Image Gallery - Image gallery: rainforest insects

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Colony of termites in moving along a log in the jungle

(Indonesia)


Red weevil-like insect with yellow and black legs

(Indonesia)


Bright green katydid
(pan01-0681)


Olive green; orange; and brown beetle

(Suriname)


Metallic blue beetle

(Suriname)


Metallic blue beetle

(Suriname)


Giant dragonfly

(Suriname)


Large black beetle on clothing

(Indonesia)


Orange butterfly on forest floor in Borneo

(Indonesia)


Butterflies mating
(pan02-2031)


Flatid leaf bug nymphs; tree trunk



Glowing raspberry-colored dragonfly
(pan02-1894)


Black beetle with yellow zigzag pattern


Heliconius butterfly in Santuario Ot˙n Quimbaya


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


Leaf-cutter ants entering their nest


Black cricket

(Suriname)

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)


Moss-like caterpillar covered with poisonous spines


Multi-colored grasshopper


Pink and green grasshopper at the petite tsingy



Katydid

(Costa Rica)


Red millipede on log



Heliconius caterpillar
(pan01-0852)


Brown insect
(pan01-0712)


Hot pink and turquoise insect

(Suriname)


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)


Giant black bee feeding on morning glory flower nectar

(Indonesia)


Termites

(Suriname)


Butterfly; Honduras

Leaf-cutter ant nest
Leaf-cutter ant nest
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)



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