Photo gallery: insects (and other invertebrates)

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Unknown katydid Fire ant (Grand Canyon) Light orange bristly caterpillar in Parque Tayrona Leaf cutter ants entering their nest Butterfly (Madagascar) Black butterfly with white markings (Indonesia) Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Hundreds of yellow and black butterflies feeding on minerals and moisture in a pile of elephant dung (Uganda) Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly with blue underparts; in Borneo rainforest (Indonesia) Green Arachides toras caterpillar munching on a leaf (pan01-0859) Leaf-cutter ant nest Note that virtually all ground vegetation has been striped or cleared from the area Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Butterfly high in the rainforest canopy of the Amazon Brown leaf katydid in the Colombian Amazon Neon green caterpillar in the Amazon rainforest Green spider (Madagascar) Caterpillar; Belize Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) (Indonesia) Dragonfly (Brazil) Butterfly (Costa Rica) Black beetle with yellow zigzag pattern Multi-colored grasshopper Cicada trapped in a leaf (Malaysia) Green caterpillar with dark green and black stripes (Uganda) Morpho Butterfly in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Iridescent blue and black butterfly in hand (Indonesia) Yellow-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) Aqua and black butterfly on blade of grass (Uganda) Parides Butterfly; Honduras Black grasshopper with yellow markings (Malaysia) Praying mantis (Madagascar) Large black Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp) in flight; approaching a morning glory flower (Indonesia) Pill millipede in hand (Madagascar) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Brachydiplax dragonfly in Kalimantan (Indonesia) 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) Spider on leaf in Gabon (Gabon) Red beetle-like insect with yellow and black legs (Indonesia) Dark red millipede (Indonesia) Blue and black butterfly in Borneo; wings closed (Indonesia) Green grasshopper feeding on a leaf Yellow; white; and brown striped beetle in Bridgeport (California) Black and orange butterfly insects (and other invertebrates): Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11