2023 - Photography - 18 and over Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Insect Week

Competition 2023 – Photography – 18 and over – Michael Wood – (2) Bumblebee

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A bee doing bee things

Competition 2023 – Photography – 18 and over – Nikita Richardson – (3) Cotton harlequin bug

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A cluster of male harlequin bugs

Competition 2023 – Photography – 18 and over – Enrico Bonino – (1) Rachiberothidae (Neuroptera)

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This incredible specimen belongs to the Neuropterans insect family. It is characterized by two spiny raptorial forelimbs (similar to the Mantis) and big eyes. This insect is embedded in a ~99 million-year-old amber from the Hukawng Valley, Kackin State, Myanmar.

Competition 2023 – Photography – 18 and over – ALEXANDER MCKERRACHER – (1) Wavy-lined Emerald Moth (Synchlora aerata)

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This photo features a beautiful Wavy-lined Emerald Moth sitting on a mossy log. Taking a break from it's adventures through the trees, this moth is displaying all of it's beauty for use to appreciate.

Competition 2023 – Photography – 18 and over – Rosemary Haleem – (1) Alates

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Swarm of flying ants desperate in a pool.