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Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male on Dordogne river bank, Dordogne, France, August.
Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa), Loire Valley, France.
Grasshopper (Trigonopteryx sp.), Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.
Chrysomelid beetle (Haplosonyx monticola), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.
Longhorn beetle (Xystrocera festiva), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.
False leaf katydid (Stibaroptera sp.), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia, September.
A Cordyceps fungus has infected an ant. This fungus controls its mind to direct it Mier geinfecteerd door Cordyceps schimmel die het gedrag van de mier beïnvloedt om hem hogerop te laten kruipen en later een spore uit het hoofd van de mier laat groeien.
A live grasshopper next to Montagu's harrier pellets in the hands of Ben Koks. Fatick, Senegal.
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A banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male overlooks the river Dordogne in France. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, 1/200 sec at f/16, ISO 200.
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Stick insect, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia, September.
Malaysian moon moth (Actias maenas)
The Malaysian moon moth is one of the many spectacular species that inhabit Borneo's rain forests.
Hundreds of insects are attracted to a light trap in the rainforest at night. Evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen collects small specimens using a suction tube.
False leaf katydid (cf. Azamia sp.), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia, September.
Giant cicada (Tacua speciosa), Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia, September.
In the Sahel, insects like grasshoppers form the chief source of food for Montagu's harriers, whereas in Europe they feed mostly on small mammals and birds.
As it sips nectar from a creeping thistle flower with its long proboscis, the hummingbird hawk moth hovers with its body suspended motionless in the air and its wings flapping almost too fast to see. To cope with the demands of hover flight, hawk moths have evolved thermoregulation—they are warm-blooded.
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) female on Dordogne river, Dordogne, France, August.
A caterpillar of the small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) munches away at a dewberry leaf, with red campion flowers in the background.
Stick insect, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia, September.
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Longhorn beetle (Priotyrannus megalops), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.
False leaf katydids (top: Stibaroptera sp.; bottom: cf. Azamia sp.), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.
Hawk moth (Marumba juvencus), Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia.
A backlit blackberry leaf reveals colorful traces left by a small leaf-mining Stigmella caterpillar. The size of the mine shows how the caterpillar grew larger and larger as it ate itself a way through the leaf. The black dots are its excrements. Thiérache, France.
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male on Dordogne river bank, Dordogne, France, August.
Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) female laying eggs on Dordogne river, Dordogne, France, August.
Scathophaga stercoraria (female) & Leucanthemum vulgare. La Thiérache, France.
Stick insect, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia.
Carpenter bee (Xylocopa myops), female, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.
Longhorn beetle (Priotyrannus megalops), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.
Trilobite beetle larva (Duliticola sp.), female, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia, September.
A hawk moth (Callambulyx amanda) rests on a nest fern. While its forewings are well-camouflaged, a display of its vividly colored hind wings can warn off predators that get too close.
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Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male on Dordogne river bank, Dordogne, France, August.
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Praying mantis (Hierodula sp.), Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.
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Scarab beetle (Leucopholis sp.), Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia.
Biologist Hans Feijen holds a stalk-eyed fly caught moments ago.
Trilobite beetle larva (Duliticola sp.), female, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia, September.
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