Spiny caterpillar

(Costa Rica)

Red-eyed dragonfly
Red-eyed dragonfly

(Brazil)

Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)
Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)


Red color form of the postman butterfly
Red color form of the postman butterfly

(Brazil)

Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Halloween bug



Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach

(Malaysia)


Multicolored katydid



Metallic click beetle


Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper
Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper



Blue-eyed butterfly



Black honeybee

(Costa Rica)


Turquoise shield bug with orange legs

(Suriname)


Black and yellow butterfly

(Uganda)


Moth; Honduras


Katydid; Honduras


Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil


Christmas beetle in Bali



Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head


Black; red; and yellow butterfly

(Costa Rica)


Tiger Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius hecale)



Butterfly


Multi-colored spider
Multi-colored spider

(Malaysia)

Giant ant in Laos
Giant ant in Laos

(Laos)

Long-legged spider
Long-legged spider

(Costa Rica)


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)


Butterfly


Turquoise, black, and white butterfly
Turquoise, black, and white butterfly

(Thailand)


Praying mantis

(Costa Rica)

Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark
Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark

(Belize)

Metallic green fly
Metallic green fly

(Brazil)

Butterfly peeking over a leaf
Butterfly peeking over a leaf

(Brazil)


Blue; orange; and green beetle on Mt. Kenya

(Kenya)


Moth; Honduras

Blue and green butterfly
Blue and green butterfly

(Gabon)


Multicolored beetle


Darth vader insect
Darth vader insect

(Brazil)

Blue, yellow, and orange insect
Blue, yellow, and orange insect

(Costa Rica)


Clear-wing butterfly



Red; black; and white butterfly


Deep red millipede on forest floor


Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter

(Indonesia)


White a dark red-stripped butterfly

Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta)
Spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta)

(Malaysia)

Red-eyed dragonfly
Red-eyed dragonfly

(Brazil)


Tiny magenta-colored spider

(Kenya)


Red-eyed dragonfly


Blue-eyed dragonfly
Blue-eyed dragonfly

(Brazil)

Purple-striped jellyfish
Purple-striped jellyfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Butterfly



Walking stick insect

(Costa Rica)

Red-eyed dragonfly
Red-eyed dragonfly

(Brazil)


Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly

(Costa Rica)


Stick Mantid



Black and turquoise moth


Yellow, white, and black moth
Yellow, white, and black moth

(Brazil)


Brown katydid

(Costa Rica)


Gorgeous blue planthopper



Beautiful red,white, and blue butterfly


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