Ingo Arndt / Pond Skater (Gerris sp) using surface tension to walk on water, a true bug of the Heteroptera suborder, Europe
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Kim Taylor / Shield Bug (Hemiptera) female laying eggs on grass stem. Namibia, Africa.
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Mitsuhiko Imamori / Cicada (Tanna japonensis) emerging, Shiga, Japan
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Nigel Cattlin / Giant water bugs (Lethocerus indicus) in plastic bag, at market. Bangkok, Thailand.
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Duncan Murrell / Assassin bug ( Amulius ) with resin on front legs. These assassin bugs coat their arms in tree resin in order to lure insects. Sabangau (peat-swamp) Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Marie Read / California Gull (Larus californicus), foraging for alkali flies (Ephydra hians) by running through swarm snapping its bill, on the shore at Mono Lake, California, USA. Digital frame expansion.
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Paul Bertner / Leafhopper (Cicadellidae) nymph, Tambopata Research Center, Peru
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Rod Williams / Dock bugs (Coreus marginatus) Mating pair Warwick Gardens, Peckham, London, England, UK, May.
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Thomas Marent / Cicada (Zyzzogeton sp), Tatama National Park, Colombia
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Thomas Marent / Stink Bug (Pentatomidae) eggs, Putumayo, Colombia
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Piotr Naskrecki / Giant Water Bug (Diplonychus sp) male carrying eggs on back where they have been glued by a female, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus niloticus) feeding on fish prey, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique