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Pictures of insects, including ants, moths, butterflies, bees, dragonflies, damselflies, caterpillars, ladybugs, and beetles.

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Ants
Pictures of ants, taken with a Sigma 150mm macro lens on my Canon 5d with a Canon ring flash.

Bees
Pictures of bees.

Beetles
These are my close-up pictures of beetles.

Butterflies
Pictures of about thirty different species of butterflies from around the world, featuring monarch, eastern tiger swallowtail, and owl butterflies. Perfect for identifying an unknown species of butterfly. Includes pictures of the different life stages.

Caterpillars
Pictures of caterpillars.

Crickets
Pictures of crickets.

Damselflies
Pictures of damselflies, which are closely related to dragonflies.

Dragonflies
Pictures of dragonflies.

Flies
Pictures of flies--you know, those annoying insects that buzz around your head.

Giant Water Bugs
Pictures of giant wanter bugs, species Lethocerus Maximus.

Grasshoppers
Pictures of grasshoppers.

Inchworms
Pictures of inchworms.

Ladybugs
Close-up pictures of ladybugs that I've found around my house.

Large Whirligig Beetles
Pictures of large whirligig beetles (Dineutus spp.), which live on the surface of ponds and slow streams in North America.

Leaf Insects
Pictures of leaf insects (Phyllium biocalatum), which live in the Philippines.

Midges
Pictures of phantom midges, which are small flies closely related to mosquitoes.

Moths
Pictures of Moths taken around my house with my Sigma 150mm macro lens and my Canon macro ring lite MR-14EX.

Roaches
Pictures of Madagascar Hissing Cockroachs (Gromphadorhina portentosa).

Unidentified insects
Pictures of unidentified bugs. If you can identify one of these insects, please add a comment. Then, I'll label the picture, and add it to the correct category.

Walking sticks
Pictures of walking sticks from India.

Wasps
Pictures of wasps.

Water Striders
Pictures of water striders (family Gerridae), which are predatory insects that use the surface tension of water to walk on the surface of ponds, marshes, and streams. The physical structure of their legs allows them to stand on the surface, rather than sinking in.

Yellow Jackets
Pictures of yellow-jacket wasps.

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who likes taking pictures ... ido (11/15/2009, 4:21 PM)

I need a picture of mosquitoes labeled there arent any here! (11/10/2009, 5:56 PM)

those pics are nasty (11/9/2009, 5:33 PM)

hi boys im 14 and i like big panises eh lets have it (11/9/2009, 3:10 PM)

could you get any racoon pictures (11/6/2009, 5:08 PM)

Tony, do you have any pictures of Ft. Zachary Taylor, Key West? (11/6/2009, 2:10 PM)

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i love bugs i love bugs in my hair i love on my pubic hair i love bugs on my dog i love bugs (10/13/2009, 10:11 PM)

any picture of an insect is cool it just goes to show that you have the time and understanding of what it takes to do so many great photographs . keep up the great work. Luap (10/10/2009, 4:38 PM)

I DON''T LIKE ROACHES, WASP , BEES OR YELLOW JACKETS. (10/5/2009, 8:43 PM)

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i am not a fan of insects but these are unique and pretty (8/23/2009, 3:31 PM)

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Who likes dolphins? Well I like them! (7/26/2009, 6:27 PM)

Next time dolphin pictures (7/26/2009, 6:25 PM)

bed bugs (5/30/2009, 6:54 PM)

i need a picture of a snail (3/24/2009, 6:07 PM)

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