Tropical insects

Images of undisturbed subjects in their natural environment. All subject types.

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pbertner
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Tropical insects

Post by pbertner »

Newly moulted cicada:

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Ectatomma ant gathering honeydew:

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Spider with wasp larva parasite:

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Thread-legged bug with cricket prey:

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Harvestman:

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Assassin bug plucking sleeping bees from their roost:

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Thanks for looking and commenting,
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Post by Deanimator »

That makes the harvestmen here look like labradoodles!

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Post by leonardturner »

A great group of images--diverse, interesting, and beautifully photographed. I particularly like the cicada; both the colorful wings and the intriguing lensing effect of the the right wing on the underlying stick.

Leonard

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Post by Beatsy »

A smashing set of photographs! I particularly like the ant collecting honeydew one as I've recently been watching "my" ants in the garden doing that too.

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Post by pbertner »

Thanks Beatsy, Leonard and Deanimator, much appreciated!

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Post by rolsen »

Wow, great images! Cicada is beautiful, but the most dramatic picture is the assassin bug and the sleeping bees, so scary and deadly.
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Post by ChrisR »

Illuminations. Very enjoyable. :smt023
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