Common darter dragonfly in the garden. Natural light

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

Large red damselfly. Strong natural light

Proctotrupid parasitoid wasp. About 4.0 mm body length. Focus stacked using zerene

An aphid memorial. An aphid parasitized by a wasp . Focus stacked using zerene

So much for the old adage that animals don't Poop where they eat!!LOL

Kensington Metro Park, MI

Thought this was an impressive piece of macro sculpture. Made from insects by an insect or spider

Malaysia - Borneo - A Walking Stick eating another insect

I have found these chaps exceedingly difficult to photograph. I have shed loads of out of focus shots. However perseverance pays. In focus at last.

Może kotoś zna tego robaczka? Pstryknęłam go na plaży w Pobierowie :)

Taken on the beach in Pobierowo, Poland. But I have no idea what insect it is. Maybe someone know?

Caught these two at it after I was trying to get one of them in flight (failed miserably) taken with my 70-300mm APO lens

Another butterfly that is frequently seen at Gaddon loch is the small copper. I shot this one at the end of last summer (07)

Macrologie insectes divers

Plant bug - think it's Deraeocoris flavilinea

In our garden

Small muscid fly on flower petal. Focus stacked using zerene

"Observe

The faith of a caterpillar

That never questions "why".

Behold

What a homely worm

Becomes a butterfly."

Stinger but he does pollinate, too.

Tiny fly examininga dewdrop

I sat for hours by the pond to try

to catch them flying. This is as clear

picture as I could get

japanese garden, nature, insects, leaves, trees,

Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

Insects

CabbageWhiteButteryfly

it really was mating season yesterday in the Wicklow hills .. i got several more shots like this with various insect

I think it is the Bark-mimicking Grasshopper: can anyone confirm?

This fly allowed me take his photo as he considered what he was going to do next. I like the cool pattern on his wings.

with objectiv 70-300 and a Distance 12 mm