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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butterfly (Kirindy) Giant red centipede Orange beetle Green, black, and yellow grasshopper Red ladybug with a pair of green spots (Costa Rica) Shield bug Frog Malayan Eggfly (Hypolimnas anomala anomala) (Indonesia) Shiny beetle Leaf-cutter ants carrying leaves, with a tiny ant riding the leaves Praying mantis with green eyes Light green butterflies (Brazil) Transparent shrimp with blue and white markings (Belize) Yellow and black insect (Malaysia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Mating grasshoppers Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Butterfly (Great Mormon - Papilio memnon?) Black butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings (Indonesia) Red-eyed leafhopper Caterpillar (Brazil) Sea Nettle Jellyfish Weevil (Malaysia) Black and white planthopper with red eyes Insect Spiny stick insect in the New Guinea rainforest Pink, orange, yellow, violet katydid with spots and green eyes Yellow spider eating a moth Bright orange-pink planthopper Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings Furry planthopper Orange spiral snail shell Feasting flies (Uganda) Green, black, and yellow grasshopper Orange wasp Beetle (Costa Rica) Black damselfly with hot pink and turquoise Black and yellow weevil Orange moth with black and yellow polkadots Beige and green grasshopper Harvestman Indigo blue beetle Black, purple, turquoise, red and orange leafhopper Katydid camouflaged to resemble bird droppings on a fern (Indonesia) Butterfly with wings closed. Orange; white; and black markings on the wings. (Uganda) Sea nettle Cicada nymph still in its shell (Costa Rica) Heliconius sara butterfly Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Juvenile Malagasy Emerald Green Pill Millipede (Sphaerotheriida) Bug Butterfly Tiny firefly (Malaysia) Giant hissing cockroach pollinating a purple flower Spectacular red and green beetle in Bali Spiny crab spider (Gasteracantha sp.) Polyura athamas faliscus [Butterfly with yellow-green and gray underparts] (Indonesia) Multi-colored leaf-hopper Green katydid (Suriname) Insect Magnificent blue planthopper Green grasshopper Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta) (Malaysia) Dark green beetle (Suriname) White and orange insect Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Butterfly Skipper butterfly in New Guinea Red katydid with a green head and black legs Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) White ghost-like lacewing insect (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Rhetus periander butterfly Black body with iridescent blue and neon pink markings Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Katydid resembling a leaf Sea nettle Fulvous Pied Flat butterfly (Pseudocoladenia dan) - Orange butterfly (Indonesia) Red katydid with a green head and black antennae Brown moth (Indonesia) Black and yellow weevil (Laos) Blue-gray dragonfly (Malaysia) Moon jellyfish (Auerlia labiata) Red crabs Grasshopper Blue and black butterfly (Indonesia) Green praying mantis Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) Mohawk caterpillar (Indonesia) Heliconius butterfly species Lime green and brown grasshopper 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