Hat Yai, Thailand

Tiger

Danaus

comma butterfly

Some people call this a Hornet, some a Wasp. Whatever it is, this is a big insect.

Level 55

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Allegany County, Maryland

Silverpoint on antique Book paper

Large hoverfly Volucella zonaria on hebe

Drone fly hoverfly on camellia- natural light

N D200, FL 180mm (T), 1.4 TC, 1/60sec-F/11, Aperture Priority, ISO 400, Flash: TTL, Handheld, Kent Ridge Park, Singapore, 28 Feb 2008.

Another in my quest to get a decent dragon shot this summer.

Artipe eryx horiella 綠底小灰蝶

Macro shoot @Mountain View

Canon 550D

Canon 50mm f/1.8

Macro extension lense

I think this is the model they used to design the alien ships on the movie, "The war of the worlds"

insect

Latin: Lomographa temerata

NL: Witte Schaduwspanner

Pond-skater (Gerridae)

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Pachyrhinus scutellaris

ef35-80 Lens hack

Insecte mort couvert de moisissures et de gouttes d'eau.

A type of sawfly. Here the male (on the right) has given the female a fly to eat why he 'has his way with her.'

This photo was commended in the bbc insect close up masterclass photo competition :)

Site: www.ukwildlife.org.uk

Male damselfly mating. More shots from the archives :)

see www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/354668047/ for other end

taken by alexei

Crane Fly

A crane fly is an insect in the family Tipulidae. Adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from 2–60 mm (0.079–2.4 in) though tropical species may exceed 100 mm (3.9 in). Up until recently, all of the members of the families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, and Pediciidae were included within Tipulidae (at the rank of subfamily); they all share the same common names, and similar biology and morphology. Crane flies are commonly mistaken as "giant mosquitoes".

In the United Kingdom, Ireland, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia they are commonly referred to as daddy longlegs or dandy longlegs,[1] but this name can also refer to two unrelated arthropods: members of the arachnid order Opiliones (especially in the United States and Canada) and the cellar spider Pholcidae (especially in Australia). The larva of the European crane fly is commonly known as a leatherjacket. These larvae can cause damage to lawns by feeding on the roots of grass plants.

Hatfield moor, South yorkshire

A beautiful insect sitting on a leaf.

happy strangeness

My son and I found 8 tiny insect eggs on a piece of dead grass one day and decided to put them in a takeaway container and sat them on the windowsill to see if they hatched. I was dubious and last night thought "I should throw those away". But this morning I had a look and there were 8 little baby .... critters. 7 black and red ones and one pure red one. Not sure what they are but hopefull someone can ID them for me. I took some pics then released them (back in the creek where I found them as I didn't really want them near my house lol.

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An unidentified insect, possibly a type of fly or a type of wasp, photographed in my back yard in Mundingburra (Townsville, Australia). Any help with identification would be gratefully appreciated.