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a damselfly sitting on a leaf
Pyrgus sidea on the flower
adult Green belly bug of the species Diceraeus melacanthus
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.
photo of green fly on plant stem. selective focus
Close-up of a leprous milkweed locust in the wild in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The most common of hawker dragonflies and can be seen in good numbers when emerged and on the wing into late autumn
Dragon-fly, view from above, blue - black, big, sitting on a rock, wings spreaded out, USA, Kenai Peninsula
A Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) hangs from a tree in the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar. Sifakas are a genus of lemur from the family Indriidae within the order Primates.
butterfly on the flower in spring
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.
The male praying mantis sits on tree branch masquerading against its background and turns its head looking around. Crimean praying mantis (Ameles heldreichi)
Grasshopper plays hide and seek on red leaf.
Adult Stink bug of the genus Euschistus
We landed at Elisabeth bay with our Zodiac boats to explore and watch the Giant tortoises in their natural environment.
Detailed macro photo of a Tettigoniidae (or katydid), showing its vibrant green color and intricate body pattern. Wulai, Taiwan.
Egyptian or giant grasshopper
Macro Photography. Closeup photo of Blue fly or Calliphora vomitoria or commonly called the orange-bearded blue bottle fly above a red flower in Bandung city - Indonesia
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.
Closeup of a single orange-yellow beetle clinging to the tip of a grass plant on a green background.
A Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus) hangs from a tree in the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar.
Closeup on a small dark black longhorn beetle, Stenurella nigra sitting on a yellow flower in the field
Closed up Butterfly spreading wings on leaf - looking at camera.
A male migrant hawker hanging from a bramble in the English countryside.
Cricket on tree branch.
Adult Male Acontistid Mantis of the Genus Metaphotina
Tarantula Hawk Wasp; Pepsis pallidolimbata; Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area; Nevada; Mojave Desert; Family Pompilidae; Order Hymenoptera; Insecta; Arthropoda; on Desert Milkweed, Asclepias erosa
In north North Yorkshire
A Squirrel monkey is posing in a tree.  There is 1 monkey in the picture.  The monkey is seen in its natural habitat in the forest.
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