Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a male Orchid bee (Euglossini) gathering nectar from an orchid (Lycomormium ecuadorense) flower, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)
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Konrad Wothe / Sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) in flight, North-Ecuador, Ecuador.
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John Chan / Male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) cleaning its beak on a twig, Southern California, USA, January.
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Thomas Marent / Tigerwing butterfly (Mechanitis sp.), two chrysalis, Ithomiini, Santa Maria, Boyacá, Colombia
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Andres M. Dominguez / Blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) frozen in ice, Cortes de la Frontera, Los Alcornocales Natural Park. Spain. Highly commended in the Other animals category of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of th...
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Andres M. Dominguez / Bacteria (Lepthotryx discophora) causing iridescent patterns and White willow tree leaf (Salix alba) in river, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, November.
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Brent Stephenson / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) on New Zealand flax (Phormium) flowerhead, with yellow pollen on head, Te Awanga Lagoon, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November.
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Pascal Pittorino / Ground beetle (Carabus hispanus) resting on a leaf of Hydrangea (Hydrangea sp), Lozere, Cevennes, Languedoc Roussillon, France, July.
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Alex Hyde / Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) female with huge abdomen swollen with eggs. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.
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Cyril Ruoso / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru
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Alex Hyde / Spider hunting wasp (Pompilidae) Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo.
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Graeme Guy / Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) hummingbird male feeding on flower nectar, Costa Rica