We'll start with some pretty butterflies to ease ourselves into this...
We were intently examining this black butterfly, when one of the dozens of cats nearby wandered over to see what had us so entranced.
Our first hint of doom was the shadow of the cat's paw in our viewfinder.
Followed very quickly by the pouncing cat, capturing and consuming the butterfly we were admiring.
Speaking of pouncing and eating, here are two bugs that enjoy feasting on humans: a mosquito [left], and a jejene (pronounced hey-hey-nay). Jejenes are tiny enough to fly through many screens, and they do.
Bobos don't bite, but compensate by flying up your nose, in your ears, and behind your eyeglasses. They frequent mangroves and guano-covered rocky areas.
We like bugs that eat the preceding pests: spiders.
This Spinybacked Orbweaver spider has the most interesting body shape we've ever seen.
And this spider's back end looks like a miniature hairbrush.
We read somewhere that Dragonflies (who also eat bugs) have the highest success-ratio of any hunter: once they decide on dinner, it's almost certainly the catch-of-the-day.
This dragonfly's wings appear a little moth-eaten, but it's actually how they are supposed to look.
A nature trail took us past this large home - for termites, we were told.
A close look at the termites is pretty sure to elicit an 'eeeeeewww!'
Ladybugs are attractive.
...as is this Globemallow Leaf Beetle (Calligrapha serpentina)
And we also thought the White-lined Sphinx Moth very attractive. You can't ignore them when they flitter past - their low-pitched buzz is very loud.
On the other hand, this moth is easy to miss when it's perched on bark or leaves.
This bug (a tick?) is also well-camouflaged when not perched on our white fibreglass.
Interesting 'winglets' on the rear legs.
An underside view (of a dead bug).
Really long antennae on a small head.
A teeny one perched on the tip of a thumb.
When the palm trees are blooming, a continuous bzzzzzzz emanates from the bouquets of blossoms.
A wasp extracting nectar.
Another view of the same wasp.
This wasp walks on water and makes a cool shadow below.
This colourful Ornate Bella Moth perched on our lifering, with wings folded, for an entire afternoon.
Closeup, one can see its colours come from tiny hairs/fur.