Unidentified species - Colombia

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Red, black, yellow, and white caterpillar

Green grasshopper

Orange and yellow beetle with black spots

Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head

Multicolored grasshopper

Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head

Thin spider in the Amazon

Green grasshopper

Rasberry dragonfly

Giant black and red jungle tarantula

Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers

Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy

White a dark red-stripped butterfly

Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Black, orange, and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf

Orange, green, black, yellow, and turquoise grasshopper

Poisonous caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines

Red, black, and white butterfly

Nymphalidae transparent-winged butterfly in a Colombian cloud forest

Black, blue, and orange butterfly in Colombia

Colorful grasshopper

Black, blue, and yellow butterfly

Brown butterfly on the forest floor

Wasp in the Amazon rainforest

Brown walking stick

Brown grasshopper

Green grasshopper

Black and orange beetle

Multicolored katydid

Grasshopper eating a leaf

Green spiny caterpillar

Brown grasshopper

Light green colored cricket

Brown walking stick

Blue morpho on a wooden deck

Light orange caterpillar

Yellow-legged wasp

Black and red beetle

Transparent-winged butterfly with orange, black, and white markings

Red and black butterfly

Black and yellow butterfly

Orange and black insect

Brown and green beetle

Red and brown butterfly

Forest green centipede with yellow legs and dark red antenna

Giant black and red tarantula in the Amazon rainforest

Bright green caterpillar displaying its toxic spines in the Amazon rainforest

Orange and yellow beetle

Butterfly with clear wings and false eye-spots

Green grasshopper eating a banana leaf

Close-up on a leaf grasshopper

Rainbow grasshopper

Multi-colored grasshoppers

White insect with light orange spots

Brown leaf katydid

Caterpillar with an orange head and yellow-white and black bands

Black, orange, and light blue butterfly

Black dragonfly with red posterior parts (abdominal segments)

Brown cockroach with yellow and black markings

Green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments

Brown moth with light yellow markings on its wings

White insect with black spots and an orange head

Green Katydid near Puerto Nari�o

Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower

Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower

Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower

Red and black dragonfly

Black, red, and yellow butterfly

Black, red, and yellow butterfly

Black, blue, and yellow butterfly

Silvery-green grasshopper

Green grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head

Bright green grasshopper

Black spiny caterpillar

Brown spider on its web

Black insect with orange parasites

Light orange bristly caterpillar in Parque Tayrona

Red, black, and brown butterfly with white spots

Heliconius butterfly in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya

Satyrinid (Satyrinae) butterfly with clear wings

Red and black butterfly on a sandy river beach

Black and orange butterfly

Daddy longlegs in the Colombian rainforest

Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass

Black, blue, and orange butterfly

Brown centipede on the trunk of a canopy tree

Butterfly high in the rainforest canopy of the Amazon

Light green katydid

Stick insect with orange feet

Moss-like caterpillar covered with poisonous spines

Neon green caterpillar in the Amazon rainforest

Butterfly with transparent wings, eye-spots, and orange-rust coloration

Wasp nest under a rainforest leaf

Clear-wing butterfly in the Colombian Amazon

Brown praying mantis on a lichen-covered tree trunk

Black caterpillar with long white hairs, a yellow stripe, and red parts

Black caterpillar with orange spots

Black caterpillar with orange spots

Gray grasshopper

Grasshopper: black head, red antenna, yellow stripes, green legs, red haunches

Unknown grasshopper: black head, red antenna, yellow stripes, green legs, red haunches

Unknown katydid

Green grasshopper feeding on a leaf

Multi-colored grasshopper

Leaf-mimicking grasshopper

Black beetle with yellow zigzag pattern

Yellow and black spider in its web

Mottled gray and black grasshopper

Brown leaf katydid in the Colombian Amazon

White moth spotted on a night walk in the Colombian Amazon

Large brown cricket in the Amazon rainforest

Bright green katydid

Blue morpho with wings closed

Orange butterfly feeding on damp laundry along an Amazon tributary

Orange butterfly feeding on damp laundry

Ants in a symbiotic relationship with a plant in the Amazon rainforest

Unknown butterfly

Brown buterfly with red, white, lavendar, and orange markings

Black dragonfly with red rearparts

Black bee with a yellow head

Black and orange beetle

Red and black insect

Brown butterfly

Brown butterfly

Dark brown stick insect

Tennis-ball green caterpillar

Brown grasshopper

Black and orange insect

Green grasshopper

Green and yellow grasshopper

Rainforest cockroach

Blue morpho viewed from behind, wings closed

Blue morpho on a wooden deck

Red, black, brown, and white butterfly

Red, black, brown, and white butterfly

Red beetle with a black head

Red and orange insect on a rainforest leaf

Insects in the Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya

Butterfly with wings up

Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass

Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass

Brown centipede on the trunk of a canopy tree

Orange and red beetle

Amazon ants devouring a leaf

Light green katydid on a leaf

Green grasshopper with black and bright yellow stripes

Dark green centipede with yellow legs and dark red antenna

Light green praying mantis

Stick insect with orange feet

Unknown butterfly

Orange and yellow beetle ON A LEAF IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON

Butterfly with see-through wings and false eye-spots

Butterfly with transparent wings and false eye-spots

Black beetle with orange fringe

Metallic beetle with black spots

Two colorful grasshoppers in Colombia

Tangerine insect with black spots

Tangerine-colored insect with black spots

Grasshopper with a black body, yellow stripes, and green legs

Green-spot Grasshopper

Green-spot Grasshopper in the Colombian Amazon

Blue morpho buttefly with closed wings

Scorpion spider

Green grasshopper with black eyes

Light green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments, in Macedonia, an Amerindian craftsmen community

Spiny white and black caterpillar

Spiny white and black caterpillar

Yellow-headed caterpillar

Black butterfly with blue and yellow spots

Green Katydid near Puerto Nari�o

Green Katydid near Puerto Nari�o

Birds

Osprey?

Fish

Callichthys catfish in an Amazon creek at night

Armored catfish in an Amazon creek at night

Reptiles

Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake

Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake

Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake

Anole lizard in the Amazon rainforest canopy

Amazon tortoise

South American rattlesnake

Blue-tailed skink in Tayrona

Brown anole lizard in Colombia

Green anole in Parque Tayrona

Green anole in Colombia

Lizard on a tree trunk

Brown lizard with red markings

Camouflaged grey anolis lizard high in the forest canopy of the Amazon

Blue-tailed skink in Colombia

Brown tree lizard

Brown-grey anole in the canopy

Amazon "chameleon" lizard on a tree trunk

South American 'chameleon'

Amazon 'chameleon'

Worms

Red segmented worm on the floor of the Amazon rainforest