Solvin Zankl / Gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii) emerging from the oak gall. Germany, October.
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Nick Garbutt / Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii) flower aged approximately 3 days on rainforest floor. Lower slopes of Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.
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Heather Angel / Parasitic wasp (Gasteruption assectator) nectaring on Common rue (Ruta graveolens). Surrey, England, UK. July.
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Heather Angel / Bumblebee scarab beetles (Pygopleurus humeralis) feeding on Phelypaea flower (Phelypaea coccinea). Flower has marks that mimic beetle elytra wings to attract pollinators. Plant parasitic on Tanacetum...
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Heather Angel / Chalcid wasp (Gasteruption jaculator) nectaring on Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) cultivar, picking up pollen on legs and head. Long ovipositor used to lays eggs inside solitary bee nests. In garden, S...
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Konrad Wothe / Fly (Gymnosoma rotundatum) Bavaria, Germany. June.
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Gary K. Smith / Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) feeding on Mistletoe berries (Viscum album), England, UK. March
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Colin Varndell / Knopper gall of the gall wasp (Andricus quercuscalicis) Dorset, England, UK, September.
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Philippe Clement / Parasite fly / tachinid fly (Tachina fera) feeding on nectar from Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) in summer, France. August.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Ghost orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) detail in old-growth beech forest. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park / Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise UNESCO World Heritage Site Italy. July
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Steve Downer / Female Giant ichneumon (Rhyssa persuasoria) cleaning its back legs on an Oak (Quercus) leaf, UK, June.
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Steve Downer / Female Giant ichneumon (Rhyssa persuasoria) cleaning its front legs on an Oak (Quercus) twig, UK, June.
