This ClipArt gallery offers 528 illustrations of insect anatomy, including sections and internal views of several types, antennas, digestive systems, wings, organs, and developmental stages. Gallery contents are arranged alphabetically by common name of the insect.

External features of a grasshopper , dorsal view.

Grasshopper

External features of a grasshopper , dorsal view.

Cross section of a grasshopper , a=digestive tube

Grasshopper

Cross section of a grasshopper , a=digestive tube

Air tubes and air sacs of grasshopper, lateral view

Grasshopper

Air tubes and air sacs of grasshopper, lateral view

Air tubes and air sacs of grasshopper, ventral view

Grasshopper

Air tubes and air sacs of grasshopper, ventral view

Internal anatomy of a grasshopper

Grasshopper

Internal anatomy of a grasshopper

Grasshoppers laying eggs.

Grasshopper

Grasshoppers laying eggs.

A grasshopper disarticulated and separated into regions, with all the parts named; the segments of the abdomen are numbered and are not alike on the dorsal and ventral surface.

Grasshopper

A grasshopper disarticulated and separated into regions, with all the parts named; the segments of the…

Lateral view of a grasshopper. Labels: St, stigmata; T, tympanal organ

Grasshopper

Lateral view of a grasshopper. Labels: St, stigmata; T, tympanal organ

Hearing is the perception of certain vibrations of bodies. These vibrations give rise to sound waves. These sound waves come to animals through the air, through water, or throught both air and water. Here we see the auditory organ of a grasshopper located in the abdomen.

Sense of Hearing

Hearing is the perception of certain vibrations of bodies. These vibrations give rise to sound waves.…

Hearing is the perception of certain vibrations of bodies. These vibrations give rise to sound waves. These sound waves come to animals through the air, through water, or throught both air and water. Here we see the auditory organ of a cricket showing the auditory organ in the foreleg.

Sense of Hearing

Hearing is the perception of certain vibrations of bodies. These vibrations give rise to sound waves.…

Heart of a stag-beetle, showing the wings and chambers.

Heart

Heart of a stag-beetle, showing the wings and chambers.

The interior of a chamber, showing the valves of the heart of a stag-beetle.

Heart

The interior of a chamber, showing the valves of the heart of a stag-beetle.

Head of Hesperid, showing where antenna are inserted.

Hesperid

Head of Hesperid, showing where antenna are inserted.

<em>Tremex columba</em>, head of larva.

Pigeon Horntail

Tremex columba, head of larva.

This female parasitic wasp has a strong boring ovipositor for laying eggs in holes she drills in trees.

Ichneumon

This female parasitic wasp has a strong boring ovipositor for laying eggs in holes she drills in trees.

Long-tailed ichneumon, Thalessa lunator, head of larva.

Ichneumon

Long-tailed ichneumon, Thalessa lunator, head of larva.

Long-tailed ichneumon, Thalessa lunator, tip of pupal ovipositor.

Ichneumon

Long-tailed ichneumon, Thalessa lunator, tip of pupal ovipositor.

Long-tailed ichneumon, Thalessa lunator, tip of abdomen seen from the side.

Ichneumon

Long-tailed ichneumon, Thalessa lunator, tip of abdomen seen from the side.

Long-tailed ichneumon, Thalessa lunator, tip of abdomen.

Ichneumon

Long-tailed ichneumon, Thalessa lunator, tip of abdomen.

Pimpla Conquisitor, pupa.

Ichneumon

Pimpla Conquisitor, pupa.

Pimpla Conquisitor, structural detail.

Ichneumon

Pimpla Conquisitor, structural detail.

Pimpla Conquisitor, structural detail.

Ichneumon

Pimpla Conquisitor, structural detail.

Pimpla Conquisitor, structural detail.

Ichneumon

Pimpla Conquisitor, structural detail.

Pimpla Conquisitor, structural detail.

Ichneumon

Pimpla Conquisitor, structural detail.

Diagram of the external structure of an insect. 1: The head carrying the eyes and antennae. 2: First segment of the thorax with the first pair of legs. 3: The second segment of the thorax with the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings. 4: The third segment of the thorax with the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings. 5: Abdomen without legs.

Insect

Diagram of the external structure of an insect. 1: The head carrying the eyes and antennae. 2: First…

Insect claw.

Insect

Insect claw.

An insect claw.

Insect Anatomy

An insect claw.

An insect claw.

Insect Claw

An insect claw.

Section through insect crust, showing layers of chitin at <em>c</em>, the cellular layer or hypodermis at <em>h</em>, and basal membrane at <em>b</em>.

Insect Crust

Section through insect crust, showing layers of chitin at c, the cellular layer or hypodermis…

The embryo if an insect, <em>gryllotalpa</em>.

Insect Embryo

The embryo if an insect, gryllotalpa.

A magnified view of a small portion of the surface of an insect's compound eye which is composed of little eye-tubes.

Eye of an Insect

A magnified view of a small portion of the surface of an insect's compound eye which is composed of…

"A, the head; B, C, D, segments of the thorax; E, abdomen; F, ovipositor." -Cooper, 1887

Parts of an Insect

"A, the head; B, C, D, segments of the thorax; E, abdomen; F, ovipositor." -Cooper, 1887

"Transverse section of insect. h., Heart; g., gut; n., nerve-cord; st., stigma; tr., trachea; w., wing; f., femur of leg." -Thomson, 1916

Insect Section

"Transverse section of insect. h., Heart; g., gut; n., nerve-cord; st., stigma; tr., trachea; w., wing;…

"Anatomy of the external skeleton of an insect" &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

External Anatomy of an Insect Skeleton

"Anatomy of the external skeleton of an insect" — Goodrich, 1859

"a, head, antennae, &c; b, pharynx; c, crop; d, gizzard; e, chyle-forming stomach; f, biliary vessels; g, small intestine; h, secreting organs" &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Digestive Apparatus of an Insect

"a, head, antennae, &c; b, pharynx; c, crop; d, gizzard; e, chyle-forming stomach; f, biliary vessels;…

A diagram of the external structure of an insect. Labels: 1, The head carrying the eyes and the antennae. 2, First segment of thorax with first pair of legs. 3, The second segment of the thorax with the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings. 4, The third segment of the thorax with the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings. 5, Abdomen without legs.

Diagram of the External Structure of an Insect

A diagram of the external structure of an insect. Labels: 1, The head carrying the eyes and the antennae.…

Isosoma tritici, fore-wing.

Isosoma

Isosoma tritici, fore-wing.

Isosoma tritici, hind wing.

Isosoma

Isosoma tritici, hind wing.

Development of a Jassid, Agallia sanguinolenta species; head of larva.

Jassid

Development of a Jassid, Agallia sanguinolenta species; head of larva.

A <em>lamellate</em> feeler has at its tip a series of elongate, flattened or leaf-like joints, usually applied close together to form a solid mass that conceals and protects the delicate sensory structure on the inner surface.

Lamellate Antenna

A lamellate feeler has at its tip a series of elongate, flattened or leaf-like joints, usually…

Laphygma frugiperda species; wing.

Laphygma

Laphygma frugiperda species; wing.

Laphygma frugiperda species; wing.

Laphygma

Laphygma frugiperda species; wing.

"The joint is used for gathering the pollen; it folds back on the leg and forms with it a sort of small pair of pincers."

Leg of a Bee

"The joint is used for gathering the pollen; it folds back on the leg and forms with it a sort of small…

A close-up of the hind leg of a Heterocerus.

Hind Leg of a Heterocerus

A close-up of the hind leg of a Heterocerus.

Jumping insects have very developed hind legs.

Posterior Leg of a Jumping Insect

Jumping insects have very developed hind legs.

"The front leg of a genera of beetles."

Front Leg of a Zophosis

"The front leg of a genera of beetles."

Representation of "the two membranous legs of a large caterpillar, of which the hooks of the feet are fastened into the branch of a shrub."

Membranous Legs of a Large Caterpillar Embracing a Twig

Representation of "the two membranous legs of a large caterpillar, of which the hooks of the feet are…

Membranous and fleshy legs.

Membranous Legs of Silkworm (Bombyx Mori)

Membranous and fleshy legs.

Enlarged end of the female, showing oviposition: the oviduct, the egg guide, and the egg issuing from horny valves.

Locust Anatomy

Enlarged end of the female, showing oviposition: the oviduct, the egg guide, and the egg issuing from…

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage a.

Locust development

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage a.

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage b.

Locust development

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage b.

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage c.

Locust development

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage c.

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage d.

Locust development

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage d.

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage e.

Locust development

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage e.

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage f.

Locust development

Post-embryonic development of the Rocky Mountain locust. Successive developmental stage f.

Fish louse, adult

Louse

Fish louse, adult

Fish louse, larva

Louse

Fish louse, larva

Phylloxera Vastatrix, an antenna.

Grape-Root Louse

Phylloxera Vastatrix, an antenna.

Phylloxera Vastatrix, oviparous wingless female and her eggs.

Grape-Root Louse

Phylloxera Vastatrix, oviparous wingless female and her eggs.

A detailed view of the back of the hog-louse of the Hermatopinus urius species.

Hog Louse

A detailed view of the back of the hog-louse of the Hermatopinus urius species.