insects (and other invertebrates) [Pics]

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Colony of termites in moving along a log in the jungle (Indonesia) Butterfly (Costa Rica) Unknown butterfly Black; bronze; green; and blue butterfly feeding on bird dung on forest floor (Gabon) Hundreds of yellow and black butterflies feeding on minerals and moisture in a pile of elephant dung (Uganda) Slightly translucent; green caterpillar on a red leaf in Panama (pan01-0702a) Land crab (Madagascar) Glowing raspberry-colored dragonfly (pan02-1894) Grasshoppers mating on a pink flower (China) Hissing cockroach (Madagascar) Butterfly; Honduras Giant black bee feeding on morning glory flower nectar (Indonesia) Small insects climbing along sunlit leaves (Gabon) Light green stick insect (Malaysia) Black dung beetle with orange antennae (Indonesia) Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Green katydid on a leaf (Gabon) Green grasshopper feeding on a leaf Bright green colored cicada (Indonesia) Heliconius butterfly feeding on a hot lips flower (pan02-2026) Grasshopper Black insect with orange parasites Green preying mantis (Indonesia) Bright red insect (Indonesia) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Yellow-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) Grasshopper (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) Orange butterfly in Borneo (Indonesia) Black; blue; and yellow butterfly Black grasshopper with yellow markings (Malaysia) Gigantic ant on forest floor Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Large black beetle on clothing (Indonesia) Leaf-cutter ant nest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red millipede (Indonesia) Bright green grasshopper Giant black flatworm (Indonesia) Brown moth Black and yellow butterflies feeding on minerals in elephant dung (Uganda) Unknown iridescent green and brown insect (Indonesia) Black centipede (Indonesia) (Indonesia) Bright green praying mantis (Gabon) Gray grasshopper Green and brown grasshopper on a tree trunk (Indonesia) Yellow and brown butterfly (Gabon) Red weevil-like insect with yellow and black legs (Indonesia) Small hornet nest on a Heliconia leaf Butterfly high in the rainforest canopy of the Amazon Red millipede (Madagascar) Caterpillar living in a bark cocoon (Gabon) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Yellow and black orb spider (Indonesia) Brown leaf katydid in the Colombian Amazon Green butterfly (Costa Rica) Cockroaches in the Gomantong Cave in Sabah, Malaysia Brown insect (pan01-0712) Ginormous ant on forest floor Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) horned spider; Thailand Dark brown grasshopper (Gabon) 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 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17