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Browse documented animal life through organized survey collections covering insects, reptiles, birds, marine life, mammals, and more.

Field Cricket

Added September 21, 2020

Close-up of a black insect, possibly a beetle or beetle-like insect, with a shiny exoskeleton.

Unidentified Black Beetle

Added September 2, 2017

Close-up of a bird's head showing its open beak and feathers.

Black Delta Vespid Wasp (Delta curvatum)

Added October 13, 2014

Close-up of a green caterpillar on a person's finger

Florida Fern Moth Caterpillar (Callopistria floridensis)

Added February 7, 2014

A small, brown, textured lizard on a plain white background.

Unknown Seed Beetle (unknown bruchidae)

Added August 20, 2013

Close-up of a penguin's head peeking out of snow, with only the eye and top of the head visible.

Bicolored Trailing Ant (Monomorium floricola)

Added February 20, 2013

Close-up of a worm on a white background.

Soil Centipede (Orphnaeus brevilabiatus)

Added November 22, 2012

A snake on a dark, textured surface.

Horsehair Worm

Added July 19, 2011

Close-up of a small, dark-colored insect with wings and antennae.

Kiawe Bruchid (Algarobius bottimeri) ?

Added September 25, 2010

Close-up of a small insect with long antennae and thin legs on a white surface.

Curtomerus Long-horned Beetle (Curtomerus flavus)

Added July 7, 2010

Close-up of a fishing lure resembling a small fish or insect

Sarcophaga Fly (Sarcophaga sp.)

Added January 28, 2010

Close-up of a green insect on a leaf with visible antennae and legs

Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope appensa)

Added September 19, 2009

Gray Silverfish

Added June 8, 2020

Close-up of a small crab on a blue surface

Brown Banded Cockroach (Supella longipalpa)

Added September 2, 2017

Close-up of a fly

Nanixipha Cricket (Nanixipha nahoa)

Added August 26, 2014

A butterfly with orange, black, and white wings perched on a surface.

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)

Added November 10, 2013

Close-up of a pink plush toy resembling a pig with black eyes and a small snout

Squash Lady Beetle (Epilachna borealis)

Added April 29, 2013

A moth with dark wings and light spots.

Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum pyrrhosticta)

Added January 14, 2013

A close-up of a black insect with wings and long antennae on a plain background.

Monkeypod Roundheaded Borer (Xystrocera globosa)

Added August 27, 2012

A small, vintage electronic device with cords and a circular dial, resembling a record player or radio.

Arrow-back Web Spider

Added March 21, 2011

Close-up of a black spherical object, possibly a small decorative item or a piece of jewelry.

Steel-blue Ladybird Beetle (Halmus chalybeus)

Added September 25, 2010

Lizard on a white surface

Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii)

Added June 29, 2010

Close-up of a chocolate chip cookie on a dark surface.

Cigarette Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne)

Added January 8, 2010

A curled-up lizard resting on a surface.

Tree Gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus typus)

Added September 1, 2009

Assassin Bug (Epidaus sp.) ?

Added October 14, 2018

A small lizard on a person's skin

Praying Mantis (Tenodera sp.)

Added June 17, 2015

Close-up of a brown insect, possibly a beetle, on a white background.

False Blister Beetle (Ananca kanack) ?

Added April 6, 2014

A small frog with a brown and green pattern on its back sitting on a white surface.

Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)

Added November 10, 2013

White butterfly on green leaves

Cabbage Butterfly (Pieris rapae, aka Artogeia rapae)

Added April 24, 2013

Close-up of a small insect on a gray background

Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum)

Added January 2, 2013

A duck standing on grass

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Added May 27, 2012

A close-up of a woman with long blonde hair holding a bunch of pink flowers against a blurred background of green foliage.

Jackson’s Chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus)

Added February 23, 2011

Close-up of a cooked seafood dish, possibly crab or lobster, on a white plate.

Mango Flower Beetle (Protaetia fusca)

Added July 10, 2010

A small bird perched on a rocky surface with a plain background.

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Added April 11, 2010

A rat on a wooden surface near a dark-colored object.

House Mouse (Mus musculus)

Added November 29, 2009

Close-up of a spider with a round body and long legs

Humped Spider (Zosis geniculatus)

Added August 26, 2009

A white bird standing on grass with a background of greenery.

Field Cricket

A hummingbird perched on a branch with pink blossoms.

Japanese Bush Warbler (Cettia diphone)

Added April 27, 2015

A small bird perched on a branch.

Ghost Ant aka Black-headed Ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum)

Added March 2, 2014

Close-up of a dragonfly on a light-colored surface.

Spitting Spider (Scytodes sp.)

Added August 27, 2013

Close-up of a bee with black and yellow stripes resting on a surface.

Spot-wing Soldier Fly (Evaza javanensis)

Added April 10, 2013

Close-up of a spider on a reflective surface

Hairyhead Orb Weaver (Neoscona sp.)

Added December 24, 2012

Seagull flying with blue sky background.

White-tailed Tropicbird

Added November 13, 2011

Close-up of a small brownish-black beetle

Clerada Predatory Bug (Clerada apicicornis)

Added September 25, 2010

Close-up of a beetle on a plain background.

Plumeria Borer (Lagochirus undatus)

Added July 9, 2010

Close-up of a green cactus with pink flowers.

O’ahu Amakihi (Hemignathus flavus)

Added March 28, 2010

Close-up of a shiny black beetle on a dark background.

Burrowing Bug (Rhytidoporus indentatus)

Added November 28, 2009