MacroNature photos on Flickr

The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also called the sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambur, is a species of sunflower native to the eastern United States

Tortoise - I Set my face to the hillside

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXf4VeYVkH8

Lagartija by Mary Torres

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Lugar: San Antonio de Prado, Medellín.

Autor: © Mary Torres Escobar, 2018

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Pristomyrmex punctatus (almost queen-less species) by zielona.mrufka

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Pristomyrmex punctatus (old P. pungens) are ants that can manage withouth queens caste. Young workers are capable of lying eggs which evolve... into new workers. Yes! Those ants reproduce through parthenogenesis (telytoky), without queens or males included in the whole process.

Although, at times there might some queen/ergatoid-like workers or males appear in the nest.

www.antwiki.org/wiki/Pristomyrmex_punctatus

www.wiki.mrowki.ovh/index.php?title=Pristomyrmex_punctatus

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honeybee on echinacea by bryan hunt

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apis mellifera

having hair growing out of the compound eyes is interesting - wonder if it tickles on a breezy day...

backyard capture in chesterfield

Snail on osteospermum by Claudy Eskrick

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English garden, Wimbledon London

Look over your eyes by sweetylane

acorn weevil by bryan hunt

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another view of a weevil i encountered back in may

backyard capture in chesterfield

Shivery Grass (Briza mino) droplets on stalk by Julie Camera Vause. NZ

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Light reflections by Sarah P.

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Macrophotograph of a beautiful Gerbera with individual water drops reflecting the light.

straight-lanced meadow katydid on poinsettia by bryan hunt

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female conocephalus strictus makes a nice holiday season contrast against the red petals of this poinsettia

capture from a local butterfly conservatory

long-legged fly by bryan hunt

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backyard capture in chesterfield

common meadow katydid (orchelimum vulgare) by bryan hunt

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Pastel Yellow by James Mortimore

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A set of pictures taken at the Arundel Tulip Festival at Arundel Castle. The Castle opens its gates once a year to show of its huge array of tulips of all different shapes and colours. Sadly was a slightly grey day with little sun.

Oruga by Mary Torres

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Lugar: Reserva San Sebastian (El Retiro, Antioquia)

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Japanese Beetle Solo by designwallah

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fly on ornamental grass by bryan hunt

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winter is here

and so is a fly

backyard capture in chesterfield

over the edge by Jason