2014 Archives - Insect Week

Four-Spotted Chaser and a Broad-Bodied Chaser on a Bluebell

Four-spotted chaser and a broad-bodied chaser on a bluebell. Commended in the 2014 NIW Photography Competition Insects Alive category.

Close Up of Damselfly Eyes in Genemuiden, Netherlands

Close up of damselfly eyes in Genemuiden, Netherlands.

Fire and Brimstone!

Brimstone butterfly on flower of runner bean

Ready!

Weaver ant (possibly Oecophylla smaragdina) photographed in forest habitat near Pavagadh, over 30km from Vadodara,

Life in the Lilypads

Common green darners, Anax junius, mating on the pond near the Cleveland Botanical Gardens restaurant.

Multi-Tasking

Two robber flies mating – one with a kill – at the edge of the jungle at Punjen Hide-Away in northern Thailand.

Well Captured

A robber fly with its kill at the edge of the jungle at Punjen Hide-Away in northern Thailand. Having paralysed the prey and injected digestive enzymes, the predator is about to ingest its liquefying meal. Nick Milsum has found

Small Paper Wasp Building Nest

Photographed in Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s reserve at Bradfield St George near Bury St Edmunds. Richard Davies records that it was a hot July day, so the bright sunshine supplied the crisp lighting.

Small White Feeding

Photographed in Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s reserve at Bradfield St George near Bury St Edmunds. Richard Davies records that it was a hot July day, so the bright sunshine supplied the crisp lighting.

Cuckoo Wasp Laying an Egg

Taken at a bird hide near the Mopani Rest Camp in Kruger National Park in mid-March 2014. Kerry-Ann van Eeden observed that the cuckoo wasp inspected a few other potter wasp nests before selecting this one, chewing a small hole, e