2024 - Photography Archives - Page 4 of 5 - Insect Week

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Julian Lobo-Guerrero – (1)

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A female tiger moth laying eggs on a stick

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Jose Alza – (1) Ameles spallanzania

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One of the smallest species of Mantis, it rests on a branch, keeping watch, completely sure that because of its size and color no one can see it...or so she thought.

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Sritam Kumar Sethy – (3) Butterfly

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Commonly called Blue Pierrots butterfly,captured while resting in midst of nature displaying its dynamic wings pattern dazzling in the sunrays.

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Ryan Dale – (2) Anthophora sp

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A tiny Flower Bee (Anthophora sp) sits on a yellow Corn Marigold flower, with a few droplets of rain following a short summer shower.

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Douglas Barber – (1) Anoplophora zonator

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A portrait of the mesmerising blue longhorn beetle Anoplophora zonator.

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Pepe Badia Marrero – (1) ant and aphid

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The ants defend the aphids from their predators and, in turn, the aphids excrete honeydew that serves as food for them. In the image an ant carries a small aphid in its jaws and does so delicately so as not to damage it in any way.

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Marco Chan – (3) Polyrhachis sp.

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A Spiny Ant clamps tightly onto a leaf while a deadly Orphiocordyceps fungi sprouts from its thorax. After being infected by the fungi, ants will become mindless zombies, crawling to higher ground where the fungi can release and spread its spores to infect even more ants.

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – Paul Zimmer – (2) Eight-Spotted Skimmer

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A Blue Dragonfly perched amongst Yellow Flowers

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – thomas barbin – (3) Common Water Strider (Aquarius remigis)

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A Common Water Strider (Aquarius remigis) feeding on a mayfly at the edge of a river.

Competition 2024 – Photography – 18 and over – thomas barbin – (2) Banded Alder Borer (Rosalia funebris)

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A Banded Alder borer (Rosalia funebris) as the sun sets in the background.