This species is unmistakable within its range, with bright yellow wings marked with small brown patches along the costa of the forewing and a small...
Peacock tail feathers are pigmented brown, but their microscopic structure makes them also reflect blue, turquoise, and green light, and they are...
Hybomitra affinis, horse fly. Horse flies are often large and agile in flight, and the females bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They...
The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the family Myrmeleontidae, known for the fiercely predatory habits of their larvae,...
Pholcidae, commonly known as cellar spiders, are a spider family in the suborder Araneomorphae. The family contains about 1500 species divided into...
Spider mites are members of the Acari family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. They generally live on the undersides of leaves of...
The sponging mouthparts consist of a fleshy, elbowed labium, at the distal end of which are large, sponge-like organs called the labella . The...
The Coreidae are a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera..
Black soldier flies are common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Neither the larvae nor adults are considered pests or vectors....
The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is one of the world's most destructive fruit pests. Adult male Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis...
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the...
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well...
The Large Bee-fly, Bombylius major, is a bee mimic. The eggs are flicked by the adult female toward the entrance of the underground nests of solitary...
Spider mite on a cannabis sativa leaf. Spider mites are members of the Acari family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. They generally...
The Conopidae, usually known as the thick-headed flies, they are most frequently found at flowers, feeding on nectar with its proboscis, which is...
The Conopidae, usually known as the thick-headed flies, they are most frequently found at flowers, feeding on nectar wi.
Crab spiders do not build webs to trap prey, though all of them produce silk for drop lines and sundry reproductive purposes; some are wandering...
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well...
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be...
Nomadinae is a subfamily of bees in the family Apidae. One unusual behavioral habit seen in adults of various genera is they frequently 'sleep' while...
Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but are smaller, have slimmer bodies, and most species fold the wings along the body when at rest..
Sawflies are insects belonging to suborder Symphyta of the order Hymenoptera. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor,...
Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators..
The short, strong proboscis of robber flies is used to stab and inject victims with saliva containing neurotoxic and proteolytic enzymes which...
Sawflies are distinguishable from most other Hymenoptera by the broad connection between the abdomen and the thorax, and by their caterpillar-like...
Psilothrix is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles; they are very shy and will throw themselves to the ground if they feel any danger. The colour of...
This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.
This particular species of longhorn beetle can damage cereal crops but not to an extent of being considered a pest.
As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen,...
This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.
While flies in the city are covered in dust flies found in the field can ve covered on pollen, from which they may feed.
High magnification picture of the ocelli and ommatidium of a german wasp; a special technique to get a SEM like image was used.
This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.
The German wasp has typical wasp colours of black and yellow. It is very similar to the common wasp , but its face has three tiny black dots.
As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen,...
Long-horned bee covered in pollen; the males of this solitary bee species are easy to identify because of the long antennae.
Crane flies are often misidentified as giant mosquitos but they are not related at all. They do have beautiful eyes.
This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects, and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. They are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated...
Top view of a small house fly, the ocelli can be seen. These specialized secondary eyes are insuficient to form an image but are more sensitive to...
The preferred habitat of the adonis blue is calcareous grasslands, it has been rapidly declining becauseof habitat loss.
This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.
Lateral view of a flower beetle; larvae feed on roots, while the adults can be encountered during spring/summer feeding on flowers.
They are usually small, less than 6 millimetres in length, and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family...
Very high magnification shot of a silverfish eye; a special technique was used to reveal all the eye surface texture in order to get a SEM like...
These weevils are among the most colorfull ones in the world, very high magnification shot of the scales. They do look like jewels.
