insects

Butterflies mean a lot to people, and each person may have their take on how special they are to them. But, If you’ve ever had the chance just to sit…

For years eating insects have been an essential part of some peoples lives, so much that edible insects have been billed as the next sustainable food revolution. Tiziana Di Costanzo,…

The Emerald wasp, also known as the Cuckoo wasp, has a brilliant metallic color created by structural coloration. They are most diverse in desert regions of the world, as they…

The Luzon Peacock Swallowtail (Papilio Chikae) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Papilionidae. They are endemic to the Phillippines and listed as endangered by the IUCN and ESA. They…

The Duke Of Burgundy (Hamearis Lucina) is a beautiful European butterfly in the family Riodinidae. They can be found in Spain, the UK, and Sweden. Male Duke Of Burgundy butterflies…

The Grey Baron (Euthalia Anosia) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in the Indomalayan realm. Grey Baron’s have a wingspan of 65-85 mm. There isn’t much information…

The Blue Swallowtail (Battus Philenor) is a beautiful butterfly that also goes by the name of the Pipevine Swallowtail. Found in North America and Central America. Blue Swallowtail butterflies live…

The Blue-Rayed Metalmark (Lyropteryx Apollonia) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Riodinidae. The wingspan of the Blue-Rayed Metalmark is about 1.4-1.7 inches. This is a rare species that is…

The Lime Swallowtail (Papilio Demoleus) is a beautiful butterfly! Also known as the Lime butterfly, Lemon butterfly, and the Chequered butterfly, according to Wikipedia. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it doesn’t…

The Fender’s Blue Butterfly (Icaricia Icarioides Fenderi) is a beautiful butterfly endemic to the Willamette Valley of northwestern Oregon, United States. The Fender’s Blue butterfly was first documented in the…

Photographer Javier Aznar Gonozález de Rueda, a contributor photographer for Natgeo, will do anything to capture the perfect picture. “I am not sure what I was thinking when I decided…

Army ants are blind and use pheromones to follow trails of other ants, but if a trail loops they get locked running in an endless circle causing them to die.

This beautiful Orange Oakleaf butterfly was filmed, showing its stunning beauty by @rohitrana187. The beautiful butterfly has the best of both worlds. When its wings are closed, the Orange Oakleaf…

Watch thousands of beautiful butterflies flood the clear blue sky. Probably one of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen. Butterflies are so beautiful they bring tears to some peoples…

The Red Velvet Mite (Trombidiidae) as you can see are very bright in color. Red Velvet Mites are also known as true velvet mites, and rain bugs. They are small…

The Gray’s Leaf Insect (Pulchriphyllium Bioculatum) is a leaf insect of the family Phyllidae native to tropical Asia as well as Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles. It was first described by…

The Green Stinkweed Locust grasshopper (Phymateus Viridipes) is a colorful grasshopper found throughout southern Africa. The Green Stinkweed Locust can swarm in large numbers when conditions are suitable. During swarms,…

The Violin Beetle (Mormolyce Phyllodes) is a beautiful beetle that if you look close enough looks just like a violin. The Violin Beetle is a species of ground beetles in…

The rare Papuan Green Weevil beetle (Eupholus Schoenherri) is a beetle of the genus Eupholus family. These are considered the most beautiful weevils. Though brightly colored, their coloration is in…

The Coffee Bee Hawk-moth (Cephonodes Hylas) is a beautiful moth also known as the Coffee Clearwing or Pellucid Hawk-moth. They are found across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.…

The Marsh Fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas Aurinia) is a beautiful butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Commonly distributed in the Palearctic region, the Marsh Fritillary butterfly’s common name derives from one of…

The Ulysses butterfly (Papilio Ulysses) is a beautiful large swallowtail butterfly of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Its size varies depending on subspecies, but the wingspan…

The Gynandromorph of the Common Blue butterfly is a rare and beautiful “half male” and “half female” butterfly. The Common Blue is a sexually dimorphic species with males bright blue…

Meet the extremely rare “half male,” “half female” butterfly that was found in Hertfordshire. The Gynandromorph “Great Mormon (Papilio Memnon)” butterfly was discovered at Butterfly World in St. Albans. Butterfly…

The Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus Imperialis) is a beautiful butterfly found in Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China. The green iridescence of the wings is due to the three-dimensional photonic…

The forest Queen butterfly (Euxanthe Wakefieldi) is a beautiful African butterfly that specifically inhibits forest areas where sunlight can penetrate through the tree canopy. Forest Queen butterflies love to eat…

The Banded Yeoman butterfly (Cirrochroa Orissa) is a beautiful Indomalayan species of Heliconiine butterfly found in Singapore and has only been encountered at a few sites in the nature reserves.

The Fiery Satyr butterfly (Lasiophila Orbifera) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The majority of these stunning butterflies are found commonly in the cloudforests of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,…

The Blue-spotted Charaxes butterfly (Charaxes Ameliae) are beautiful African butterfly species. Blue-spotted Charaxes are mostly found in the Southern Africa region, especially in evergreen forests. These beautiful butterflies feed on…

The Yellow-edged Giant Owl butterfly (Caligo Atreus) is a beautiful butterfly with a distinctive iridescent dark blue gradient on its dorsal. The hind wings have a bright yellow coloration that…