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insect

n. member of a group of very small invertebrate animals having segmented bodies and three pairs of legs.

Honey Bees gathering at Pump 5 at an Exxon petrol station in Delmar, Maryland. The phenomenon occurs in 3 year cycles at the same set of pumps.

A bee fly (Bombyllus major) on green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens). Its prominent proboscis can be seen probing for nectar; some people fear this fly, believing the proboscis to be a sting.

Beehives on Skiathos are very colorful.

Eumenes sp - Eumenidae

En position pour la nuit

Auf meinem Hundespaziergang überquerte diese Heuschrecke die Straße.

Ich hatte leider nur die Möglichkeit zu Schnappschüssen.

During my walk with my dog this grasshopper crossed the street.

I only have had time for some snapshots.

ID'd by @dendroica as possibly the larva of the Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle. There were a few of them on the dill I bought at the Olympia Farmers Market this morning. I shoo'd them into the front yard, so hopefully they'll find the aphids tasty.

Or did she?

This is a praying mantids that resemble a dead and dried leaf for protection. This is a female from Malaysia.

Butterfly park Passiflorahoeve, Harskamp, The Netherlands.

Small insect inside a flower

This guy had already entered the clearing at the end of the road.

Looks as if this wasp is trying to warm it's hands up :)

Shots from the archives

The flying insect is about to make a landing. Best viewed large.

Sagiyyaria latifolia

View Large On Black

Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae. This example is the species Lucanus cervus, and is the largest terrestrial insect in the UK.

Macro phone photography on found insects

Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Muck Sunflower

Castanea Boulder Field Loop Trail @ Castanea, Pennsylvania

I'm sure someone can tell me what this is - Jean and Fred?

Bugs, flies, butterflies all on the same flower... I will need some help identifying all :)

Grasshopper on a daisy. Nikon 105mm AF Micro.

Macro in my garden

A little insect resting. It's very very small

Taken with Hoya +4 Close-up filter with the Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm f/4-f/5.6 with SB-600 Speedlight attached.

2015. Mannheim, Germany.