Arthropoda Collection (page 14)

Flower spider (Thomisus spectabilis) an ambush predator waiting on daisy flower for unsuspecting pollinators, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

RF - Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on rotten apples. Cornwall, England, UK. October. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting in dappled light created by dew droplets. The Netherlands. April

Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) on leaf, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. January

Scorpion fly (Panorpa sp. ) female, basking on bracken, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May
Scorpion fly (Panorpa sp.) female, basking on bracken, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May

Moth (Stoermeriana pachyla) on leaf, Dazalanyama Forest, Malawi, east Africa. Controlled conditions

Saturniid moth (Epiphora intermedia), Kenya, Africa Controlled conditions

Cat s-eyed emperor moth (Aurivillius aratus), Amedzofe, Ghana. Controlled conditions

Bullseye moth (Automeris io) Montreal, Canada

Emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa) injecting venom into cockroach, before it drags it down to its den. Buxa tiger reserve, India

Eucharited Wasp (Eucharitedae) parasitic wasp, which attacks ants, Coochbehar, India

Globular springtail (Dicyrtomina saundersi) on dew-covered dead leaf. Derbyshire, UK. October

Common Orb Weaver (Metellina sp. ) male. With the camera at a very precise angle to
Common Orb Weaver (Metellina sp.) male. With the camera at a very precise angle to the sun, the silk of the web refracted the light into a rainbow of coloured bands

Beautiful hook-tip moth (Laspeyria flexula). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June. Focus stacked image

Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor), close up of head, showing detail of compound eye. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May. Focus stacked image

Close-up of scales on underside of Red admiral butterfly wing (Vanessa atalanta). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August. Focus stacked image

Giant shield bug nymphs (Pycanum sp. ), recently hatched from eggs
Giant shield bug nymphs (Pycanum sp.), recently hatched from eggs. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Safety in Numbers - Giant Shield bug nymphs (Pycanum sp.), recently hatched from eggs, with a final individual still to emerge

Lantern bug (Pyrops whiteheadi), detail of wing. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Lantern bug (Pyrops whiteheadi), detail of head. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Papuan lynx spider (Oxyopes papuanus), Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, March

Wandering jumping spider (Cytea severa), adult male, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, June

Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) nectaring on a Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) flower in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June

Ismenius tiger butterfly (Heliconius ismenius), Mindo, Ecuador

Close up of the spots pattern on wing of a Giant owl butterfly (Caligo sp) Mindo, Ecuador

Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) nectaring on a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowerhead among many Common daisies (Bellis perennis)

Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) males fighting at dusk in oak wood, the Netherlands, June

Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) eats a meal worm (Tenebrio molitor) on a tree at night. Captive, Conservation Ecology Centre, The Otways, Victoria, Australia. Property released

Small garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) landing on an Agapanthus flower in garden, Cheshire, UK, July

Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) with three tiny (1mm) Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) on a petal, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Smeathmans Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) harvesting Lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) stigma open to receive pollen for fertilization, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July

Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) emerging from chrysalis on Aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis). Hill Country, Texas, USA. Sequence 1/12

Gulf fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) expanding wings after emerging from chrysalis. Hill Country, Texas, USA

Beautiful demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female resting on Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) bud. Cornwall, England, UK. May

Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) female roosting amongst reeds. Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, England, UK. May

Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) resting on leaf. Cornwall, England, UK. July

Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) roosting on Hard fern (Blechnum spicant) fiddlehead. Marsland Valley Wildlife Trusts Reserve, Cornwall, England, UK. June

Crab spider (Misumena vatia) waiting for prey on Meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum). Dunsdon Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. June

Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) resting on leaf. Cornwall, England, UK. May

Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis). Devon, England, UK. August

Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Argynnis paphia) nectaring, two males in flight. Jyvaskyla, Finland. July

Wood ant (Formica rufa) on Waxcap fungus (Hygrocybe sp). Buckinghamshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image

Portrait of a Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa). Ledston, Yorkshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked image

Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) covered in morning dew Ledston, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK, August. Focus stacked image

Striped slender robberfly (Leptogaster cylindrica) clos up of head, Ledston, Yorkshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked image

Striped slender robberflies (Leptogaster cylindrica). Ledston, Yorkshire, England, UK, June. Focus stacked image

Group of saddleback moth caterpillars (Acharia hyperoche) eating a leaf in the rainforest understory, Yasuni national Park, Ecuador

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