Inspiration can be found everywhere. Whether it's the colour of toons or the colours of game heroes that can get your inspiration fluids flowing, the fact remains that you can get inspiration from them.

Today, we're looking at the animal kingdom to draw some inspiration from. Not the full animal kingdom, just a specified part: colourful insects. Some of these insects have amazing colour, while others like to keep it on a suble yet noticeable green hue.

Here are over 50 pictures of amazingly colourful insects! Other than the colour, sometimes the weird shapes of the animals can be enough for inspiration too. Bugs, butterflies, spiders and another colourful insects can be found right here.

50+ colourful insects

© Picture by Bobby Murr, taken in Callaway Gardens, Georgia, US.

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B. Moore   2009-06-23 07:15:44 Thank You for putting the awesome collection of photos together!! Reply | Quote

Nora Reed - Blogger   2009-06-23 17:34:46 Wow, you don't always think of insects as colorful and beautiful. These are definitely exceptions. The photos are great too. Very nice focus and composition. Reply | Quote

James Tryon - Creative Director   2009-06-23 20:06:35 Good stuff, and wow. All around good work with the photos. I just looked at the images and did not read the post, but if you took the pics where did you find all the cool little bugs Reply | Quote

Anonymous   2009-06-23 22:17:06 Amazing!!!!! Reply | Quote

Blogueigoo   2009-06-25 20:35:30 Great photos. The Nature is a excelent designer. Reply | Quote

alice - my first time...   2009-06-26 16:39:17 It's the first time, that I'm not afraid by insect's pictures. So, thank you! Reply | Quote

Amy lathif - Nikmatullah   2009-06-27 06:08:31 Kecil itu indah..,small is beautiful. Subhanallah Reply | Quote

erk - great photos   2009-06-29 12:19:21 great photos Reply | Quote

Adam Brewer - Web Design Blog   2009-07-01 17:21:20 Some stunning images here - I can't believe I made it all the way down to the bottom, I'm petrified of most insects! Reply | Quote

Michelle - Thank you!   2009-07-06 14:18:12 To be honest, I don't like insects - they look creepy to me. However, I should say that some great color pattern can be drawn from their coloration Reply | Quote

uh...   2009-08-16 03:30:23 some people seem to be under the impression you took all these photos. I know it matters little in the scope of the universe.... but I think you might mention that the collection is collected from many photographers. Reply | Quote

Marco   2009-08-16 17:22:06 All pictures are linked to the correct FlickR page that shows the person who took the photo . Reply | Quote

Me   2009-10-04 21:16:15 I love the colors! But...spiders aren't insects. Reply | Quote

Anonymous   2009-10-24 13:04:34 wow so beautiful pictures i ever saw Reply | Quote

shabiha fatima - the most important element of mama   2009-10-24 13:19:52 i m 7 yrs old girl frm pakistan,i like these pictures very much,the most beautiful picture i lke is lasius flavius. Reply | Quote

Destiny   2009-10-27 01:47:49 I like your pictures alot do they have names? Reply | Quote

Joni - A Love for Horses   2009-11-09 17:14:10 Wow! These are wonderful! I love nature - keeps surprising me with its creations. Thanks for putting together this delightful photo collection. By the way, where do you go to find such great photos to post? Reply | Quote

turisuna   2009-12-11 18:29:26 If I meet the insects directly maybe I will little bit scare, but in these pictures, they look so cute and colorful, I love the picture of Cerura vinula, it looks like in the comic books, it has tiny eyes and smile Reply | Quote

doran (paintswithwords)   2010-01-31 04:57:45 Eerily breathtaking. Thanks for sharing such beauty. Reminds me of a documentary in the 70's called Hellstrom Chronicle which let me awed by the beauty, intricacies and endurance of the insect world. Reply | Quote

salai muthu   2010-03-17 07:30:11 thank you ,god will help, in other way to you. Reply | Quote

Al Kamal Md. Razib - Professional Clipping Path and Image Masking Servi   2010-05-14 08:39:10 Wow !! Nice collection of images ! Thank you so much for sharing those pic. Reply | Quote

George E Masse   2010-06-16 22:13:20 Wow! Just breathtaking to see all the glorious handiwork of the Lord. And to think that those are just only some of them with all their intricate detail and colors. I really enjoy running across sites like this one, thanks for your efforts. Reply | Quote

Rokaiya Yeasmin Munni - Clipping Path India   2010-06-25 05:08:46 Though these pictures are not the full animal kingdom, just a specified part. Due to sowing the colorful insects i liked the collections. Reply | Quote

animulan - wow   2010-08-28 02:38:26 so great of them.. thanks you for share.. ^_^ Reply | Quote

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