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2 1 Little Black Knees

Little Black Knees

by LeanneGardnerMackay, Queensland, Australia

0 0 Little Black-Knee

Little Black-Knee

by AngJamesSingapore

Near sandy areas

0 2 Fragile Forktail

Fragile Forktail

by courtney83Georgia, USA

Bright green and black.

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by JanSonneyOhio, USA

black with reddish markings and "

0 2 Limoniid Crane Fly

Limoniid Crane Fly

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

black gnat <0.5cm on grass leaf surface in ...

1 2 Beautiful Methiola (Grasshopper)

Beautiful Methiola (Grasshopper)

by martinlMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A small wingless grasshopper with colorful legs and

4 4 Spotted Thick-Knee

Spotted Thick-Knee

by Jared HerschKnysna Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

black leading and trailing edges and a ...

1 0 fly

fly

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

<1cm red eyes, orange wingbase, black and ...

0 0 Unknown Sawfly

Unknown Sawfly

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Small wasp. Shiny black thorax and head. ...

1 3 Pea Aphid

Pea Aphid

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

as small as a grain of rice,transparent wings,long legs with

1 4 Ground Beetle (male)

Ground Beetle (male)

by J New York, USA

I never knew how beautiful black beetles ...

1 4 Shield Bug Nymph 1st Instar

Shield Bug Nymph 1st Instar

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

On a very slender grass stem about knee high

1 0 Cricket

Cricket

by LaurenZarateCampeche, Mexico

Brown noisy cricket with black

0 0 Obscure Bird Grasshopper

Obscure Bird Grasshopper

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

, conspicuously contrasting against black ...

2 0 Stone-curlew

Stone-curlew

by pamsaiVictoria, Australia

The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MudWiggle

Quite a tall bird, about 40cm high, long yellow legs, yellow and

0 0 Soldier beetle

Soldier beetle

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Germany

, red legs with black "socks" up to just ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MudWiggle

the back. Big black eyes,

5 0 Water Thick-knee

Water Thick-knee

by Karan RaghwaManyara, Tanzania

Long tailed, brown/grey bird, with long greenish-yellow legs; bill is short and ...

1 0 Long-horned Black Legionnaire

Long-horned Black Legionnaire

by JordiPratsCAT, Spain

About 10mm total large, black abdomen and ...

0 0 Long-necked Seed Bug

Long-necked Seed Bug

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Small, dark bodied. Yellow legs with black ...

1 0 Dark knee hermit crab

Dark knee hermit crab

by Marta RubioTexeiraDumaguete, Siquijor, Philippines

numerous white tipped dark bristles; dark patch above second segment; ...

4 7 Salticid Ant Eater

Salticid Ant Eater

by LeanneGardnerMackay, Queensland, Australia

About 6-7mm. White knees, white ring around ...

2 0 grasshopper

grasshopper

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

small grasshopper, <2cm, yellow and black ...

0 0 Winged Bush Cricket, female

Winged Bush Cricket, female

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

cricket <1cm, long antennae, black dagger ...

1 2 Redeye Cicada

Redeye Cicada

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

revised entry

0 0 Unknown Ichneumon Wasp

Unknown Ichneumon Wasp

by ForestDragonHauppauge, New York, USA

Larger wasp. Slender body with an elongated abdomen. Dark brownish/

3 1 Assassin Bug

Assassin Bug

by MusicwolfNorth Carolina, USA

/red knee and "ear" markings and

3 0 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiWestern Region, Uganda

A local grasshopper with green legs, red

6 0 White banded cicada(?)

White banded cicada(?)

by ashimgogoi.agBosabehari Gaon, Assam, India

About 6cm.long black cicada. One white band ...

1 0 Isabella Tiger Moth

Isabella Tiger Moth

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

coloration with darker bands. Black spots. ...

2 1 Soldier Beetle

Soldier Beetle

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

with black femora above the "

0 5 Comb Footed Spider

Comb Footed Spider

by Matthew HammondConway, Arkansas, USA

sunlit leaf, but this male has a colorful pattern on his abdomen to go along ...

5 2 Beach Stone-Curlew

Beach Stone-Curlew

by RachaelBQueensland, Australia

black eye patch, with white bands above ...

0 0 Chilean Flamingo

Chilean Flamingo

by JillBlackSantiago, XIII Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

"knees", and also by the larger amount of ...

1 0 Great Stone-curlew

Great Stone-curlew

by KaleeVidanapathiranaHambantota, Sri Lanka

The Great Thick-knee is a large wader at ...

0 0 Chalcid Wasp

Chalcid Wasp

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, United States

Black wasp with striped wings, brown eyes ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Knee27Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

These are the best photos I've been able to get so far. The bird has what looks ...

0 0 Orange Crane Fly

Orange Crane Fly

by Felix Fleckจังหวัดกระบี่, Thailand

thin long legs are black with white '

11 4 Beach Thick-knee

Beach Thick-knee

by MacChristiansenCairns, QLD, Australia

The Beach Thick-knee is a very large ...

10 6 Beach Thick-knee

Beach Thick-knee

by MacChristiansenNSW, Australia

The Beach Thick-knee is a very large ...

0 0 Obscure Bird Grasshopper

Obscure Bird Grasshopper

by KenCheeksAugusta, Georgia, USA

, conspicuously contrasting against black ...

4 4 Gemsbok

Gemsbok

by AdrianoZaniniAstaldiOshikoto Region, Namibia

. All four legs are black on their top ...

3 0 Chilean Flamingo

Chilean Flamingo

by DonnaPomeroySan Francisco, California, USA

Flamingo. It can be differentiated from these species by its greyish legs with ...

1 4 Tube Shaped Grasshopper

Tube Shaped Grasshopper

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

thorax to abdomen. The hind leg "knees" ...

6 5 Beach Thick Knee

Beach Thick Knee

by Mona PirihBali, Indonesia

head boldly marked eith black and white ...

0 0 Unknown Grasshopper

Unknown Grasshopper

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A small grasshopper about 20 mm long. The abdomen showed

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