Some of the bugs in Costa Rica are really big!

This grasshopper climbed on our deck one day and died there.

Then this palmetto bug appeared on the deck and got eaten by a lizard.

The entomologists at a bugatorium in Monte Verde found this Lichen Katydid at a "bug party" (insect geeks get together in the evening, turn on the porch light and have a few beers while they wait to see what collects). Some make elaborate nests ... Back to Costa Rica home page Home