Adrian Davies / Wood white butterfly (Leptidea sinapis) resting on plant stem, UK. Captive bred specimen. Controlled conditions.
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Adrian Davies / Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) resting on leaf in butterfly house, Devon, UK. July. Captive.
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Adrian Davies / Six spot burnet moths (Zygaena filipendulae) pair mating, Surrey, UK. July.
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Kim Taylor / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) attempts to dislodge another Marbled white from a Lesser knapweed flower (Centaurea nigra). The animal fails and then returns to the other flower to feed....
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Kim Taylor / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female enters frame and approaches a suitable nest hole but discovers that the nest is already occupied. The occupant fends off the female and forces it away. UK. May.
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Lorraine Bennery / Great green bush cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) emerging from nymphal skin at sunset, Isere, France. July.
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Franco Banfi / Dragonfly (Odonata) nymph resting on plant stem underwater, Lake di Starlaresc da Sgiof, upper Verzasca Valley, Ticino, Switzerland. July.
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Vishal Jadhav / Decorative silver orb spider (Leucauge decorata) feeding on insect prey, Maharashtra, India. November.
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Vishal Jadhav / Decorative silver orb spider (Leucauge decorata) feeding on insect prey, Maharashtra, India. November.
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Emanuele Biggi / Stalk-eyed fly (Diopsidae) male, portrait, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
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Emanuele Biggi / Stalk-eyed fly (Diopsidae) male, cleaning its incredibly long eye-stalks using its front legs, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
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Emanuele Biggi / Thorn spider (Gasteracantha versicolor formosa) hanging down from its web under a tree in the forest, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
