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Green caterpillar with dark brown markings and yellow horns



Damselfly


Purple-striped jellyfishes (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfishes (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta)
Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta)

(Malaysia)

Unknown insect
Unknown insect

(Malaysia)


Brown and green grasshopper



Black moth with orange and green spots



Glowing raspberry-colored dragonfly
(pan02-1894)

Small copper colored spider on leaf
Small copper colored spider on leaf

(Gabon)


Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)


Giant cockroach with business card for scale
Giant cockroach with business card for scale

(Brazil)


Orange-eyed grasshopper


Multicolored caterpillar
Multicolored caterpillar

(Brazil)


Bright green lead beetle



Green katydid with black stripes


Postman butterfly
Postman butterfly

(Brazil)

Yellow and black insect
Yellow and black insect

(Malaysia)


Worm encased in sticks

(Indonesia)


Blue beetle



Orange-eyed, green, brown, and yellow leaf-hopper



Transparent slug on Mt. Kenya

(Kenya)


Lime green and brown locust (grasshopper)



Flatid leaf bug nymphs; tree trunk (Tsingy de Bemaraha)



Blue morpho butterfly



Black beetle with yellow zigzag pattern


Madagascar Fire Millipede (Aphistogoniulus sp)



Helicophanta farafanganensis land snail, which eats moss and fungi and is hunted by the short-legged ground roller


Black and light blue butterfly on leaf (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Black and light blue butterfly on leaf

(Indonesia)


Yellow striped grasshopper



Madagascar Fire Millipede (Aphistogoniulus sp)



Sweat bees emerging out of their nest



Green katydid



Praying mantis

(Madagascar)

Black butterfly with blue posterior wing sections; resting on a fallen leaf on the forest floor (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Black butterfly with blue posterior wing sections; resting on a fallen leaf on the forest floor

(Indonesia)


Red katydid with a green head and black antennae



Heliconius butterfly in Santuario Ot˙n Quimbaya


Black, yellow, and blue caterpillar



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


Black and neon green planthopper with red eyes



Leaf-cutter ants entering their nest

Brown grasshopper
Brown grasshopper

(Malaysia)


crab

(Panama)


Blue, green, purple, and red fly


Red millipede (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Red millipede

(Indonesia)

Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)
Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)



Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus)



Orange, metallic green, and black assassin bug



Brownish-red beetle

(Costa Rica)


Black cricket

(Suriname)


Stick insect in defensive position

(Malaysia)


Black and neon green planthopper with red eyes



Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots

(Costa Rica)


Small reddish insect which appears to be doing something with white sticky material on the stem of a leaf

(Malaysia)

Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata)
Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata)
Bullet ants are known for their severe sting. Their stings are said to be the most painful and debilitating known for any insect
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Monarch butterfly feeding on a flower

(Costa Rica)


Moss-like caterpillar covered with poisonous spines


Beige grasshopper


Swallowtail feeding on red flowers
Swallowtail feeding on red flowers

(Utah; United States)


Black and yellow weevil



Fuschia, orange, and blue butterfly



Multi-colored grasshopper

Giant ant in Laos
Giant ant in Laos

(Laos)

Brown grasshopper
Brown grasshopper

(Malaysia)

Black ants
Black ants

(Thailand)


Pink and green grasshopper at the petite tsingy


Black and orange beetle
Black and orange beetle

(Laos)


Katydid

(Costa Rica)


Sleeping dragonfly

(Costa Rica)


Green and brown beetle


Colorful fly
Colorful fly

(Malaysia)


Insect



Butterfly feeding on flowers



Red and orange insect


Strange moth
Strange moth

(Costa Rica)

Nephila spider
Nephila spider

(Thailand)

Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips
Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips

(Brazil)


Red millipede on log



Fighting crabs

(Madagascar)


Brownish-red beetle

(Costa Rica)

Green preying mantis (Java)
Green preying mantis

(Indonesia)



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