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


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Metallic green fly
Metallic green fly

(Brazil)

Blue-gray dragonfly
Blue-gray dragonfly

(Malaysia)


Blue morpho with its wings closed

(Costa Rica)

River boat carrying goods to market on the Rio Tambopata
River boat carrying goods to market on the Rio Tambopata
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Black spider with turquoise spots
Black spider with turquoise spots

(Brazil)


Indonesian Orb-weaving Spider



Blue-eyed butterfly

(Indonesia)

Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers
Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Leaf-mimicking katydid


Striped leafhopper (green, yellow, blue and black)
Striped leafhopper (green, yellow, blue and black)



Blue-eyed fly

(Indonesia)


Brown beetle



Blue-eyed fly

(Indonesia)


Red-eyed katydid


Green, orange, and blue leafhopper
Green, orange, and blue leafhopper



Mouthless crab, Cardisoma crassum



Butterfly



Honeycomb



Snail


Darth Vader planthopper
Darth Vader planthopper






Fly



Metallic blue and red beetle

(Indonesia)

Dark red insect
Dark red insect

(Brazil)

Woody moth
Woody moth



Orange and black assassin bug



Green beetle


Clouds of lake flies on the edge of Lake Victoria
Clouds of lake flies on the edge of Lake Victoria

(Uganda)


Dark green millipede



Brown Peacock or Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea) butterfly



Cicada in New Guinea



Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)

Yellow moth
Yellow moth

(Costa Rica)

Green and brown cicada
Green and brown cicada

(Malaysia)


Black, yellow, and neon orange planthoppers



Green moth with a black body

(Costa Rica)


White and green spider



Blue and black butterfly



Stick-like grasshopper


Giant ant in Laos
Giant ant in Laos

(Laos)


Common bluebottle butterflies (Graphium sarpedon) and other colorful butterflies feeding on minerals

(Indonesia)

Multi-colored spider
Multi-colored spider

(Malaysia)


Orange, turquoise, black, and white insects mating


Red and black caterpillar
Red and black caterpillar


Yellow and orange leafhopper
Yellow and orange leafhopper


Yellow and brown moth
Yellow and brown moth



Moth



Orange and black butterfly



Orange and black fly



Cryptic butterfly



Yellow stick insect in Malaysian rain forest

(Malaysia)


Grasshopper



White moth


Red Borneo centipede
Red Borneo centipede

(Malaysia)

Blunt-headed treesnake (Imantodes lentiferus)
Blunt-headed treesnake (Imantodes lentiferus)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)

Creek crab
Creek crab

(Costa Rica)


Magenta dragonfly



Blue and black butterfly



Butterfly


Bright yellow leafhopper
Bright yellow leafhopper



Orange and black beetle



Purple, yellow, and brown planthopper



Orange butterfly



Orange beetle



Male atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas)



Wolf spider



Colorful tiger beetle

(Indonesia)


Green dragonfly



Ghost beetle



Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach

(Malaysia)


Red beetle



Pink insect (planthopper nymph?) with turquoise feet and eyes

(Suriname)


Moth



Green-eyed planthopper



Male atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas)



Orange spider



Neon green and purple coral


Heliconius sara butterfly
Heliconius sara butterfly
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Silverfish in New Guinea



Assassin bug



Black, yellow, white, and orange caterpillar

(Indonesia)


Green katydid in hiding posture



Tarantula wasp (Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes; orange wings; and orange antenna)

(Costa Rica)


Beige and yellow katydid



Green praying mantis



Red bug



Butterfly


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