Insect and Amphibian Close-Ups

Macro images of various insects and a frog, showcasing rich details and natural settings. Subjects include grasshoppers, pillbugs, and camouflaged frogs among foliage.

Common Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) living on the underside of leaves, worldwide distribution

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Common green Grasshopper on a stem Aube France

Common Pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare) living on the underside of leaves, worldwide distribution

Malaysian Horned Leaf Frog, Medophyrs nasuta, camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the forest floor, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.

Comma butterfly chrysalis (Polygonia c-album) camouflaged amongst dead vegetation, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, August.

Wallonie, Beth, Belgium, Europe

Insect woodlice in form of bal on white background Insect Common woodlice in the form of a ball, a reaction to danger. Super macro, isolated on white background, colorful picture in detail, with stuck grains of sand Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 14430476

Common Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, Sussex, England

Common Snail - eyes emerging (Helix aspersa). Norfolk England.

Leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus guentheri) in the dry forest of Ankarafantsika, West Madagascar, Madagascar, Africa

Phanton midge (Chaoborus sp) pupa in stationary position in a pond, city of Couffy, Loir-et-Cher, France

Macro image of green conjoined spot monkey grasshopper, korat monkey grasshopper on natural background, close-up shutter

A chameleon.

Fantastic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) juvenile female, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Frog with eggs in Kettle Pond vernal pool at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, RI. Subjects: Amphibians; Ponds. Location: Rhode Island. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: NINIGRET NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Eyelash viper in Costa Rica

Striped Basilisk Lizard,Monkey Lala,Brown Striped Basilisk Lizard, (Basiliscus vittatus),Roatan,Honduras,Caribbean,Central America,Latin America,adult female

Ladybirds in autumn, Germany, Europe

Orchid manthis (Hymenopus coronatus) Female on vanda orchid flower, West Java, Indonesia

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, North America

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) emerging from its pupa, USA, Sequence 2/8

Waldlaubsänger, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, Tiere, Vögel, Biotop, Sitzwarte, Singvögel, Familie der Laubsänger, McPMAS McP_MAS_2025_007120 *** Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix , Animals, Birds, Biotope, Seat control, Songbirds, Family the Leaf warbler, McPMAS McP MAS 2025 007120 McPMAS

Asian long-horned tick

Macro Spider Bokeo Background

Giant owl butterfly resting on a tropical leaf. Caligo memnon. Native to Central America and South America. Wings of Wonder butterfly conservatory, Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida, USA. Photographed under controlled conditions

Snail macro on a tree in nature

Close-up of a snail, Puerto Egas, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Macro worm on leaf

Spider (Cyrtophora moluccensis) on its web covered in raindrops with its cocoon, Colo-i-Suva Forest Park, Viti Levu, Fiji.

Limenitis camilla butterfly on old rotten apple

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 Curculionidae

Treehopper (Membracidae) group including black colored adults, newly emerged adults which are yellow and nymphs, rainforest, Manu National Park, Peru

Common Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, Sussex, England

A rusty nail in the bark of a tree, seen in the Rottbachtal forest in Muelheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Long-eared Owl - Asio otus

Brown worm macro on dried leaves

The Greater Antilles, the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, Samana, Las Terrenas, small lizard on a branch

Wasp's nest - with Wasp (Vespidae sp.)

Common Backswimmer, Notonecta glauca

Pinzon Island Tortoise (Geochelone nigra ephippium) hatchling emerging from egg, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Breeding of silkworms at the Silk Museum. Jiangsu, Suzhou, China, Asia

Insects , Butterfly , Blue Mormon Series Papilio Polymnester-11

Stag beetle on a dead branch of an old oak Germany

strawberry poison frog, dendrobates pumilio, two disputing territory, costa rica, central america >>

Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) adult, close-up of head, in garden, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, September

Macro Spider Bokeo Background

Sand Wolfspider (Arctosa perita) adult female, with ovisac, on sandy seashore, Italy, April

Penduline Tit at Nest, Titmouse, Titmice, Bulgaria, Europe

SILK, INDIA. Rishi Valley. Silkworms in tray showing silk threads. .

Makroaufnahme einer gewöhnlichen Schnecke auf einem Blatt. Helix pomatia. Macro shot of common snail on the leaf. Helix pomatia. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitrixMarutax 23295857

Lesser horseshoe bat hibernating in an old ochre career

Bullhorn Acacia with Mutalistic Ants (Pseudomyrmex spinicola) C.R.

Juvenal's Duskywing Skipper larvae (Erynnis juvenalis) Coastal Texas

Black Bear Paw With sharp Claws in view

A well camouflaged Tuva toad-head agama (Phrynocephalus versicolor) lizard on the sandy ground near the Hongoryn Els sand dunes in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia.

africa brown dromedary bite in the volcanic timanfaya lanzarote spain

Dung Beetle (Scarabaeus pius) rolling a dung ball, Africa

Giant African land snail moving in the grass by night in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Lissachatina fulica family of Lissachatina fulica. Giant African land snail in Kruger National park, South Africa

Reflection of a green frog and filamentous algae

Tarantula (Megaphobema sp) touching a Giant Katydid which draws back as its wings open in a startle display, Rio Momon, Peru

Tree Frog

Eyed Hawk Moth (Smerinthus ocellata) mating, Engbertsdijksvenen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Grove / brown lipped snail Cepaea nemoralis} Belgium

Birth of a female mosquito emerging from the pupa

Electricity bus gigas mussel on driftwood power bus gigas mussel on driftwood copyright: xzoonar.com/serhiixzarevx 22632518

Juvenile many-spotted sweetlip fish on the link of a chain.

Edible or Brown Snail (Helix aspersa), native to Europe, American Garden Pest

European / Common ADDER - shows Hemipenis (Vipera berus). Male, UK.

Wasp Nest Tocantins, Brazil

Small garden bumble bee (Bombus hortorum) frozen on small twig, covered in ice crystals, Sheffield, UK February 2011

Caterpillar moving over a leaf France

Goose neck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus). Vancouver Aquarium - Canada.

Rhinoceros beetle, Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi (Oryctes), Indonesia, Asia

DEU, 2003: Small Eggar (Eriogaster lanestris), caterpillars in silk tent.

An adult Tree Snail in Everglades National Park, Florida.

Leaf Beetle (Stolas sp) pair with red mites on their shells, Panama

Millipede from below

Common Spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus) hiding in sand, Biebrza, Poland

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Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) emerging from its pupa, USA, Sequence 1/8

Water frog in the garden pond, pond frog (Rana kl. esculenta), water frog

green turtle chelonia mydas nesting female laying eggs ascension island, atlantic ocean

Chameleon lizard isolated on white background. Green chameleon,lizard on white background

Fascinating stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), insect of the year 2012, June, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Autumn picture with snail on forest mushroom with moss and leaves

Orange-tipped Grasshopper on an orchadgrass France

Close-up view of a ladybug amphipod, Cyproidea species.

Round-mouthed Snail Provence France

Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida) in the biotope, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Treehopper (Potnia gladiator) group, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Two Eastern Dwarf Chameleons, Bradypodion ventrale, South Africa, Tsitsikamma National Park, Otter trail, Africa

Major Ox, Elephant, or Hercules beetle showing horns, Strategus aloeus, wild, Florida

Spectacled Flying Fox Bat (Pteropus conspicillatus) in banana tree - Australia rainforest

madagascar nightjar caprimulgus madagascariensis on nest isalo national park madagascar.

White-lipped Banded SNAIL / Humbug Snail (Cepaea hortensis)

nest of a long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Animals

Snail, close-up

Spider floating on debris in water

Monarch Butterflies(Danaus plexippus) on bark, El Rosario Butterfly Reserve, Michoacan , Mexico

Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) in web

Ogrefaced Spider (Deinopis sp) making web, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Fiddler crab (Uca chlorophthalmus), Islands, Seychelles, Africa

Common myna Fight between two couples Berenty Madagascar

Wallonie, Vierves, Belgium, Europe

Water droplets on nature duck feather floating on steam with blurry reflection of light background, Shallow depth of field rain drops on texture fluffy wings of bird in monotone colour

Cicada (Auchenorrhyncha), Italy, Europe

Durian psyllid macros on wood

Paper wasp nest

Ringworm, Ringworms, Polychaetae, Animals, Other animals, Worms, Bobbit Worm (Eunice sp.) adult, buried in sand, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islan...

Red-banded Poison Frog (Dendrobates lehmanni) in bromeliad, Cauca, Colombia

beetle spade beetle insect

Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp) emerging from its shell at low tide, Bretagne , France

Southern Brown Egg Eater (Dasypeltis inornata) eating an egg, Africa

Bird Cherry Ermine Moth Caterpillar army - Northumberland, UK. Date:

Jumping Spider (Phyaces comosus) eating Spider (Epeus sp) young, Sri Lanka

A caterpillar on a flower

Gill Mushroom (Asterophora parasitica) growing on Blackening Brittlegill (Russula nigricans), Netherlands

Comb Footed Spider (Paidiscura pallens) with egg sac

Rufous Hornero, (Furnarius rufus), nest, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Ogre-faced Spider (Dinopis sp) netting prey, rainforest, Costa Rica

The cocofesse is a very unique speciality of the archipel

An adult Tree Snail on a branch in the Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida.

Red-sided Garter Snakes - emerging from den (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer) on its ball, Etosha, Namibia, Etosha NP, Africa

The brown garden snail, widely used in escargot. (MR)

Proboscis Monkey, Dominant Male - Biggest Nose (Nasalis larvatus) Borneo & Adj. Is

Tarantula (Theraphosidae)aka Baboon Spider on tree, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Ants nest of green leaves, red tailor ants, oecophyila smaragdine, India Ants nest of green leaves, red tailor ants, oecophyila smaragdine, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 10948273

Wanderer / Monarch / Milkweed Butterfly - emerging from chysalis (Danaus plexippus). Part of sequence.

Portrait of Rufous Net-casting Spider (Deinopis subrufa), Australia

Garden Snail (Helix aspersa) baby, on small fungi, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lonesome snail

Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) clinging to reed, Okavango Delta, Botswana

A pair of crabs on soft coral, Indonesia, Indian Ocean, Komodo National Park

Red Crab On The Beach; Zancudo, Costa Rica

Russula queletii

Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carrying pupae while migrating, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Pearl Gourami, young, Trichogaster leeri

Juvenile Green tree python, Morelia viridis, native to New Guinea islands in Indonesia and Australia

Leafcutter Ants (Atta cephalotes) Central & South America

Praying mantis in the hands of a young girl Switzerland

Wallcreeper flight before a cliff Alps France

Snail on Yellow Lady's Slipper - Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada

Close up of Dysphania militaris moths feeding in day time

Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Shubunkin, adult, in plastic bag, introducing to fishtank, England

Giant snail Achatina fulica crawling on green moss Close up brown snail African snail, Achatina fulica creeps on the of the green moss Copyright: xZoonar.com/VOLODYMYRxBURDIAKx 17119837

A praying mantis on a dark red leaf

Tail of Western Diamondback Rattler, AZ (Crotalus atrox)

Morpho Butterfly (Morpho achilles) chrysalis, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Goldenrod spider stalking in an artichoke capitulum

Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) portrait, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia

Eurasian Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus), male in semifinished nest, Lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Brown-tail Moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) caterpillars, in woven silk 'tent', England

Lesser Bush Baby (Galago senegalensis) leaping

white snail in the nature in summer, snails in the garden

Group of butterflies Group of butterflies sits on ground Copyright: xZoonar.com/DROBZHEVxEVGENYx 3244110

Interior of the beehive with its combs where bees store honey and pollen.

Reportage on a beekeeper in Haute-Savoie, France, who produces organic mountain honey. Arnaud has 250 bee hives managed organically. The hives are moved throughout flowering, limiting the risk of coming into contact with pesticides.

Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum), fledgling looking out of nest cavity, Biosphere Reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Cabbage white caterpillar eating its way through a crop

Ichneumon Wasp (Ephialtes manifestator) in the oviposition, Bad Hersfeld, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Black Woodpecker at work digging the nest in a trunk France

A child's hands holding a small green lizard

Stag Beetle (Lucanidae) pair facing off, Bourgogne, France

Kentish plover's (Charadrius alexandrinus) egg in sand

Bird box against a wall in a garden France

Atlas Beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus), Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

USA, Alaska. A red hermit crab inside a snail shell.

Dung Beetle, (Scarabaeus sacer), adult rolls elephant dung for egg deposition, Isimangaliso Wetland Park, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Black-banded Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) perched on a branch in Manu National Park, Peru.

Easter bunnies made of grass, detail

Stockfish

Large cabbage white butterfly

Germany, Kiel, Burgundy snail on hand of girl

Dung beetle (Scarabaeus viettei) rolling elephant feces ball in Kruger National park, South Africa

Slug hanging by a thread of mucus France

Wasp nest, nest in a wooden shed, european paper wasp (Polistes dominulus), also European Paper Wasp (Polistes gallicus), Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) perched on prickly pear cactus spine

Dung beetle (Scarabaeidae) at Addo Elephant Park, South Africa, Africa

France, Brittany, Dinan on 2021-09-15. The citizen movement of the shared gardens proposes to the inhabitants to produce themselves fruits and vegetables in urban agriculture. The objective is not only productive, because behind this movement, there is a real social and educational interest. It is now spreading all over the world and not only in big cities like here, in Dinan, a small town of 11000 inhabitants in Brittany documented through the vegetable garden of Graines en Folies also located in the priority district of Cite Lecuyer. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Dinan le 2021-09-15. Le mouvement citoyen des jardins partages propose aux habitants de produire eux-memes des fruits et legumes en agriculture urbaine. Par ailleurs, l'objectif n'est pas uniquement productif car, derrière ce mouvement, on retrouve un réel interet social et pédagogique. Il s'etend aujourd'hui dans le monde entier et pas uniquement dans les grandes villes comme ici, à Dinan, une petite comm

Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), adult head

Red eyed tree frog (Agalychins callydrias) climbing stem, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Ameerega hahneli "tonhauyo". Captive raised, , , Native to: Peru

Splendid Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates speciosus), Panama

I photograph starfishes Hands photograph on the smartphone two starfishes standing on sand Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxNepshax 4526327

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Cliff swallow peering out of its mud nest curiously and wary.

English oak acorn germinating Fance

Young Greater Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis myotis) beeing hand reared, Germany, Europe

Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) male in courtship display, Sherbrooke Forest Park, Victoria, Australia

Researcher measuring a 2.6 gram Stripe-throated Hermit hummingbird wing as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) being used to poison an arrow that makes it deadly enough to bring down game, Colombia

Large - but harmless - spider on boys hand in Thai jungle THAILAND Krabi Province

Woman kissing a metal frog in garden centre, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

Flight feather of great woodpecker Flight feather black with white spots of great red-headed woodpecker Copyright: xZoonar.com/mrivsergx 17409065

Alpine Newt (Triturus alpestris) walking over a child's hands

Ambelopoulia, small migratory birds prepared for eating, mainly Blackcaps but also Lesser Whitethroat and Great Reed Warbler, Cyprus, Europe

Flap-Necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo Dilepis) Crossing Track, Kruger National Park, South Africa.