Monkey frog in Peru, Owl butterfly in the Amazon, Shoebill in Uganda, infant lowland gorilla in gabon, green python in Borneo



Beetle in Malaysia

PICTURES: Insects


Rainforest insects

Most of the animal species found in the rainforest are insects. About one quarter of all animal species that have been named and described by scientists are beetles. Nearly 500,000 kinds of beetles are known to exist.

INSECTS
  • Archduke Butterfly
  • Beetles
  • Butterflies
  • Clear-Winged Butterfly
  • Dragonfly
  • Dung Beetle
  • Owl Butterfly
  • Pill Millipede
  • Praying Mantis




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