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Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A bright blue beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.



Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ant and fly (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Rainforest ant



Flower with ant (unidentified species) in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A praying mantis near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Large grasshopper in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Stick insect on the bathroom floor in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Rhinocerous beetle



Camouflaged moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A wasp in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A bug's life: insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Large centipede



Moth or butterfly at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Butterfly or moth caught in a spider's web in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Pink translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Termites



Cockroaches in the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia



Morpho butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A yellow beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Dead millipede in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Stick insect at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Katydid at night in Yasuni National Park in th Ecuadorian Amazon


Large grasshopper in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Blue-spotted butterfly or moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Cockroach in the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia



A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



A cockroach near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Molted insect exoskeleton at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A caterpillar in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Centipedes



A butterfly near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Pink translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Camouflaged moth or butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Orange translucent butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Tarantula in the shaving cup



A bright blue beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Katydid at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Dragonfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ladybug and ants in the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge just outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico



Butterfly or moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.



Katydid in Yasuni National in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ant carrying flower petal in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Leaf cutter ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Dead unidentified katydid in Sabah, Malaysia



A moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Camouflaged moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Green beetle at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A cockroach near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Unidentified insect



Black-and-orange striped butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Katydid leaving its exoskeleton at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Ants swam leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A moth in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



A caterpillar in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.



Dragonfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Red, blue, and yellow (on the underside) butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon



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