Eurycnema Goliath

Ivy bee Colletes hederae feeding on ivy flowers

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Dronefly hoverfly on ox-eye daisy. Eristalis arbustorum female. Natural light

Sony Alpha A7II with FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS

Hoverfly on crocus. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

SAMSUNG CSC

Wet Weekend! I managed to get the camera out for all of 2 mins this weekend in 'Alderley Edge' the one and only bee that I saw!

Hoverfly feeding on hebe. Meliscaeva auricollis. Focus stacked using zerene

The Autumn fly Musca autumnalis

Hoverfly - Rhingia campestris - Highdown gdns. Natural light.

I only very rarely see these in my own garden but they were all over the place at Highdown

Hautes-Alpes, Lac du Lauzerot

I used flash for this one.. Guess it turned out well :)

insect

I found this large ant at the front door this morning. He didn't like me getting in his face!

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens on Japanese anemone flower. Focus stacked using zerene

Sony

Macro

Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.5 APO DG macro (click to see all my photos with this lens)

ƒ/10.0 300.0mm 1/125s ISO 100

One of the prettiest dragonflies we have around here. (I know I say that about so many of the dragonflies I post.) Looking forward to seeing them again this summer. Libellula pulchella, Libellulidae. Central IL, Summer 2012.

Azure damselfly close up

Carpenter Bee on my Buddleia Shrub

selangor malaysia

Byxbee Park, Palo Alto CA

Hoverfly Rhingia campestris - Highdown, feeding on buddleia. Natural light

Pholisora catullus

23 August 2016

© Bruce Bolin K0037872ce

Chihuahua Dessert Research Institute, Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas

Vulcain (Vanessa atalanta),El Puerto de Santa Maria,Espagne

Insect

Hoverfly

... on a butterfly bush

Duxbury, Massachusetts

Like those dragons!

Marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus feeding on sugar/honey syrup. Focus stacked using zerene

This bug did resemble an ant at first.

by William Blake

Irish National Stud & Gardens, Kildare, Ireland