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a damselfly sitting on a leaf
butterfly on the flower
Small insect on the ears of barley, selective focus
Green glitter beetle on leaf.
Closeup of a single orange-yellow beetle clinging to the tip of a grass plant on a green background.
Cricket on tree branch.
Mantis is a type of mantis originating from the island of Borneo. It has a unique body shape and is colored like dried leaves to disguise itself for prey.
Tot 35-44mm, Ab 20-30mm, Hw 24-30mm.\nOne of the larger Sympetrum species. In the field, males may be noticed because they seldom become as deeply red as other species and have a rather parallel-sided abdomen.\nHabitat: Wide range of places, especially preferring warm, stagnant waters. These are often shallow and bare, this species being a pioneer of newly created ponds. Occasionally in flowing or brackish water.\nFlight Season: May be seen all year in the Mediterranean. In Northern Europe, appears from early June, becoming abundant in July and flying into November. One of the last dragonflies to be encountered in autumn.\nDistribution: Common in most of our area, becoming less common relative to S. vulgatum in a north-easterly direction. Extends to Japan. Migrations are often seen and are sometimes massive.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands.
adult Green belly bug of the species Diceraeus melacanthus
Color image of grasshopper eating a plant. Includes copes space.
Pyrgus sidea on the flower
We landed at Elisabeth bay with our Zodiac boats to explore and watch the Giant tortoises in their natural environment.
The tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis) macro photography. Bug is sitting on the leaf.
Insect on branch.
Dragonfly on a branch  in the garden
Tot 35-40mm, Ab 26-33mm, Hw 20-25mm.\nOften occurs with L. sponsa, with which is easily confused. Typically occurs in lower numbers, but can be more abundant in sites that are only seasonally wet.\nOccurrence:\nRange similar to L. sponsa, but relatively more common  southward Europe and typically more localized and less numerous than that species in most of its northern range. Our only Lestes that also occurs in North America.\nHabitat:\nA wide variety of still waters, which typically dry out in the course of summer or have shallow borders providing warm micro-habitats for the larvae. Sites usually have dense growths of rushes or sedges, e.g. dune lakes, reedy shallows, small meadow ponds or edges of bogs.\nFlight Season:\nThe earliest Lestes in most areas, emerging from late May in northern Europe, most abundant in July and August, with the last record in October.\n\nThis is a less common Lestes species, than L sponsa in the Netherlands.
Short-horned Grasshopper Nymph of the Tribe Abracrini
Macro shot of a grasshopper in grass
butterfly on the flower
Santa Cruz is situated in the center of the archipelago and the second largest island after Isabela. Cerro Dragon or Dragon Hill is a small hill located on Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands. The name comes from the land Iguanas found there.
photo of green fly on plant stem. selective focus
Grasshopper plays hide and seek on red leaf.
The male praying mantis sits on tree branch masquerading against its background and turns its head looking around. Crimean praying mantis (Ameles heldreichi)
Tot 36-45mm, Ab 23-38mm, Hw 28-33mm, about the size of Sympetrum striolatum.\nIdentification:\nThe common, small Orthetrum of flowing water throughout Europe. The Keeled Skimmer is characterized by its rather small size, fairly slender tapering abdomen and large pterostigma (around 4mm long).\nBehavior:\n Normally sits on vegetation, seldom on the ground.\nOccurrence:\nCommon around the Mediterranean, but generally local in central and Southern Europe.\nHabitat:\nRunning waters, such as streams and ditches. In north of range mainly runnels in boggy areas.\nFlight Season: \nFrom April to November; most abundant from June to August.\n\nThe Species is quite local in the Netherlands in the described Habitats. This Picture is made on the Veluwe in begin of August 2021 along a small Brook.
A closeup selective focus shot of a honey bee standing on a green plant
On the drought plagued short grass prairies in southeast Colorado, a rare and threatened species, the mountain plover, known as \
Adult Male Acontistid Mantis of the Genus Metaphotina
Little Curculionid on leaf.
Shorebird - Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius on green background, wildlife Poland Europe
The most common of hawker dragonflies and can be seen in good numbers when emerged and on the wing into late autumn
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