more than four legs

more than four legs

What kinds of critters have more than four legs? Insects! Arachnids! Crustaceans!

Insects have six legs, Spiders and scorpions eight, shrimp, crabs, etc., ten.

More than four legs!

Since these subjects are small, you need to either be real close to them, or get a long lens.

Enjoy the images!

spangled fritillary

spangled fritillary

cabbage butterfly

cabbage butterfly

orb-weaver spider

orb-weaver spider

Zebra butterfly (Heliconius)

Zebra butterfly (Heliconius)

Hexagenia limbata, the giant mayfly

Hexagenia limbata, the giant mayfly

Halloween pennant

Halloween pennant, male

tiger swallowtail

tiger swallowtail

spangled fritillary

spangled fritillary

black swallowtail

black swallowtail

Hexagenia limbata, the giant mayfly

Hexagenia limbata, the giant mayfly

Monarch butterflies

Monarch butterflies

tiger swallowtail

tiger swallowtail

Monarch

Monarch

viceroy butterfly

viceroy butterfly

viceroy butterfly

hummingbird moth

hummingbird moth

black swallowtails

black swallowtails

black swallowtails

black swallowtails

buckeye butterfly

buckeye butterfly

buckeye butterfly

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Morpho butterfly

Morpho Butterfly

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Monarch

Monarch

dewy web

monarch larva

monarch larva on milkweed

monarch larva on milkweed

Gulf fritillary

Gulf fritillary

Gulf fritillary

golden silk orb-weaver

golden silk orb-weaver spider

golden silk orb-weaver spider

Hemipteran on thistle

Hemipteran on thistle

Hemipteran (true bug) on thistle

golden silk orb-weaver

golden silk orb-weaver spider

golden silk orb-weaver spider

white peacock butterfly

white peacock butterfly

white peacock butterfly

dewy spiderweb

golden silk orb-weaver female

golden silk orb-weaver female

golden silk orb-weaver female

honeybee on primrose

honeybee on primrose

honeybee on primrose

Gulf fritillary

Gulf fritillary

Gulf fritillary

slaty skimmer

slaty skimmer

slaty skimmer in obelisk position

eastern pondhawk male

eastern pondhawk male

eastern pondhawk male

four-spot skimmer female

four-spot skimmer female

four-spot skimmer female

Needham's skimmer female

Needham's skimmer female

Needham's skimmer female

Needham's skimmer female

Needham's skimmer female

Needham's skimmer female

Needham's skimmer male

Needham's skimmer male

Needham's skimmer male

four-spot skimmer male

four-spot skimmer male

four-spot skimmer male

eastern pondhawk male

eastern pondhawk male

eastern pondhawk male

Halloween skimmer

Halloween skimmer

Halloween skimmer

damselfly

damselfly

damselfly

Harvestman (daddy long-legs)

Harvestman (daddy long-legs)

Harvestman (daddy long-legs)

bumblebee on thistle

bumblebee on thistle

bumblebee on thistle

orthopteran on spiny poppy

orthopteran on spiny poppy

orthopteran on spiny poppy