Weevil, Polydrusus sp. This deep black and the shiny scales are a very special combination.

#weevil #weevil wednesday #insects #coleoptera #macrophotography #entomology #insekten #beetle #käfer #rüsselkäfer

The scarce silver-lines, Bena bicolorana. I was able to use the beautifully prepared insect from the Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart collection directly without cleaning. The white hind wings on a white background was the big technical challenge here. The simple solution was to photograph the…

Common backswimmer, Notonecta glauca. A water bug from the backswimmer family (Notonectidae)
The long oar legs can be clearly seen here. The fine hairs on the legs offer enough resistance in the water to move quickly.

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Green shield bug, Palomena prasina. Frontal view of the head with the two ocelli.

#palomenaprasina #greenshieldbug #bug #shieldbug #wanze #stinkwanze #grünestinkwanze #hemiptera #entomology

Peppered moth, Biston betularia. The caterpillars of the peppered moth recognize their surface and adapt their color. Light gray, green, light to dark brown and almost entirely black. All color nuances are possible here. Scientists from the University of Liverpool and the Max…

As you move closer and closer, you realize that nothing is as clean as it once seemed. Especially with insect eyes. 😎

#insects #compoundeye #compoundeye s #entomology #macrophotography #augen #komplexaugen #facettenaugen #facets #ommatidia

Dagger fly, Tanzfliege, Empididae.

#empididae #daggerfly #dancefly #tanzfliege #baloonfly #diptera #entomology

Eye of a robber fly, Choerades fimbriata

#choeradesfimbriata #robberfly #fransenmordfliege #mordfliege #asilidae #entomology #diptera

Scorpion fly, Panorpa spec. Because of the thickened abdomen of the males, it is called the scorpion fly, but it can neither sting nor bite us humans. They feed mainly on injured or dead insects but also on nectar and even the honeydew of the aphids. In summer, they can often be…

Oak gall or oak apple. A wasp such as the oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii) stings the leaf vein and lays an egg there. A defense reaction of the oak produces this apple around the laying site. The so-called gall ink has been produced from these gall apples since the 3rd…

Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii. I almost forgot to show you this part of the front wing. Pretty messed up, but still exciting.

#daphnisnerii #oleanderhawkmoth #oleanderschwärmer #lepidoptera #insects #macro #macro photography #microscopy

Portrait of a true bug, Coreus marginatus.

145 single shots, 0,023mm stepsize.

#lederwanze #bug #truebug #insect #insekt #entomology

Asian long-horned beetle, sky beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis. I haven’t shown you this front leg yet. About time.

#longhornbeetle #neobiota #neozoon #bockkäfer #beetle #coleoptera #anoplophoraglabripennis #emtomology #invasive

Ocelles (simple eyes) of a small wasp (approx. 2-2.5mm) probably from the family Pteromalidae, a superfamily of chalcid wasps.

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Marsh marigold moth, micropterix calthella. A real punkhead😎I discovered up to six of these moths in a single Ranunculus acris flower. These moths do not have a proboscis but actually have mandibles. Have you ever been bitten by a butterfly?

#micropterixcalthella #urmotte …