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


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Moon jellyfish (Auerlia labiata)


Blue dragonfly
Blue dragonfly

(Malaysia)


Blue beetle with a red head

(Indonesia)

Black, green, and turqoise cricket
Black, green, and turqoise cricket

(Brazil)

Green; teal; blue; pruple; red; and black insect in Peru
Green; teal; blue; pruple; red; and black insect in Peru

(Peru)

Electric blue and orange leafhoppers mating
Electric blue and orange leafhoppers mating

(Costa Rica)


Scorpion eating a katydid



Turquoise, yellow, and black butterfly


Black moth with orange and green markings
Black moth with orange and green markings

(Peru)

Blue butterfly (Satyr species)
Blue butterfly (Satyr species)



Blue skipper butterfly


Green grasshopper
Green grasshopper

(Peru)


Fist-sized black, lime green, turquoise, and red cicada in Sumatra


Brown weevil
Brown weevil

(Malaysia)


Grasshopper eating a leaf


Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen

(Costa Rica)

Yellow; black; orange; and white grasshopper in Venezuela
Yellow; black; orange; and white grasshopper in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

Yellow and red spider in web
Yellow and red spider in web

(Peru)


Red crabs on Playa Palmera


Black and yellow grasshopper
Black and yellow grasshopper

(Malaysia)


Neon green skipper butterfly



Orange, metallic green, and black assassin bug



Blue Morpho Caterpillar; Honduras

Lobster
Lobster

(Belize)


Green walking stick



Grasshopper; Venezuela

Giant green katydid
Giant green katydid

(Costa Rica)


Hot pink insect (planthopper nymph?) with turquoise feet and eyes

(Suriname)

Insect
Insect

(Costa Rica)


Grasshopper with a white stripe

(Indonesia)

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

(Costa Rica)


Rainbow Bush Locust (Phymateus saxosus)


Elongated centipede
Elongated centipede

(Belize)


Green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments

Butterfly at night
Butterfly at night

(Peru)


Rasberry dragonfly


Red-eyed green katydid



Green spiny caterpillar

Mating flies as view through palm leaf
Mating flies as view through palm leaf

(Peru)


Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle


Camouflaged spider on tree trunk
Camouflaged spider on tree trunk

(Peru)

Tarantula
Tarantula

(Guatemala)

Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing
Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing

(Peru)

Leaf katydid
Leaf katydid


Stick insect
Stick insect

(Peru)


Red crabs on Playa Palmera



Multicolored katydid


Black pill millipede
Black pill millipede

(Malaysia)


Striped katydid



Long-nosed black beetle with orange markings on its back

(Costa Rica)


Black and white marbled weevil


White moth
White moth

(Brazil)


Green dragonfly

(Indonesia)


Bright red-orange moth



Brown and green beetle


Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper



Orange and brown butterfly



Neon pink planthopper


Leafhopper
Leafhopper


Green; brown; and black insect
Green; brown; and black insect

(Peru)


Orange; yellow; and black butterfly

(Costa Rica)


Blue morpho butterfly



Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper



Sea anemones


Green grasshopper



Christmas beetle in Bali



Green praying mantis



Blue-eyed butterfly

(Suriname)


Black and red beetle


Red katydid with a green head and black antennae



Red, green, and turquoise damselfly



Crazy giant centipede


Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown)
Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown)

(Peru)


Moth; Honduras


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

(Costa Rica)


Red and black insect

(Indonesia)


Greek grasshawk


Greenish-brown katydid
Greenish-brown katydid

(Peru)

Red Grasshawk (Neurothemis fluctuans) (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Red Grasshawk (Neurothemis fluctuans)

(Indonesia)

Katydid eating a mushroom
Katydid eating a mushroom

(Peru)

Mass of caterpillars
Mass of caterpillars

(Peru)


Rainforest ant

(Suriname)

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



Orange; yellow; black; and yellow butterfly

(Costa Rica)


Brilliant blue dragonfly



Red stick insect

(Suriname)

Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)
Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

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