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

Macro Shots of Insects

Malaysia - Borneo - A Walking Stick eating another insect

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

Taken by the River Avon, beneath the Avon Dam near Shipley bridge, Dartmoor, Devon.

Family: Brush-footed Butterflies ( Nymphalidae )

Subfamily: Longwings ( Heliconiinae )

Identification: forewing leading edge. Underside brown; forewing with orange at base; both wings with elongated, iridescent silver spots.

Life history : Males patrol for females, who lay eggs on many parts of the host plant. Caterpillars feed on most parts of the host. Adults overwinter in the south.

Flight : Throughout the year in south Florida and South Texas, January-November in the north. Number of broods has not been determined.

Wing span : 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 inches (6.3 - 9.5 cm).

Photographed in Lovers Key State Park in Bonita Springs,Fl

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."

Feeding on hemlock. I found a pair of these on the same plant. Papilio polyxenes, Papilionidae. Summer 2014, Central IL.

Stinger but he does pollinate, too.

Tiny fly examininga dewdrop

Taken By : Me

Edit By : Me

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Camera model: Canon EOS D400

lens : Canon 100mm F2.8

ISO level: 100

Exposure time: 1/30 sec

Lens Aperture: f/4

Focal Length: 100 mm

Secret Woods Regional Park, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - 15th November, 2013

On pickerel weed

Just finished up winterizing the pool I manage during the summer. I take a look around to see if I missed something during clean up and I noticed this praying mantis sitting pretty by the side of the pool. This is a photo opportunity!!!

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?

Small tortoiseshell butterfly in the garden the other day. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/12821645224/ for a 3D version.

with objectiv 70-300 and a Distance 12 mm