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  • Thief of lives

    Thief of lives Quite a poor shot but ants are so hard to capture. This one was running away with a caterpillar twice its own size. Caterpillar,Insects,Macro,ants

    Quite a poor shot but ants are so hard to capture. This one was running away with a caterpillar twice its own size.

  • Soldiers need love too

    Soldiers need love too Two soldier beetles having a sexy time. No wiki page, likely this concerns the following specie: http://bugguide.net/node/view/368858/bgimage The mating process can take hours, meanwhile the female will keep flying around and eating with the male on her back. I guess the multi-tasking myth is true after all :) Insects,Macro,Podabrus rugosulus

    Two soldier beetles having a sexy time. No wiki page, likely this concerns the following specie:
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/368858/bgimageMore

  • Nectar Drill

    Nectar Drill Flies in this family are also called Dagger flies or Balloon flies. They are known to prey on other flies as their main source of food, yet some species (like this one) have evolved to mostly feed on nectar. Where most dagger flies use their "drill" to suck other flies dry, this one uses it to suck up nectar. Empis tessellata,Insects,Macro

    Flies in this family are also called Dagger flies or Balloon flies. They are known to prey on other flies as their main source of food, yet some species...More

  • Yellow Sac Spider

    Yellow Sac Spider I found this tiny yellow/transparent spider in our garden today. It's about 5mm in size, had a flat lengthy body and relatively long legs. My theory is that this is a sac spider, but I'm unsure if that is true, and if so, which sac spider exactly. Macro,Spider,insects

    I found this tiny yellow/transparent spider in our garden today. It's about 5mm in size, had a flat lengthy body and relatively long legs. My theory...More

  • Beetle in Black

    Beetle in Black The site ahw.me says this Phyllobius Betulinus beetle is one of the better looking snout beetles with his black base color and shiny gold hairs. I can only say that I agree. It also looks like it has sunglasses on ;) Geotagged,Insects,The Netherlands

    The site ahw.me says this Phyllobius Betulinus beetle is one of the better looking snout beetles with his black base color and shiny gold hairs. I can...More

  • He no fly no more

    He no fly no more I usually don't like staging scenes but in this case our cat killed this mosquito, which gave me an opportunity to observe its appearance up close. Insects,Tipula oleracea,macro

    I usually don't like staging scenes but in this case our cat killed this mosquito, which gave me an opportunity to observe its appearance up close.

  • The real head of the Ladybug

    The real head of the Ladybug This photo reminds me that the real head of a Ladybug is not what you think it is, kind of like a turtle. Harmonia axyridis,Insects,Ladybug or Ladybird,macro

    This photo reminds me that the real head of a Ladybug is not what you think it is, kind of like a turtle.

  • Baby European Garden Spider

    Baby European Garden Spider This spider is extremely young based on its color and size, likely about 10 days old. It will lead a short tough life of weaving webs all day every day. The highlight of its life, reproduction, will likely also be its death as the much larger female may eat it after doing his thankless job. Araneus diadematus,Insects,Macro,Spider

    This spider is extremely young based on its color and size, likely about 10 days old. It will lead a short tough life of weaving webs all day every day....More

  • Baby European Garden spider, the wait

    Baby European Garden spider, the wait This baby spider is barely visible by itself, let alone its web. In this shot I upped the contrast to make both more visible. Note that the spider cannot afford to wait much once its web is done, as it needs to create a new web every day. Araneus diadematus,Insects,Macro,Spiders

    This baby spider is barely visible by itself, let alone its web. In this shot I upped the contrast to make both more visible. Note that the spider cannot...More

  • Baby European Garden Spider, a tireless worker

    Baby European Garden Spider, a tireless worker Only 2mm in length, this baby spider recreates its relatively large web *every single day*, as such it spends most of its life weaving webs. Araneus diadematus,Insects,Macro,Spiders

    Only 2mm in length, this baby spider recreates its relatively large web *every single day*, as such it spends most of its life weaving webs.

  • Baby European Garden Spider

    Baby European Garden Spider Today in the garden I found several incredibly tiny spiders, about 2mm in length of a yellow color. It turns out these are baby Cross Orbweavers. They are common spiders but its remarkable how their eggs survived the winter. Araneus diadematus,Insects,Macro,Spider

    Today in the garden I found several incredibly tiny spiders, about 2mm in length of a yellow color. It turns out these are baby Cross Orbweavers. They...More

  • Grasshopper on my window

    Grasshopper on my window Insects

  • My name is Grace

    My name is Grace This Small tortoiseshell's latin name "Aglais" derives from the name of one of the antique greek godesses of charm and grace! Aglais urticae,Butterfly,Europe,Geotagged,Germany,Insects,Small Tortoiseshell

    This Small tortoiseshell's latin name "Aglais" derives from the name of one of the antique greek godesses of charm and grace!

  • 8-bit Beetle

    8-bit Beetle The color pattern of this Carpet Beetle reminds me of a low-resolution digital print, so i call it a 8-bit beetle ;) The Athrenus species are also called 'museum beetles' because they feed on dead insects. They can ruin a (dead) insect collection. This beetle is alive and after a few minutes it decided to quit modelling and ran away. It is very small (about 3mm long) so I had to use a macro extension tube (2:1). For reference, the plastic plate the beetle is sitting on is 0,7mm thick. Anthrenus verbasci,Beetles,Geotagged,Insects,The Netherlands,Varied carpet beetle,carpet beetle

    The color pattern of this Carpet Beetle reminds me of a low-resolution digital print, so i call it a 8-bit beetle ;)
    The Athrenus species are also...More

  • love couple

    love couple This picture I took in a Yuka plant in our garden. Broad-bodied Chaser,Insects,Large Red Damselfly,Libellula depressa,Pyrrhosoma nymphula

    This picture I took in a Yuka plant in our garden.

  • Coccinella septempunctata

    Coccinella septempunctata King of the Hill, well, almost! Coccinella septempunctata,Harmonia axyridis,Insects

    King of the Hill, well, almost!

  • Rhopalocera

    Rhopalocera Butterfly,insects

  • Butterfly

    Butterfly Butterflies,Insects

  • on my shoulder

    on my shoulder <Digimax S700 / Kenox S700 / Digimax Cyber 730> Insects,Malachite,Siproeta stelenes,butterflies

    <Digimax S700 / Kenox S700 / Digimax Cyber 730>

  • ladybug hiding..

    ladybug hiding.. Saw this ladybug beeing attackt buy the ants. They where very aggressive towards de ladybug. Harmonia axyridis,Ladybird,Ladybug,insects

    Saw this ladybug beeing attackt buy the ants. They where very aggressive towards de ladybug.

  • Bathe in Luxury

    Bathe in Luxury digging very deep for nectar. Bees,Insects

    digging very deep for nectar.

  • Longhorn beetle on chrysant

    Longhorn beetle on chrysant Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia Cardui) on Garland Chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum Coronarium) Agapanthia Cardui,Agapanthia cardui,Garland chrysanthemum,Geotagged,Insects,Leucanthemum coronarium,Longhorn beetle,Morocco

    Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia Cardui) on Garland Chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum Coronarium)

  • Harvestman

    Harvestman NikonD2x,NikkorVR105 Geotagged,Insects,Phalangium opilio,Sweden,arachnid,harvestman

    NikonD2x,NikkorVR105

  • Thirsty

    Thirsty Early in the morning,I saw this moment and took the picture had enough. Formica rufa,Macro,Sweden,ants,insects

    Early in the morning,I saw this moment and took the picture had enough.

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