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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Sea Nettle Jellyfish Red and black bugs Giant black carpenter bee - Xylocopa sp Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Leaf Insect (Ranomafana N.P.) Black beeetle with white spots and an orange thorax (Suriname) Cryptic grasshopper (Malaysia) Soft corals (Belize) Lutinus Beetle Red Grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans) (Indonesia) Multicolored spider Blue sponge and a damselfish (Belize) Yellow caterpillar Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Red katydid with a green head and black antennae Canopy tree Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Green insect with polka dots (Costa Rica) Blue and black damselfly (Indonesia) Comet moth (Andasibe) Red Grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis sp)? (Indonesia) Giant land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) Spider Turquoise; black; and white butterfly (Venezuela) Blue and orange planthopper Fungi-covered stump Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Butterfly Aqua and black butterfly on blade of grass (Uganda) Brown mantis Rainforest canopy crab (Costa Rica) Blue-eyed butterfly (Suriname) Turquoise shield bug with orange legs (Suriname) Green mantis Green spider (Brazil) Mating grasshoppers on a pink flower (China) Orange flies with purple eyes Butterfly Black and yellow dragonfly Yellow wasp Orange butterfly (Costa Rica) Green stick insect Green, yellow, and turquoise grasshoppers Leaf-mimicking butterfly Tangerine anemone Locust with bright orange eyes Orange and black bug Butterfly Camouflaged insect Postman butterfly (Heliconius erato) Grasshoppers mating on a pink flower (China) Light green stick insect (Malaysia) Stick insect (Costa Rica) Sweat bees emerging out of their nest Orange praying mantis with green eyes Red crab on Playa Palmera Black caterpillar with red spots (Uganda) Stink beetle (Belize) Green pill millipede rolled in palm of hand Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus Black and tan dragonfly (Gabon) Gray grasshopper Red-eyed dragonfly (Brazil) Orange and black bug Fuschia, orange, and blue butterfly Ants Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Leaf-mimicking grasshopper Anole lizard (Anolis fuscoauratus) in Peru (Peru) Yellow sea sponge (Belize) Butterfly Green anemone (Monterey Bay Aquarium) Red crabs on Playa Palmera Mottled moth (Suriname) Large spider in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Neon green, turquoise, purple, red, and orange grasshopper Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella) (Costa Rica) Praying mantis (Costa Rica) Black, violet, and green damselfly (Indonesia) Small brown praying mantis (Indonesia) Colorful snail in Borneo Sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) Giant green katydid (Costa Rica) Black and turquoise jumping spider Green beetle Hot pink planthopper Butterfly Red soldier leaf-cutter ant Orb spider Spectacular blue and green dragonfly 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