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Locality: Yaupi, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador

Praying Mantis Rides Snail Through Borneo Jungle. (Photos by Nordin Seruyan/Barcroft Media)

All That Glitters Is Not Gold - Sometimes It’s a Damselfly Stream Glory, Oriental Greenwing, Chinese Greenwing, Green-winged Demoiselle or Green Metalwing (Neurobasis chinensis chinensis, Calopterygidae), female My new “favourite” pastime is wading in murky streams in pursuit of water-level photo opportunities of this magnificent damselfly. Thus far, I have only been fortunate to corner females (this five-legged individual was most cooperative), whilst the exponentially more magnificent males continue to hold out for model release documentation and contractual reimbursement. This endeavour is made all the more challenging at the moment by Yunnan’s typical Spring afternoon weather. Hot, blinding sunshine (both very conducive to damselfly hunting) but blustery winds (the latter is a macrophotographer’s worst enemy) which often leaves the damselflies at absurd angles as the wind deflects their ample wings. These images are of the female, but the male is a sight to behold and I have yet to get a shot. He is dark and metallic but surely rating as one of the most resplendent of damselflies with eye-popping turquoise hind wings visible only in flight and when wooing or defending a potential partner. by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese dragonflies and damselflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

photos: Daniel Zurek

Snowberry Clearwing IV- fine art print by FireSpiritDesigns Price:25.00 USD moth, insect, snowberry clearwing, etimology, azaleas, flower, pollinate, blossoms, garden, creature, sphinx moth, nature, fine art photography

walking on wings.

chanced upon this weird bug during a jog

Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum bombylans, Sphingidae) The long proboscis of the Macroglossinae hummingbird hawk moths and their hovering behaviour, accompanied by an audible humming noise, make them look remarkably like a hummingbird while feeding on flowers.They fly and feed during the day especially in bright sunshine and can maintain their non-stop flight-and-feed behaviour for remarkably long periods of time. by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Winter Azure Skies by itchydogimages http://flic.kr/p/hXvqM4

Villandry butterfly on Flickr.