Photos: insects

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Bright orange-pink planthopper Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Blue, yellow, and orange insect (Costa Rica) Brachydiplax dragonfly on blade of grass (Indonesia) Spiny caterpillar (Costa Rica) Brown katydid (Costa Rica) Blue-eyed butterfly Red-eyed dragonfly Red grasshawk dragonfly Multicolored katydid A katydid in Malaysia with a red head; black body; yellow winds; and black and yellow legs (Malaysia) Soldier army ants (Costa Rica) Tiger Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius hecale) Multicolored leafhopper insect (Costa Rica) Poisonous caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines Red-eyed dragonfly (Brazil) Giant ant in Laos (Laos) Close up on leaf insect (Malaysia) Black honeybee (Costa Rica) Praying mantis (Costa Rica) Red-eyed dragonfly (Brazil) Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Orange and red butterfly with blue and black spots Gorgeous blue planthopper fire ant ; Grand Canyon Turquoise-headed black flying insect (Brazil) Common bluebottle butterflies (Graphium sarpedon) feeding on minerals (Indonesia) Beautiful orb spider (Laos) Darth vader insect (Brazil) Pink, orange, yellow, violet katydid with spots and green eyes Black; blue; and orange butterfly in Colombia Shield bug (Brazil) Multicolored leafhopper insect (Costa Rica) Butterflies; Honduras Blue; orange; and green beetle on Mt. Kenya (Kenya) Colorful grasshopper (Costa Rica) Transparent moth (Costa Rica) Black caterpillar with off-white stripes; yellow spines; and orange antenna (pan01-0777) Metallic click beetle Alien insects next to their red eggs (Costa Rica) Red; black; and white butterfly Black; red; and yellow butterfly (Costa Rica) Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark (Belize) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Strange insect with red and yellow wings (Costa Rica) Moth; Honduras Katydid; Honduras Red; orange; white; black (Malaysia) Turquoise shield bug with orange legs (Suriname) Metallic green fly (Brazil) Dragonfly with rainbow wings Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Moth Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen (Costa Rica) Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly (Costa Rica) Yellow and light green butterflies (Brazil) Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) Multicolored beetle Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy Orange; black; and yellow butterfly (Costa Rica) Stick Mantid Blue and green butterfly (Gabon) Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Clear-wing butterfly Red-eyed dragonfly (Brazil) Sleeping blue morpho butterfly (Costa Rica) Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Red; black; yellow; and white caterpillar Orange, black, yellow, and red flag footed bug Leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) insects: 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 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78