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Indian Slimmer flying against blue sky.
Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) on corn husk in afternoon sunlight, late summer/early fall. Though a native North American species, people call it a pest because it can greatly damage crops. Others admire its adaptability. Still others point out that it feeds birds and other wildlife when its numbers rise. Taken in a Connecticut cornfield.
Banded Demoiselle on a leaf
A female Black-tailed Skimmer resting on a tree branch
Natural scene from Ohio
A brown and rather plain hawker, with largely clear wings and conspicuous green eyes. The yellow triangle on S2 is diagnostic, as are the colour and shape of the hind wing base. Males patrol marshy ditches, reedy lakesides and other lush, calm waters.\nField characters: Tot 62-66mm, Ab 47-54mm, Hw 39-45mm.\nHabitat: Ditches, marshes, ponds and lakes with rich vegetation. Favours swamps of Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) in most of its northern range.\nFlight Season: May to August in most of its range, most abundant in June; earlier than most Aeshnia.\nDistribution: Widespread but very local in much of its range, especially in south-west, often numerous where present. \n\nThis is not a very common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.
A closeup on a male of the  thick-legged flower beetle, Oedemera Nobilis , on a green leaf
Beautiful coloful dragonfly sitting on a flower
Insect macro photo
Bavaria, Germanay. Close-up of a beautiful opend Blue-winged Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Dragonfly with green Background.
Blue dragonfly on a green leaf
A   Large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings resting in foliage
Rosalia Longicorn - Rosalia alpina  or Alpine longhorn beetle, is a large longicorn (family Cerambycidae) that is distinguished by its distinctive markings
Field characters: Tot 33-0mm, Ab 22-29mm, Hw 26-31mm.\nOne of the larger Sympetrum species. A strong migrant, erratic influxes are seen in northern Europe in early Summer.\nHabitat: Warm, still waters, often open, bare and shallow, such as quarry lakes, sand pits, newly created ponds and coastal lagoons.\nFlight Season: Northward migrations occur from late May; the second generation emerges from mid-August and may extend into November.\nOccurrence: our only Sympetrum species that ranges widely in warm parts of Africa and Asia. Resident and often common in the Mediterranean, but rare and irregular in the north, where it can be quite common in invasion years.\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.
Tailless whip scorpion, Amblypygi. Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
Taxon name: Banded Lapwing\nTaxon scientific name: Vanellus tricolor\nLocation: Winton, Queensland, Australia
Large walnut aphid (Panaphis juglandis) on the upper side of leaf of walnut (Juglans regia) nymphs and adults.
Damselfly on a borage leaf.
A single female Highland Dropwing (Trithemis dorsalis) sunbathing after an early morning shower
A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight
Male of a small shiny dragonfly Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) on the grass on the river bank
Dragonfly on grass leaf (black background)
Dragonfly on a leaf
Known as 'blue arrows', the males of this active species, sheering fast and low above water or perching on open ground beside it, are one of the most familiar dragonfly sights in our area.\nRange and Status: Found throughout our area, with the exception of the northern Scandinavia. one of the most common species.\nHabitat: Larger standing or slow-flowing waters, generally open and often with margins without vegetation, such as lakes, sandpits, rivers and canals.\nFlight Season: From the end of April to the beginning of September, most abundant from June to August.\n\nThis is a common Species on the described Habitats in the Netherlands.
Tomato or potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli). Quarantine in EPPO region insect, pest of tomatoes, potatoes and other Solanaceae.
True Cricket Nymph of the Family Trigonidiidae
Blue insect. Rosalia Longicorn, Rosalia alpina, in the nature green forest habitat, sitting on the green larch, Czech republic, longhorn beetle, longicorn. Beautiful blue incest with long feelers.
A Broad-bodied Chaser Dragonfly at rest in sunlight with wings open.
African skimmer at the chobe river in botswana, Africa
Ichneumon confusor Wasp Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
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