The Dark Green Moth Isn't it scary? Uma mariposa verde, não é assustadora?

Thanks to Bernard Dupont for the ID.

Photo from Usambara mountains, Tanzania.

No jardim do condomínio onde eu moro.

Thanks to Matt Reinbold (Furryscale) for the ID.

Shot at ~5X and cropped to 8X magnification. These parasitic flies once they have found a proper host ,which may be species specific or may range more widely, will shed their wings and will remain bound the rest of their lives. Found during a night hike in mindo cloud rainforest, Ecuador.

Found during a night hike in Mindo cloud forest, Ecuador.

Flor (Macro)

Thanks to Valery at diptera.info for the ID.

What's interesting about this mimic is that it has modified the appearance of its abdomen to appear like the gaster of the ant via the black picture wings. Found during a day hike in Cuc Phuong national park, Vietnam.

Photo from the Udzungwa mountains, Tanzania.

Thanks for the ID ChrisR.

Found during a night hike in Iwokrama rainforest reserve.

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Thanks to Tony Irwin for the ID.

Photo from Vohimana reserve, Madagascar.

A small Jumping Spider (Salticidae sp.) with a handy little food parcel with eight handles to go ....... well actually they are eight legs.

A closer look and you will see he has managed to snare a hapless orb weaving spider and neatly packed him up into a carry-bag. I assume he is munching as he goes. Ack.

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Found during a day hike in Ranomafana national park, Madagascar.

The roses are in bloom, this beauty is called "Princess Anne"

Taken in the Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park, Jun'16

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Close up macro photograph of a Hover Fly - I thought at first that it was a Wasp or Bee, but have been told it is a Hover Fly. It was on a flower taken in Goslar Germany in the Harz Mountains. I love the Gossamer Wings - the cute face and furry back.

Hover-flies - These flies belong to the family Syrphidae, within the large order of insects called Diptera, and most are easily recognised by their generally bright colours and hovering ability. The adult flies spend much of their life on flowers, feeding on pollen and nectar, and thus play an important role in the pollination of many wild and cultivated plants. However, the adult flies are perhaps best known for their mimicry of various wasps and bees. Although quite harmless, they no doubt get some protection from would be predators, like birds, by copying the bold yellow and black warning colours of their genuine stinging models. An obvious question for most people is how to distinguish between a hover-fly and a wasp or bee? This can prove difficult without some knowledge of insect behaviour and morphology, but perhaps the most obvious difference (if you can get close enough!) is that hover-flies, like all Diptera, have only one pair of wings, whereas wasps and bees have two pairs.

Thanks to Bastiaan of www.syrphidae.com we know now his a Boy! It is a male of the

species - Eristalis tenax

Found during a night hike in Khao Yai national park, Thailand.

Stacking focus @ maginification 10x - 195 image

Gear: Mituyoto 10x + 160mm tube (FD Canon) raynox 150 reverse + 5D3 Canon + Flash with diffuser DIY

Location : Mountain View

Date : July 31, 2011

* Nikon D5000

* Nikon Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D

* Generic Extension Tube

* Nissin Di622

Found during a night hike in Ranomafana national park, Madagascar.

Found during a day hike in Ranomafana national park, Madagascar.

just another test macro using my 35mm 1.8 lens coupled with a +10 macro filter, shot during yesterdays photo meetup at the Garfield Conservatory Park in Chicago...pls. View On Black

Sunset with the ferry/pontoon in the foreground. kurupukari, Guyana.

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Aqui tienes MAS INFORMACION sobre esta bella flor.

Found during a night hike in Mindo cloud forest, Ecuador.

Photo from Udzungwa mountains, Tanzania.

Found during a night hike in Iwokrama rainforest reserve.

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Yesterday the tire flew off my minibus, I cut the head off a pit viper and I was banned from a commercial flight by associating with a narco-trafficker. Today I am bushwhacking through the jungle in the remote trail-less backwaters of Guyana, waist deep in water and praying to make it through the rest of the day alive. What will tomorrow bring? God only knows. The adventure starts here- pbertner.wordpress.com/.

Figura pequeña de LEGO, tomada con objetivo invertido

Found during a day hike in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

Found during a night hike in Cuc Phuong national park, Vietnam.