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Ein Faszinierendes Insekt

Liebe Hive Freunde, Ich war total überrascht, als ich heute dieses Insekt sah, während ich meine Tür von draußen öffnete. Das Insekt heißt Ameisenjungfer … und es

Willow beetle larva - caterpillar - Cossus cossus

I took a quick picture of the caterpillar, I didn't have time for more pictures. I didn't even know what it was exactly. Work, obligations and only later did I sit

Polyphylla fullo

Night fell, I went out onto the terrace and turned on the light. There was a loud thud. I thought one of the ripe apricots nearby had fallen. But the sound was heard

✌️ A Broken Wing, but a Beautiful Soul That Touched My Heart ❣️– An Injured Butterfly😭

Hey Insects Lover Friends! Welcome to my blog.I hope you are all doing well and trying to live a healthy and happy life.Today, through my blog, I would like to share

Graphosoma italicum

I was pulling grass in the garden, that is, I was pulling out the leftover onions and weeding the garden. A red-black beetle caught my eye. The color itself warns

The Feathery Moth - PhotoFeed Contest Macro Photography 176.

As I was heading out to work on Friday morning, in-between a call, this tiny insect on the wall caught my attention. I stopped to take a closer look. It has a

Yellowjackets Wasp and a little help from me

When you see a wasp, it looks dangerous, which it is, but you'd hardly think it could get caught in a spider's web. Today, at work, in a room we rarely use, I was

Genus Heliocypha

Latin NameObservation dateLocation Genus Heliocypha29 Juny 2026Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh, Indonesia Good evening, beautiful and peaceful, how are you all? I hope you're

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Argynnis paphiaJune 11, 2026Tremezzo, Como, Italy Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 45.99741444319.2245106096

Amata phegea - Nine-spotted moth - Belopegavi ovnic

I have to admit, I have an assistant in finding insects, beetles, caterpillars... for taking pictures. That's my son, since he knows that I photograph the garden,

Amata germana

Latin NameObservation dateLocationAmata germana20 Juny 2026Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh, Indonesia Hi friends, wherever you are, good evening everyone. I hope you're

Butterflies

As I promised 2-3 weeks ago, I managed to photograph a few more butterflies.As I said, I don't know much about butterflies, so if anyone has a volunteer to identify

Bee mimicry of wasp flies ( Eristalis tenax )

Is it important to repeat the story about bees and how important they are to our ecosystem, yes of course always and everywhere. But this friend of ours today is

Mimicry - The wasp beetle - Clytus arietis

Excellent mimicry of this beetle, at first I thought it was a wasp and I approached it carefully. I am not allergic to stings or bugs but if I don't have to, I don't

A Garden Find!

A couple of weeks ago, I went to my front yard garden to get some fresh curry leaves for my stew. While cutting the leaves, I noticed a movement on the growing mango

A Sudden Catch - PhotoFeed Contest Macro Photography 172

Each time I see butterflies flitting around, I wish I could capture them with my hands again. Back then, as kids, we'd catch the butterflies, tie a thread around

Ant and leaf

You've all heard of that saying, hardworking like an ant. Although ants can carry a weight ten times their own weight, and some species even more. But this friend

Butterfly

What I have always known is that where there are butterflies, it is an indicator that nature is healthy. In fact, it is knowledge that our ancestors passed on to

My First Attempt at Pinning an Insect

While on a walk a few days ago, I spotted a dead tiger beetle lying on the ground. Even though it was no longer alive, the metallic colors caught my attention. This

Bogomoljka - Praying mantis - Mantis religiosa

Although this little guy looks dangerous, he is completely harmless to humans, he has no poison and can't sting us. But you've probably all heard the story of the