Insect wildlife
1298 creative works found
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A macro shot of a dragonfly perched on a blade of grass
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The title explains it all.
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Green Dragon on a yellow umbrella.
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Tropical butterflys, not native to Oregon. These came from Costa Rica. Because they are not native to Oregon, they can’t release them at the end of the display. Because the Portland Zoo is not outfitted to support them year round, they destroy them when the season is over.
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today was a great day for butterflies being out in cades cove, finally had some flowers blooming. caught this bee hanging out with two black swallowtails and what looks like a great spangled frilitary
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i was shooting macros of this lily when this butterfly landed on it :) shot this using a nikon diopter lens attached to a canon 75-300mm lens, if im not mistaken this is a great spangled frilitary
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This is a ruby red lacewing butterfly, and the way it had it’s proboscis inserted into the flower made me think of that moment when we first get a nice thick milkshake, and we are sucking hard on the straw, fighting against the frozen delight to extract it’s sweet creaminess!
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Green katydid grasshopper
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Greta oto Published in the book Gaia the Living Planet
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Anax imperator – Male Emperor Dragonfly, Devon UK. Canon 20D / Canon 300mm F4 IS plus 1.4 Extender and Extension Tube / 1/250th / F13 / ISO400 / Fill Flash / Resting on ground
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The background is the rest of the orange cosmos garden! Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
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Looks like this Dragonfly is trying to pull off the flower bud.
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Green Veined White Butterfly This is part of my 2009 Calender Photographic Anthology…........
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East Greenbush, NY USA / Olympus E510 / The Megachilidae are a cosmopolitan family of (mostly) solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families). Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials they build their nest cells from (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are cleptoparasites (informally called “cuckoo bees”), feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess a scopa. The brightly colored scopa leads to a colloquial name used occasionally in North America – “Jelly-belly bees.” Megachilid bees are among the world’s most efficient pollinators because of their energetic swimming-like motion in the reproductive structures of flowers, which moves pollen, as needed for pollination. Ironically, one of the reasons they are efficient pollinators is their frequency of visits to plants, but this is because they are extremely inefficient at gathering pollen; compared to all other bee families, megachilids require on average nearly ten times as many trips to flowers to gather sufficient resources to provision a single brood cell. / North America has many native megachilid species, but Alfalfa leafcutter bees (Megachile rotundata) are an imported species used for pollination. The most significant native species is Osmia lignaria (the “Orchard Mason Bee” or “Blue Orchard Bee”), which is sold commercially for use in orchard crop pollination, and which can be attracted to nest in wooden blocks with holes drilled in them (which are also sold commercially for this purpose). (wiki) /
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Red lily beetles making the most of spring in a garden in Buckinghamshire, England
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BRITISH WILDLIFE SERIES This is the last of my older works (I think) / Swan Splash was done about 20 years ago / One of my first pen and ink drawings in this / style. / I have done this piece about 5 times for / exhibitions over the years (different sizes and / slightly different details) but this is the original / that only I have. It was a bit beaten up as I used / it as a reference, so its been cleaned up a bit / in PS to make it presentable once more. xx A New Art Print is Available over on Zazzle- Square Format with dove grey border and text …............. /
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Now I’ve lived in Florida for oh 5 nearly 6 years now and have never come across such a gorgeous moth. This moth is 4.5 in width, quite large species. Here is my original photo taken this morning of this stunning moth. He/she is still sitting on the fence and quiet content. I had 4 dogs over playing and running back in forth, and children running around yelling. All the while it wasnt frighten off! We were able to touch it gently, open its wings, pet its head and belly and it seemed happy enough to indulge our curiosity. But something tells me this creature came for a reason, so of course i did my research and learned about the spirit animal Butterfly/Moth! It appears to be precisely on point too. So I returned and thanked the creature and offered my habititat on any occassion and welcomed its presence. Personally I hope it visits daily as it really brighten my day and reminded me life is fleeting and beauty even so small is worth stopping and taking notice. For more educational information go here to learn more about these LUNA MOTHS. Note I read this too: / About luna moth life cycle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atOSro3_W7c also read an article that said this: Relationship to Humans: People rarely see Luna Moths, mostly because they fly late at night. It is a treat to see one, because they are very beautiful insects. Humans have caused Luna Moths to become endangered by pollution and loss of habitat. Luna Moth caterpillars do not do much damage to trees. Guess we were really blessed to see one, sad thing …they only live 1 week! Image copyright © 2009 Lisa C. Weber. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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Painted Lady Butterfly (vanessa cardui) on Erysimum Flower. I went out to Hillier Gardens yesterday to shoot flowers and got a couple of these flutterbies as a bonus! ;o) Canon EOS 5D MkII with Canon EF Macro 100mm f/2.8
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The closer we get to insect life.. the more alien their world becomes! A photo I took of a dragonfly in China, edited using an infrared filter to give the image an “alien” look and feel to it. What does this photo say to you? How does it make you feel? I would be happy to hear your thoughts on this image. Please, don’t forget to tell others if you have enjoyed this piece! Camera: Sony A700 / Lens: 100mm @ f/4 / ISO-100 1/250 sec. Thank you for stopping by, / Douglas
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