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5 0 Leaf Beetle

Leaf Beetle

by Wild ThingsKarnataka, India

Armoured leaf beetle. They seem to have a ...

0 5 Armoured ground-cricket

Armoured ground-cricket

by IsabellaFiersWindhoek, Namibia

Spotted in Namibia

0 0 Armoured Darkling Beetle

Armoured Darkling Beetle

by sa_bushwarMbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

1 0 Armoured Darkling Beetle

Armoured Darkling Beetle

by alfredharwood1995Kunene Region, Namibia

Photograph by Jack Bucknell

0 0 Large armoured darkling beetle?

Large armoured darkling beetle?

by IetermagogBela Bela Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

28 mm

11 4 Armoured cockroach

Armoured cockroach

by bob5Sarawak, Malaysia

Totally black. Feelers have white band. Body are

11 12 Armoured Tip-wilter

Armoured Tip-wilter

by MacChristiansenCoffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Length approx. 30mm

2 2 African Armoured cricket

African Armoured cricket

by dandoucetteOgooué-Maritime, Gabon

glad I wasn't barefoot!

1 0 Large Armoured Darkling Beetle

Large Armoured Darkling Beetle

by staccyhMidvaal Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Suikerbosrand nature reserve.

13 2 Armoured millipede

Armoured millipede

by bob5Sarawak, Malaysia

Hard shelled greyish white with yellow in the middle.

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Alex RabjohnsNew South Wales, Australia

like some kind of display/armour. The ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by ChaitanyaPune (पुणे), Pune, India

Is this a kind of Armour beetle? It had an ...

0 0 Cat

Cat

by AnneArmourBarnettBandon, Oregon, USA

Short hair, thick coat, and striped in the color portion

2 5 Jagged Ambush Bug

Jagged Ambush Bug

by CourtneyVerkOntario, Canada

Little camouflaged bug. Looks like it's wearing

0 1 Armoured Millipede

Armoured Millipede

by VivBraznellThailand

A millipede/Asiomorpha? Look like bare vertebrae. Approx. 2" in length.

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by ShabbirDalalGeologistNampula, Mozambique

I have never seen such Armour insect ...

1 2 Armoured Harvestman

Armoured Harvestman

by MelindaKiserOhio, USA

Apologies for not having a closer shot of its eyes.

0 0 Chrysolina

Chrysolina

by Hans_DoumaZuid-Holland, Netherlands

A tiny bug, looking like it has been made of blue

8 0 Armoured ground cricket

Armoured ground cricket

by Simon9Limpopo, South Africa

Heavily spiked

8 5 African Armoured Cricket

African Armoured Cricket

by samloftus61Mozambique

Some sort of Armoured Cricket. I don't ...

2 3 Beetle

Beetle

by sdufordPanama, Panama

This small green beetle (about 7-8 mm long) appears to have a turtle-like clear ...

1 3 Madagascar spiny-tailed iguana

Madagascar spiny-tailed iguana

by lmdangMadagascar

This lizard had a third "eye" on it's head, disctintive stripes on its back and ...

1 1 Pill bug

Pill bug

Maine, USA

This Pill bug has a shell that looks very much like

0 0 Flower scarabs/Flower chafers

Flower scarabs/Flower chafers

by Varun.MKarnataka, India

Found in the park crawling on the walking track.This bug is very health ...

0 0 Katydid

Katydid

by VivBraznellThailand

A short stocky body. 1.5"-2" in length. Looks like it's wearing a suit of

4 4 Harvestman opiliones Spider

Harvestman opiliones Spider

by Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-NormanCosta Rica

Strange spider, yellow design, looks very different than other spiders, like ...

1 1 'Touch Me Not' Stick Insect

'Touch Me Not' Stick Insect

by dandoucetteMalaysia

small yet well armoured stick insect

16 7 Spiky Pygmy Devil

Spiky Pygmy Devil

by dandoucetteSarawak, Malaysia

bizarre looking armoured locust with a thin ...

1 1 Cuckoo wasp

Cuckoo wasp

by Louise12Cedar Creek, Queensland, Australia

Bright shiny blue with hard armour and a ...

1 0 armoured cricket

armoured cricket

by dandoucetteSouthern, Malawi

intimidating cricket, heavily armoured and ...

4 2 Armoured ground cricket

Armoured ground cricket

by FrançoisOlivier!Kai! Garib Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Spotted this on a farm near Kakamas, South Africa. Acanthoplus discoidalis ...

2 7 Wheel Bug

Wheel Bug

by MickGrantRipley, Ohio, USA

Large armoured bug trying to find cover on ...

0 3 Armoured Stick Insect

Armoured Stick Insect

by dandoucetteFianarantsoa, Madagascar

about 5" long, long neck with spikes, adult male

0 0 Woodlouse

Woodlouse

by DangermouseAlgarve, Portugal

Terrestrial crustacean recognised by protective

10 11 Crested Forest Toad

Crested Forest Toad

by AmazonWorkshopsIquitos, Peru

Great little amphibian with "armour" on its ...

8 3 Drepanidae

Drepanidae

by IrungbamJatishworSinghThimphu, Bhutan

I hope all the PN members will like this moth.. Its beautiful, shiny with a ...

1 2 Shingle backed Lizard

Shingle backed Lizard

by KerryHawkinsSouth Australia, Australia

Heavily armoured body. Various colours from ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by sjdaaleSouth Dakota, USA

small section of "armour" just behind head ...

0 2 European common Gecko

European common Gecko

by mendes.madalenaPortugal

About 8.5 cm. "Osga" spiny armoured ...

3 0 Armoured Ground Cricket

Armoured Ground Cricket

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergGa-Segonyana Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

They have long thread-like antennae, a large spiny thorax and a rounded ...

0 3 Armoured millipede

Armoured millipede

by Olivia CheeSingapore, Singapore

This guy was in a woody crack on a tree trunk. It ventured out for a short ...

0 1 Roly-poly or pill bug

Roly-poly or pill bug

by Charlotte.FletcherCharlotte, North Carolina, USA

Grey segmented body that flares out on the lower edges, looks like

5 1 Green Jewel Bug (Nymph)

Green Jewel Bug (Nymph)

by JamesPriest2Sydney, NSW, Australia

Quite small Jewel Bug Nymph. Pattern reminds me of Ancient Roman

0 0 Catfish

Catfish

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesSouth Bucks, England, United Kingdom

5 species to choose from, see Notes below.

0 1 Wood louse spider

Wood louse spider

by JudeAlexAgateMole Valley, England, United Kingdom

20mm in length Red - Red/brown body and legs Cream/beige abdomen the size, ...

0 0 Crocodile Gecko

Crocodile Gecko

by Ranger 25New York, USA

enlarged and give the species a spiny

0 0 Common red soldier beetle

Common red soldier beetle

by Marta RubioTexeiraOlsztyn, województwo warmińsko-mazurskie, Poland

elytra is black. The body is flat and elongated. The chitin

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Ivan RodriguezArizona, USA

A gigantic kind of dandelion, just about -- if not, greater than -- the size of ...

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