insects [foto]

insects [foto]

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Green stick insect

(Costa Rica)


Ants on a red-orange flower bud

Green and brown shield bug
Green and brown shield bug

(Brazil)


Tarantula wasp (Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes; orange wings; and orange antenna)

(Costa Rica)

Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus)
Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus)

(Peru)

Mass of caterpillars
Mass of caterpillars

(Peru)

Blue color form of the postman butterfly
Blue color form of the postman butterfly

(Brazil)


Termites

(Suriname)


Green insect with polka dots

(Costa Rica)


Gray grasshopper


Yellow leaf-shaped katydid

(Costa Rica)


Black; red; and yellow insect

(Costa Rica)


Brown leaf katydid in the Colombian Amazon


Black and orange banded insect

(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)


Yellow and black insect
(pan02-1995)


Blue leafhopper



Damselfly



Damselfly



Dark gray and red butterfly

(Costa Rica)


Orange, metallic green, and black assassin bug



Butterflies mating
(pan02-2049)


Insect

(Suriname)


Leaf-footed bug



Black and neon green planthopper with red eyes



Yellow; black; and white butterfly

(Costa Rica)

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

(Brazil)


Turquoise shield bug with orange legs

(Suriname)


Wasps clustered on a leaf

(Suriname)


Bright orange assassin bug larvae


Insect
Insect

(Costa Rica)


Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower


Metallic blue beetle

(Suriname)


Mating beetles

(Costa Rica)


Sleeping dragonfly

(Costa Rica)

Fury white planthopper
Fury white planthopper

(Brazil)


Insect

(Suriname)


Leaf-cutter ants

(Suriname)


Caterpillar

(Suriname)


Butterfly high in the rainforest canopy of the Amazon

Gigantic ant on forest floor
Gigantic ant on forest floor
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Group of caterpillars

(Costa Rica)


Green and beige walking stick


Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella)
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella)

(Costa Rica)


Mottled moth


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

(Peru)


Green and beige walking stick



Orange butterfly feeding on damp laundry along an Amazon tributary

Multicolored caterpillar
Multicolored caterpillar

(Brazil)

Moth
Moth

(Costa Rica)


Orange, black, and white bug



Green katydid

(Suriname)



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