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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Green katydid (Indonesia) Spiny caterpillar (Costa Rica) wasp ; Grand Canyon Stick insect (Costa Rica) Katydid; Honduras Black and yellow butterfly (Uganda) Insect nymph Black and yellow weevil Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun (Costa Rica) Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen (Costa Rica) Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark (Belize) Red; orange; white; black (Malaysia) Butterfly Jungle spider in Malaysia (Malaysia) Moth Sweat bees emerging from a hive Leaf-mimicking insect (Suriname) Pill Millipede (Green color) Orange leafhopper Ghost crabs on the beach Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Maroon-eyed dragonfly (Brazil) Fulgoridae family bug Large black beetle in Borneo (Indonesia) Cicada between fingers (Peru) Jungle spider that has constructed a nest by rolling a Heliconia leaf (Malaysia) Ants Green katydid Orange; green; black; yellow; and turquoise grasshopper Green longhorn beetle Wood-like praying mantis Orange flies with purple eyes Heliconius melpomene butterflies mating Red crab on Playa Palmera Red grasshawk dragonfly Skipper butterfly (Hesperioidea) Hamadryas butterfly Heliconius hecale butterfly Tractor millipede (Malaysia) Blue; violet; and purple fly with red eyes (Uganda) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Unknown insect (Peru) Tarantula (Guatemala) Pink-magenta, orange, and blue butterfly Stick insect silhouetted on a leaf Three beige; yellow; black; and white grasshoppers on a leaf (Peru) Eupholus bennetti weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina Butterfly Red shield bug (Indonesia) Giant grasshopper with greenish-blue eyes Walking stick insects mating (Peru) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Suriname) Mass of caterpillars (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Transparent-winged butterfly with orange; black; and white markings Green grasshopper with yellow and black bands; and red; yellow; orange; and black striped legs (Peru) Orange moth with black and yellow polkadots Urania leilus day-flying or diurnal moth (Peru) Sea nettle jellfish Red; black; and orange insect (Costa Rica) Leaf-mimicking treehopper Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Fishing spider (Costa Rica) Butterflies feeding on a flower Green grasshopper Black, purple, turquoise, red and orange leafhopper Orange spider Golden Orb Weaver Spider (female) (Costa Rica) Light green butterflies (Brazil) Blue and black butterfly Golden fly Moth wing with orange eye-spot Green; blue; yellow; red; and black grasshopper (Peru) Orange butterfly (pan02-2037) Butterflies feeding on a flower Light green grasshopper with yellow and maroon striped legs (Peru) Black; blue; and yellow butterfly Sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) Black and yellow weevil Bright red dragonfly (Malaysia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Brown cockroach with yellow and black markings Black, yellow, and blue caterpillar Red and black insects hatching out their eggs (Costa Rica) Green sea anemone (Monterey Bay Aquarium) Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata) (Monterey Bay Aquarium) 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