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A vida é valor absoluto. Não existe vida menor ou maior, inferior ou superior. Engana-se quem mata ou subjuga um animal por julgá-lo um ser inferior. Diante da consciência que abriga a essência da vida, o crime é o mesmo.

(Olympia Salete)

Bug in my backyard

Resting on a plant leaf in my garden.

Sapporo City　( The central area of town / Botanical garden ) 2014 Summer / Cercion sieboldii - オオイトトンボ

It is resting on a Yellowbell, a large Texas Native shrub. For Macro Mondays theme "Garden Macro". Many thanks to iofdi for the ID.

not the best of shots but the only time that i have seen this one from Sotland

1 of 50+ seen

Blean woods, Kent

insect

Pretty in color but I thought the slight reticulation in the body was better suited for monochrome.

Family Christmas gathering at Wentworth Falls

14 shots focus stack with;

Olympus PEN E-P5

Vivitar 55mm f2.8 1:1

I just love these guys....I already have one tattooed on my arm....I may just get this one done in the fall.....

Syrphe du groseillier (Syrphus ribesii) ??

Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris

Saulkrasti, Latvia

insecte nocturne, parasite des lépidoptères

Kr_20-05-17 18-46-08

Rainy day

Insect

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Lady bird, ladybug...on a blackberry branch

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This is the same tiny guy (3mm long) who wanted to fly last Flyday. I had several shots before he flew away, so here is another one...

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Happy Monday everyone!!!

Male

Messingham nature reserve, North Lincolnshire

Damselfly

I know I used Hannah last time but I really liked this photo!

www.anapenelope.com

As its English names suggest, the Gatekeeper (also known as the Hedge Brown) is often encountered where clumps of flowers grow in gateways and along hedgerows and field edges. It is often seen together with the Meadow Brown and Ringlet, from which it is easily distinguished when basking or nectaring with open wings.

The colour and patterning of the wings are very variable and about a dozen aberrations have been named. Favourite nectar sources include Wild Marjoram, Common Fleabane, ragworts, and Bramble.

It is widespread in southern Britain and its range has extended northwards in recent years. Its range is far more localized in southern Ireland.

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Leptotes cassius