Pictures of 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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Brown millipede (Costa Rica) Sweat bees emerging from a hive Brown butterfly with white wing markings (Indonesia) Common houseplant growing wild in the rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Turquoise, violet, and black damselfly Leaf-like moth Madagascar Orb Weaving Spider Dungeness crab (Alaska) Black caterpillar with orange spots Zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia vazquezae) Elongated green katydid (Costa Rica) Giant spider Black and orange banded insect (Suriname) Sweat bee nest Orange moth (Indonesia) (Indonesia) Pair of sleeping dragonflies (Costa Rica) Moon jellies (Monterey Bay Aquarium) Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper Red and orange beetle Heliconius melpomene butterflies Leaf Insects (Malaysia) Black and yellow weevil Giant walking stick (Suriname) Jellyfish Fire urchin (Astropyga radiata) Green praying mantis in Java (Indonesia) Juvenile giraffe-neck weevil Transparent moth (Costa Rica) Cantheconidea furcellata; an insect used for oil palm IPM (Malaysia) Green, yellow, purple, and turquoise grasshopper Mud crab floating on a leaf (Malaysia) Madagascar Fire Millipede (Aphistogoniulus sp) Red millipede Stick insect in Masoala NP Blue morpho butterfly Iridescent turquoise and black butterfly in hand (Indonesia) Red-orange insect Sumatran jumping spider with blue and yellow markings (Indonesia) Green katydid in hiding posture Pair of beetles mating on a fungus (Malaysia) Lobster Black moth Pacific banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus); the second-largest species of land slug in the world; growing up to 25cm (9.8 inches) long (California) Blue and turquoise beetle from New Guinea Orange, metallic green, and black assassin bug Insect nymph Brown and green grasshopper Brown grasshopper (Malaysia) True bug Dark green moth (Belize) Green and brown cicada (Malaysia) Orange and white anemones (Monterey Bay Aquarium) Metallic blue and red beetle (Indonesia) Pair of butterflies (Suriname) Green moth with a black body (Costa Rica) Baby yellow and black grasshoppers Black; beige; and brown grasshopper (Costa Rica) Lionís mane jellies (Monterey Bay Aquarium) Stingless bee nest Brown green and white grasshopper (Indonesia) Yellow and black weevil Small neon green insect with orange spots Insect (Costa Rica) Stick insect in defensive position (Malaysia) Multicolored grasshopper Beetle (Costa Rica) Unknown insect (Gabon) Dragonfly tsingy canyon (Tsingy de Bemaraha) Andasibe Mantid (female) Red katydid with a green head and black antennae Moon jellies (Monterey Bay Aquarium) Rainbow metallic beetle in Bali White moth Blue Morpho Butterfly Hot pink planthopper Green praying mantis Blue-eyed fly (Indonesia) Dry grass-colored praying mantis Hundreds of yellow and black butterflies feeding on minerals and moisture in a pile of elephant dung (Uganda) Peruvian dragonfly Orb spider (Costa Rica) Stick insect in the New Guinea rainforest Black beetle with yellow zigzag pattern Cicada trapped in a leaf (Malaysia) Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle Translucent green katydid (Costa Rica) Butterfly feeding on flowers invertebrates: 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 | Page 86 | Page 87 | Page 88 | Page 89 | Page 90 | Page 91 | Page 92