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  • Stick Insect (Phasmatodea)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found globally in warmer areas especially in tropics and subtropics. Greatest diversity in South Asia, South America and Australia.
    TIP7339 Stick Insect.jpg
  • Stick Insect (Phasmatodea)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found globally in warmer areas especially in tropics and subtropics. Greatest diversity in South Asia, South America and Australia.
    TIP7326 Stick Insect.jpg
  • Stick Insect (Phasmatodea)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found globally in warmer areas especially in tropics and subtropics. Greatest diversity in South Asia, South America and Australia.
    TIP10506 Stick Insect.jpg
  • Walking Stick Insect (Pseudophasma sp)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP10476 Walking Stick Insect.jpg
  • Jumping Stick Insect (Apioscelis sp. Proscopiidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP8164 Jumping Stick Insect.jpg
  • Jumping Stick Insect (Apioscelis sp. Proscopiidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP7001 Jumping Stick Insect.jpg
  • Jumping Stick Insect (Apioscelis sp. Proscopiidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP6969 Jumping Stick Insect.jpg
  • Stick insect (Phasm achryoptera) FEMALE. +- 12 inches long. Eastern rain forest.<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA8167_Stick_insect.jpg
  • Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) with insect prey near Amarbayasgalant, Mongolia
    Minden_00477560.jpg
  • Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
One of the most bizarre mammals/ primates / lemurs in the world. Their peculiar features include huge ears, bushy tail, long shaggy coast, rodent-like teeth and a skeletal 'probe-like' middle finger. Males and females are simular looking and have a body length of 440-530mm and weight of 2.3kg. They are nocturnal lemurs and largely solitary. During the day they hide in a 'nest' which they make from twigs and dead leaves. They are continually making new nest sites. They feed on ramy nuts (Canarium madagascariensis) nectar from Traveller's palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), some fungi and insect grubs. They have also been known to raid coconut, lichee and mango plantations. They use their rodent-like teeth to gnaw into hard nut shells, then insert the skeletal finger to extract the pulp. A large portion of their night is spent foraging and they are able to travel considerable distances to do that. <br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Low and mid altitude rain forests, dry deciduous forests and some cultivated areas like lichee and coconut plantations. They are found widely in native forests along the entire east coast rain forest region, northern humid forests and west coast from Bemaraha north.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: The population densities are not known but as in the case of most lemurs probably declining through habitat loss as their home-ranges are large. In some areas it is 'fady' (taboo) to hunt them while in others they are thought to bring bad luck and are killed by villages.  The meat is also sometimes eaten.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA8917_Aye-aye.jpg
  • Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) with insect prey near Amarbayasgalant<br />
Mongolia
    LM12_Isabelline_Wheatear.jpg
  • Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)<br />
Pantanal, BRAZIL, South America<br />
Found Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay & Bolivia
    20160913_Yacare_caiman_365.tif
  • Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)<br />
Pantanal, BRAZIL, South America<br />
Found Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay & Bolivia
    20160913_Yacare_caiman_344.tif
  • Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)<br />
Pantanal, BRAZIL, South America<br />
Found Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay & Bolivia
    20160913_Yacare_caiman_325.tif
  • Bee hive (Apis sp.)<br />
Pantanal, BRAZIL, South America
    20190922_Bee_hive_32.tif
  • Butterfly<br />
Lake Mburo national park<br />
UGANDA, Africa
    20230212_Butterfly_56.tif
  • Moth coccoons<br />
UGANDA, Africa
    20230202_Moth_coccoons_318.tif
  • Dragonfly<br />
Lake Victoria<br />
UGANDA, Africa
    20230130_Dragonfly_5.tif
  • Dobsonfly or King Bug (Corydalus sp)<br />
Mindo<br />
Cloud Forest<br />
West slope of Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    MO260 Dobsonfly.tif
  • Locust (Orthopera)<br />
Pantanal, BRAZIL, South America
    20220828_Locust_165.tif
  • Bladder grasshopper (Bullacris discolor)<br />
Bettys Bay<br />
Western Cape<br />
South Africa
    20210107-2199.tif
  • Broad-winged Katydid camourflaged amoung leaves<br />
Microcertrum rhombifolium<br />
Amazon Rain Forest,  ECUADOR. South America
    1049785 Broad-winged katydid.tif
  • Blue Banded Skipper<br />
Elbella ployzona<br />
Heath River.   BORDER PERU & BOLIVIA.  South America<br />
Feeding on bird dropping
    113473 Blue Banded Skipper.tif
  • Leaf Katydid<br />
Tettigoniidae cycloptera (sp)<br />
Manu Cloud Forest.  Manu National Park.  PERU<br />
South America
    110375 Leaf Katydid.tif
  • Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)<br />
Pantanal, BRAZIL, South America<br />
Found Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay & Bolivia
    20160913_Yacare_caiman_376.tif
  • Walking Stick (Phasm achryoptera) twelve inch long female with wings spread in defensive posture, eastern rainforest, Madagascar
    Minden_00210167.jpg
  • Athis longwing (Heliconius athis)<br />
Mindo<br />
Cloud Forest<br />
West slope of Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    20100927_Athis_longwing_2.jpg
  • Hercules Beetle (Dynastes hercules)<br />
Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve<br />
Pichincha<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America
    20160803_Hercules_Beetle_259.jpg
  • Rusty-Tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus)<br />
Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve<br />
Pichincha<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America
    20160802_Rusty-Tipped_Page_148.jpg
  • Menapis Tigerwing (Mechanitis menapis mantineus)<br />
Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve<br />
Pichincha<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America
    20160802_Menapis_Tigerwing_4.jpg
  • Termite Mound<br />
Savanna <br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    20151209_Termite_Mound_195.jpg
  • Termite Mound<br />
Savanna <br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    20151205_Termite_Mound_15.jpg
  • Purple Aster (Aster sp.)<br />
Mongolia
    105766_Purple_Aster.jpg
  • Termites (Isoptera)<br />
Karanambu Lodge<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY3618 Termites.jpg
  • Butterfly on riverbank<br />
Mapari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY3009 Butterfly on riverbank.jpg
  • Leaf-mimic Treehopper (Membracidae)<br />
Mapari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY2850 Leaf-mimic Treehopper.jpg
  • Bark Mantid (Liturgusa sp.)<br />
Mapari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY2878 Bark Mantid.jpg
  • Leaf-cutter Ant (Atta sp.)<br />
Mapari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY3478 Leaf-cutter Ant.jpg
  • Leaf-cutter Ant (Atta sp.)<br />
Mapari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY2687 Leaf-cutter Ant.jpg
  • Moth Caterpillar with well deveolped appendages with urticating hairs.<br />
Rainforest<br />
Rewa River<br />
GUYANA. South America
    1RW210 Moth Caterpillar.jpg
  • Moth Caterpillar with well deveolped appendages with urticating hairs.<br />
Rainforest<br />
Rewa River<br />
GUYANA. South America
    1RW219 Moth Caterpillar.jpg
  • Butterfly Eggs (Hamadryas a. amphiname) under leaf<br />
Butterfly farm<br />
Iwokrama Forest Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY291 Butterfly Eggs.jpg
  • Collembolas or springtails (Hexapoda)<br />
Floating on water surface<br />
Quito, Ecuador<br />
South America
    20150213_Collembolas_2.jpg
  • Hornet Nest with Larvae for food sold in market<br />
Apatani Tribe<br />
Ziro Valley, Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh<br />
North East India
    20141105_Hornet_Nest_with_Larvae_13.jpg
  • Indian grasshopper<br />
Nameri Wildlife Reserve<br />
Assam<br />
North East India
    20141108_Indian_grasshopper_8.jpg
  • Green leaf Katydid (Typophyllum lunatum)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    2063_Green_leaf_Katydid.jpg
  • Urodus Moth emerging from Cocoon (Urodus sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: South, Central America and southern USA
    Urodus Moth emerging from Cocoon58...jpg
  • Twig-mimic Mantid (Angela sp)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Twig-mimic Mantid2893.jpg
  • Sulfur Butterflies on mineral lick (Phoebis sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:Sulfur Butterflies on mineral lick (Pieridae, Phoebis sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    Sulfur Butterflies on mineral lick...jpg
  • Praying Mantis (Mantidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Praying Mantis4062.jpg
  • Planthopper (Proconia sp., Cicadellidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    Planthopper4393.jpg
  • Peacock Katydid (Pterochroza sp.) seen from back<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Peacock Katydid wing eye-spot1251.jpg
  • Orange Rainbow Katydid (Vestria sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    Orange Rainbow Katydid1699.jpg
  • Orange & Black Long-horned Beetle (Batus barbicornis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Tropical forests of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Bolivia
    Orange & Black Long-horned Beetle1...jpg
  • Green leaf Katydid (Roxelana crassicornis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Green leaf Katydid1502.jpg
  • Katydid (Choeroparnops alatus)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South AmericaKatydid (Schedocentrus sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Katydid1951.jpg
  • Green Spiny Katydid Female (Copiphorus gracilis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Green Spiny Katydid3195.jpg
  • Green Hairstreak Butterfly (Lycaeninae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Green Hairstreak Butterfly4204.jpg
  • Dragonfly (Gynacantha membranalis, fam. Aeshnidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Dragonfly908.jpg
  • Fulgoroid plant-hopper (Flatidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Fulgoroid plant-hopper2654.jpg
  • Darius Butterfly & Empty Chrysalis (Dynastor darius)<br />
Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Adjacent to  Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Guatamala south to Brazil
    Darius Butterfly & Empty Chrysalis...jpg
  • Chrysalis of Darius Butterfly (Dynastor darius)<br />
Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Adjacent to  Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Guatamala south to Brazil
    Chrysalis of Darius Butterfly518.jpg
  • Airplane Grasshopper (fam. Eumastacidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Airplane Grasshopper4380.jpg
  • Katydid (Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    754 katydid.jpg
  • Spine-headed Katydid Nymph (Copiphora gracillis?)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South AmericaSpine-headed Katydid (Acantheremus sp) New to Science<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    653 Spine-headed Katydid Nymph.jpg
  • Cordyceps Fungus attacking Moth (Cordyceps sp)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Humid temperate and tropical forests of South America and mostly Asia.
    Cordyceps Fungus attacking Moth309...jpg
  • Leaf Mantid (Choeradodis rhombicollis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP21090 Leaf Mantid.jpg
  • Leaf Mantid (Choeradodis rhombicollis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP20884 Leaf Mantid.jpg
  • Leaf Mantid (Choeradodis rhombicollis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP20695 Leaf Mantid.jpg
  • Leaf Mantid (Choeradodis rhombicollis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP20641 Leaf Mantid.jpg
  • Leaf Mantid (Choeradodis rhombicollis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP20614 Leaf Mantid.jpg
  • Leaf Mantid (Choeradodis rhombicollis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP20543 Leaf Mantid.jpg
  • Leaf Mantid (Choeradodis rhombicollis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP20517 Leaf Mantid.jpg
  • Bark Mimic Grasshopper (Acrididae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP20283 Bark Mimic Grasshopper.jpg
  • Death's-head Cockroach (Blaberus giganteus, Blaberidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP19837 Death's-head Cockroach.jpg
  • Narrow-winged leaf Katydid (Steirodon sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP19414 Narrow-winged leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Dead-leaf Katydid (Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP17458 Dead-leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Arrow-shaped Micrathena (Micrathena sp)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP17184 Arrow-shaped Micrathena.jpg
  • Bark Mantid (Liturgusa sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP16552 Bark Mantid.jpg
  • Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera speculata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera arcuata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP13869 Leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera speculata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera arcuata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP13862 Leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Measuring Worm Caterpillar (Geometridae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP13213 Measuring Worm Caterpillar.jpg
  • Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera speculata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera arcuata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP13149 Leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Small-leaf Katydid (Pseudophyllinae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP12098 Small-leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Green Spiny Katydid (Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South AmericaGreen Spiny Katydid (Clepsydronotus sp.,Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP12007 Green Spiny Katydid.jpg
  • Army Ants carrying lavae (eciton sp)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP11669 Army Ants carrying lavae.jpg
  • Army Ants carrying lavae (eciton sp)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP11619 Army Ants carrying lavae.jpg
  • Small-leaf Katydid (Pseudophyllinae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:Small-leaf Katydid (Typophyllum mortuifolium)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP10864 Small-leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera speculata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:Leaf Katydid Nymph (Cycloptera sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP10821 Leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera speculata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:Leaf Katydid Nymph (Cycloptera sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP10794 Leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Leaf Katydid (Cycloptera speculata)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:Leaf Katydid Nymph (Cycloptera sp.)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE:
    TIP10745 Leaf Katydid.jpg
  • Katydid (Tettigoniidae) eating fruit<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP10522 Katydid eating fruit.jpg
  • Katydid (Tettigoniidae) Moulting<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP9956 Katydid Moulting.jpg
  • Katydid (Tettigoniidae) Moulting<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP9811 Katydid Moulting.jpg
  • Snail-hunting Lampyrid (Lampyridae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP9540 Snail-hunting Lampyrid.jpg
  • Snail-hunting Lampyrid (Lampyridae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP9476 Snail-hunting Lampyrid.jpg
  • Wild Silk Moth Caterpillar (Saturniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP9289 Wild Silk Moth Caterpillar.jpg
  • Giant Silkworm Moth (Saturniidae) (Lepidoptera)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP7259 Giant Silkworm Moth.jpg
  • Giant Silkworm Moth (Saturniidae) (Lepidoptera)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP7206 Giant Silkworm Moth.jpg
  • Bark Mimic Grasshopper (Acrididae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP6842 Bark Mimic Grasshopper.jpg
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