The identifications on this site may not always be correct, and some insects are recorded only to family or genus, not to species. If you can correct an identification or take it further, please leave a comment on the post. Every correction helps this museum grow more accurate.
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Welcome to the Online Insect Museum
A growing collection of insect encounters from around the world, found, photographed and studied in the field. Every entry here is a small window into the lives of the creatures we share the planet with.
13 Places, Countless Insects
Spin the globe and follow the golden pins. Each one marks a place I have explored, from the cloud forests of Medog to the volcanic slopes of Lombok, from the mountains of Beijing to the coast of San Diego. Wherever I have gone, I have been looking at the ground, and up at the leaves.
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