Views from the Photo Desk: Insects: Oddities and Rarities
Views from the Photo Desk is a monthly selection of captivating images from the iLCP Image Bank curated by our Visual Assets Coordinator.

All scenes from along the south coast, primarily near Playa Tortuga. Shown mostly are my guide, Estrada, and portraits of a few insects including a cicada, a leafhopper and a centipede that is lethal in two hours if it stings you. // Photo by Senior Fellow Joel Sartore

Dragonfly (Neurothemis terminata), Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia // Photo by Associate Fellow Sebastian Kennerknecht

Spiny Spider (Gasteracantha sp) in web, Lope National Park, Gabon // Photo by Associate Fellow Sebastian Kennerknecht

Hawk Moth (Pergesa sp), Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia // Photo by Associate Fellow Sebastian Kennerknecht

(2014) Durham, North Carolina; A blue-margined ground beetle documented on a white background in a forest ecosystem. // Photo by Associate Fellow Matthew Cicanese

Freya Maculatipes (No common name) (Jumping Spider Family) // Photo by Senior Fellow Piotr Naskrecki

Ground Mantid Species with a Theona Checkerspot Butterfly // Photo by Senior Fellow Piotr Naskrecki

Oleander Caterpillar, Syntomeida epilais // Photo by Senior Fellow Piotr Naskrecki

unidentified species // Photo by Senior Fellow Piotr Naskrecki