Bugs
Hemiptera
“Bug” is a word often used to refer to any insect or invertebrate, but true bugs belong to an order of their own. The Hemiptera are a fascinating group with specialised sucking mouthparts .
Many true bugs are herbivorous, drinking plant sap and excreting the excess as honeydew. Other bugs, including Assassin bugs, are predatory and feed on live invertebrates.
Browse a selection of bug images below and contact me for image licensing enquiries.
Image: Horrid King Assassin Bug
(Psyttala horrida). Cameroon.
Imperial Jewel Bug (Calliphara imperialis). Atherton Tablelands, Australia.
Green Jewel Bug (Lampromicra senator). Townsville, Australia.
Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus insulanus). White Mountains National Park, Australia.
Water Strider (Limnogonus sp.). Kuranda, Australia.
Toad bugs (Nerthra nudata). Lerderderg State Park, Australia.
Backswimmer (Nononectidae). Lerderderg State Park, Australia.
Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis). Hurricane, Australia.
Spittle bug (Cercopoidea) and its protective foam. Kutini-Payamu National Park, Australia.
Close up of the Cherrynose Cicada (Macrotristria sp.). Mareeba, Australia.
Frog Cicada (Venustria superba) freshly emerged. Lake Eacham, Australia.
Corroboree Cicada (Macrotristria intersecta). Katherine, Australia.
Corroboree Cicada (Macrotristria intersecta). Katherine, Australia.
Red Roarer cicada (Psaltoda aurora). Calling male. Lake Tinaroo, Australia.
Empty cicada moults, or "shells". Mount Baldy, Australia.
Zebra Assassin Bug (Myiophanes sp.). Chillagoe, Australia.
Assassin Bug (Poecilosphodrus sp.). White Mountains National Park, Australia.
Dirt Assassin Bug (Centrogonus sp.). Mt Hypipamee, Australia.
Juvenile Bean Bug (Riptortus sp.) mimicking a Green or Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina). Weipa, Australia.
Gum Leafhopper (Australoscopus whitei) being harrassed by Sugar Ants (Camponotus nigriceps). Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Australia.
Candy-striped Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea). Oakville, Canada.
Planthopper (Platybrachinae). Kutini-Payamu National Park, Australia.
Giant Scale insect (Monophlebulus sp.) exuding honeydew. Lake Tinaroo, Australia.
Predatory Stink Bug (Asopinae) feeding on an Australian Rustic Butterfly pupa (Cupha prosope) view from above. Kuranda, Australia.
Predatory Stink Bug (Asopinae) feeding on an Australian Rustic Butterfly pupa (Cupha prosope). Kuranda, Australia.
Rainforest Shield Bug (Poecilometis elongatus). Kuranda, Australia.
Shield bug (Bromocoris souefi) mother with young. Hurricane, Australia.
Tessaratomid Bug (Lyramorpha parens). Kuranda, Australia. Speewah, Australia.
Tessaratomid Bug nymph (Lyramorpha parens). Kuranda, Australia.