Photos of rainforest insects [last update 2009-11-24]

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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 1994-2007. 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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Zig zag beetle Small red and black beetle (Peru) Orange butterfly (pan02-2037) Nest of colony spiders (family: Araneidae) (Peru) Transparent-winged butterfly with orange; black; and white markings Multi-colored grasshoppers Green; brown; and black insect (Peru) Katydid with light green spots on back and each leg (Peru) Walking stick insects mating (Peru) Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) Black and yellow centipede (Peru) Adult Flatid leaf bugs (Phromnia rosea) Small yellow and silver beetle (Peru) Firefly on ground (Peru) Green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments Stick insect (Peru) Moth; Honduras Dung beetle pushing a ball of dung (Gabon) Large white and yellow fury caterpillarthat resembles a shitzu (Peru) Unknown butterfly with black and light blue outer wings (Peru) Insect with red eyes; turquoise markings; and white feather-like appendages near its tail (Peru) Heliconius sara butterfly (Peru) Dark brown centipede (Peru) Close up headshot of a green katydid in Panama (pan01-0682) White furry caterpillar with yellow head and two orange spots at base of head (Peru) Glowing click beetle (Peru) Click beetle with glow lights (Peru) Green beetle (Suriname) Blue-eyed butterfly (Suriname) Wasp in the Amazon rainforest Caterpillar with an orange head and yellow-white and black bands Stick insect in the Amazon rain forest (Peru) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Black; gray; white and red spider (Peru) Black and yellow centipede in Amazon rainforest (Peru) Brown grasshopper rainforest insects: 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