Paul D Stewart / Two species of weevil showing the size disparity even in single families of insect. The larger is the Bamboo weevil of East Asia Cyrtotrachelus dux, the smaller is identified (perhaps misidentified) o...
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Alex Hyde / Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) female, against white background. Captive insect, a rare but fairly regular immigrant to the UK.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Pair of mating soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? In some areas this insect is called the “bloodsuck...
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) adult with insect food arriving at nestbox to feed chicks, Hope Farm RSPB Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Close-up of of a Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), with secretions of mucilage and a captured insect, Peak District NP, August 2011. Did you know? Sundews grow on every continent except Antarctica.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) with insect caught in leaves, growing in sphagnum moss, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July
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Niall Benvie / 2020VISION / Atlantic oak wood (Quercus petraea), Achduart, Coigach and Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Did you know? 284 species of insect are reliant on oak trees.
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Ernie Janes / House spider (Tegenaria domestica) on soap dish, UK
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Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) adult perched in Blackthorn hedgerow with insect prey for young, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May
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Adrian Davies / Insect hotel / Artificial nest holes and shelter for insects and invertebrates, in garden, England, UK, August 2010
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Adrian Davies / Insect hotel / Artificial nest holes and shelter for insects and invertebrates, in garden, England, UK, August 2010
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Nick Upton / Common / Long Water Measurer (Hydrometra stagnorum) walking on stream surface, with reflections, Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) landing on exposed stone, with insect prey for chicks in beak, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK
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Stephen Dalton / Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) in flight carrying insect prey. England, UK
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Stephen Dalton / Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) flying into spider's web, UK
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Stephen Dalton / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying towards insect prey at night, UK
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Mark Bowler,Mark Bowler / Dead Houseflies {Musca domesticus} and Bluebottle flies {Calliphora vomitaria}, UK
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Ross Hoddinott / Female emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs at the edge of a pond. Cornwall, UK.
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Ross Hoddinott / Five-spot burnet moths {Zygaena trifolii} mating on Pyramidal orchid {Anacamptis pyramidalis} Cornwall, UK.
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Ross Hoddinott / Female emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs at the edge of a pond. Cornwall, UK.
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Kim Taylor / RF- Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) taking off, sequence. UK, digital composite. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Kim Taylor / Leaf-cutting bee {Megachile sp) female bringing leaf section to nest amongst roots of cactus.
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Kim Taylor / Leaf-cutting bee {Megachile sp) female carrying section of rose leaf UK.
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Mark Payne-Gill / Red admiral butterfly feeding on ripe pears {Vanessa atalanta} England, UK, Europe
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Colin Varndell / Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012.
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Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Male Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) with insect prey, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Snipe fly or Downlooker fly (Rhagio scolopacea) perched on riverside leaf, on lookout for aerial insect prey. Wiltshire, UK, May.
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Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) at rest, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July.
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Ross Hoddinott / RF- Speckled bush cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) resting on backlit oak leaf, Bovey Tracey, Devon, UK. August.
Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on dew covered reed, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall/Devon border, UK. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Bannded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on buttercup, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall/Devon border, UK. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Andy Sands / Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) camera setup used to photograph bees flying towards insect box in garden, Hertfordshire, UK, August
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Andy Sands / Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying with cut leaf section to seal breeding cell in insect box in garden, Hertfordshire, UK, August
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Andy Sands / Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying with cut leaf section to seal breeding cell in insect box in garden, Hertfordshire, UK, August
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Andy Sands / Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) flying toward insect box in garden, Hertfordshire, UK, August
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Andy Sands / Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) sealed holes in insect box on garden shed which indicate occupation by bee, Hertfordshire, UK, August
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Andy Sands / Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) sealed holes in insect box on garden shed which indicate occupation by bee, Hertfordshire, UK, August
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Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Adult female Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) perched on a metal rail with insect prey, Bristol, England, UK, June.
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Andrew Parkinson / Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) with caught insect. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.
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Alan Williams / Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) perched in tree in woodland looking for insect prey, North Wales UK June
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Alan Williams / Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) perched in tree in woodland with insect prey, North Wales UK June
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Gary K. Smith / Beneficial insect for crop pollination, Red mason bee (Osmia rufa) flying into purpose built commercially bought broodchamber, Norfolk, UK, May
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Entomologist Pete 'The Bug Man' Dawson describing insect behaviour to children during Arnos Vale Cemetery Bioblitz as children watch, Bristol, UK, May 2012 Model released.
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Alex Hyde / Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) male against bark. Captive insect, a rare but fairly regular immigrant to the UK.
Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Male Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) in flight, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July. Did you know? Dragonflies spend up to six years as drab aquatic nymphs for only a few weeks as colo...
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Laurie Campbell / Common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) close-up of leaves including those of common sundew, both with trapped insect life, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Inverness-shire, Scotland, July
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Colin Varndell / Goldenrod / Crab spider (Misumena vatia) female with insect prey, Dorset, UK, June
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Rod Williams / Black Beauty / Golden Eyed Stick Insects (Peruphasma schultei) mating. Captive. Endemic to northern Peru. UK, May.
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Rod Williams / Spiny Stick Insect (Eurycantha Sp). Captive. Endemic to Indonesia. UK, September.
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Rod Williams / Giant spiny Stick Insect (Eurycantha calcarata) leaf. Captive. Endemic to Papua New Guinea, UK, May.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Insect hotel / Artificial nest holes and shelter for insects and invertebrates, in garden, UK, April 2011.
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) a self fertilising species, locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) a self fertilising species, locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) a self fertilising species, locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) a self fertilising species, locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) locally frequent in the UK on limestone and chalk and widespread throughout Europe, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) with insect caught in leaves, growing in sphagnum moss, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July
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David Kjaer / Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) with insect prey. Worcestershire, UK, June.
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David Kjaer / Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) with insect prey. Worcestershire, UK, June.
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Andy Sands / Water Stick Insect (Ranatra linearis) clinging to water lily stem underwater. Captive. UK, May.
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Ross Hoddinott / RF- Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). North Devon, UK. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ross Hoddinott / RF- Green-veined White Butterfly (Artogeia / Pieris napi) resting on bluebell. Lanhydrock, Cornwall, UK. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Andrew Parkinson / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in tidal shallows with insect prey, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September.
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Andy Sands / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) in flight carrying insect prey. Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England, June.
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Andy Sands / Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) in flight carrying insect prey. Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England, June.
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Adrian Davies / Mayfly (Ephemera danica). Cast case of subimago, or dun. Surrey, England, May.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Orange Tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). North Devon, UK. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ernie Janes / Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) with insect prey for nestlings on tiled roof of barn, Norfolk, UK
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) emerging from nymphal case. Cornwall, UK. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Two Small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum) covered in morning dew. Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August . (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Blackthorn blossom, Somerset Levels, England, UK, April. Photographer quote: 'The majority of red admirals migrate to the UK. However, a few, like this one...
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David Tipling / 2020VISION / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 12 day chick in Reed Warbler nest (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), warbler brings insect prey to nest to feed chick, Fenland, Norfolk, UK, May
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) feeding on insect prey, Montiagh's Moss, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, June
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) feeding on insect prey, Montiagh's Moss, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, June
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Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) adult perched with insect prey on hedgerow amongst Dog rose (Rosa canina) flowers, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May
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David Maitland / Pigeon louse fly (Ornithomya avicularia) amongst the feathers of a Tawny Owl (Strix aluco). Feltwell, Norfolk, UK.
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Kim Taylor / RF- Broad-bodied Chaser Dragonfly (Libellula depressa) male flying to yellow flag iris. Surrey, UK, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Kim Taylor / RF- Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) taking off from Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Surrey, UK, April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Stephen Dalton / Equipment used by Stephen Dalton for insect flight photography, showing flight tunnel, boxes of electronics and camera. This set-up was designed in the early 1970s and is still used today. UK.
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Paul Hobson / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) with insect prey, perched on lichen covered rock, UK, June
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Andrew Parkinson / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) adult with a beak full of insect prey for its chicks. Derbyshire, UK, May (non-ex)
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Andrew Parkinson / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) adult with a beak full of insect prey for its chicks. Derbyshire, UK, May (non-ex)
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Alan Williams / Male Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at nest hole in Beech tree (Fagus sp.) with insect prey, North Wales, UK, June 2010
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Alan Williams / Female Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) at nest hole in Beech tree (Fagus sp.) with insect prey, North Wales, UK, June 2010
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Alan Williams / Male Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) with insect prey for chicks in beak, perched on stone in stream, North Wales, UK, May 2010
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Alan Williams / Female Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) with insect prey for chicks, in woodland, North Wales, UK, June 2010
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Adrian Davies / Insect hotel / Artificial nest holes and shelter for insects and invertebrates, in garden, England, UK, August 2010
