Macro Insect World

Detailed macro shots of insects like ants and flies on foliage, revealing intricate features and behaviors in their natural environments.

The German wasp has typical wasp colours of black and yellow. It is very similar to the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), but its face has three tiny black dots.

Macro Robber fly on leaf

Diptere on a leaf at spring Belgium

Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis) head and compound eyes, Hesse, Germany

Macro fruit fly on the plant

Willow Mason-wasp (Symmorphus bifasciatus) adult female in flight. Carrying a Leaf-beetle (Chrysomelid) larvae to her nest. Powys, Wales. July.

Macro bee on ground

The German wasp has typical wasp colours of black and yellow. It is very similar to the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), but its face has three tiny black dots.

Hoverfly (Rhingia campestris) on flower, Europe

Bee macro is looking for food

Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp) flying, western Oregon

Diptera on a blade of grass France

Clay Wasp, Eumeninae

Common Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) beetle on leaf, Netherlands

Macro flies on dry leaves

Bee on plant stem, Shiga, Japan

Leafcutter Bee (Megachile japonica) carrying leaf back to nest, Shiga, Japan

Sand knot wasp with open wings sitting on sandy ground left sighted

common wasp flying to nest, Vespula vulgaris

Buzz fly

Nomad Bee (Nomada sp.) adult, resting on leaf, Leicestershire, England, may

Dioctria linearis macro side close to a predatory fly Dioctria linearis sitting on a sheet tip of the blossom in front of the blurred green background copyright: xzoonar.com/andyxnowackx 6317332

Makroaufnahme einer Fleischfliege. Sarcophagidae. Macro shot of Flesh fly. Sarcophagidae. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitrixMarutax 23296185

Brindled Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) adult, resting on dry grass seedhead, Leicestershire, England, August

Insect on the branch

Potter Wasp (Eumeninae Subfamily) with prey, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

hoverfly in forest

The head of a dragonfly (top view) . The head of a dragonfly closeup (top view)

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) resting, Groot Schietveld, Campine, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Wasp (Vespoidea) on a log, Germany, Europe

Mud (Sceliphron curvatum) dauber wasp

Gelbfuessige Sandbiene, Gemeine Sandbiene, Gewoehnliche Sandbiene, Gewoehnliche Bindensandbiene Andrena flavipes, Weibchen sitzt auf einem Eichenblatt, Elsass Yellow-legged Mining-bee Andrena flavipes, Female sitting on an oak leaf, Alsace BLWS721441 *** Gelbfuessige Sand bee, Common Sand bee, Usual Sand bee, Usual Banded sand bee Andrena flavipes , Female sits at a Oak leaf, Alsace Yellow Legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes , Female Sitting ON to Oak leaf, Alsace BLWS721441 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xMartinx

Macro Royal Bee

Hornet macro background is mixing thousands

Hyperparasitic wasp (Taeniogonalos gundlachii), Alabama, USA. (Trigonalidae).

Wespenglasfluegler, Wespen-Glasfluegler, Eichenglasfluegler, Eichen-Glasfluegler Synanthedon vespiformis, sitzt auf einem Blatt, Vorderansicht, Deutschland Yellow-legged clearwing Synanthedon vespiformis, sitting on a leaf, front view, Germany BLWS719306 *** Wasp glasswing, Wasps Glass wing, Oak glass wings, Oaks Glasfluegler Synanthedon vespiformis , sits at a Leaf, Front view, Germany Yellow Legged Clearwing Synanthedon vespiformis , Sitting ON a leaf, Front view, Germany BLWS719306 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Hornet (Vespa crabro), Untergroeningen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Haus-Feldwespen am Nest Haus-Feldwespen am Nest Copyright: xZoonar.com/JUERGENLANDSHOEFTx 22070027

German wasp (Vespula germanica) feeding on honey on a plate, Hesse, Germany, Europe

European hornet (Vespa crabro), worker in flight, flight photo, high-speed photo, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Southern Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) hanging on bud

Drone fly (Eristalis tenax), Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Grasshopper, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Resin Bee, Fam. Megachilidae, Hymenoptera, Female, Mulyangarie Station, South Australia, Australia

Azure hawker (Aeshna cyanea) and its molt, Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord, France

Bees are on white grass flowers.

Hoverfly macro is on the flower

cicada shell which leave on the tree

Honey bee on green wooden beehive

Bristly dagger wasp (Scolia hirta), on white sweet clover (Melilotus albus), Ternitz, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Hverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) in flight, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machimus atricapillus) adult, basking on edge of flowerpot in garden, Belvedere, Kent, England, august

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker, leaving nest to go foraging, nesting in Thames Water hydrant chamber, extremely unusual behaviour as honey bees don't nest underground because of risk of flooding, Crossness Nature Reserve, Bexley, Kent, Engla

Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) adult feeding on a fallen pear in a garden in summer, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Vespula germanica (Vespula germanica) with prey in front of the entrance to the nest in a house wall, Kempen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Lesser Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella inanis) adult, close-up of eyes, Norfolk, England, august

longhorn beetle dorcacerus barbatus sao carlos, sao paulo, brazil

Closeup Of A Bug On A Leaf

Head of a female Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

European Hornet while drinking. Hornet while drinking

Common Wasp (vespula vulgaris), Adult on Nest, Normandy

Berg-Raubfliege, Bergraubfliege Dysmachus picipes, Maennchen sitzt auf einer Haimsimse, Deutschland, Baden-Wuerttemberg robberfly Dysmachus picipes, Male sits on a Luzula, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg BLWS721094 *** mountain Predatory fly, Mountain robber fly Dysmachus picipes , Men sits at a Haimsimse, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg robberfly Dysmachus picipes , Male sits ON a Luzula, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg BLWS721094 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xMartinx

Common yellow dung Fly on a piece of Nettle in May France

Stiletto bow tie

German wasp, European wasp (Vespula germanica) queen on branch in spring, Belgium, Europe

Potter wasp on white background

Macro fly

Beewolf on the golden wolf on the goldenrod

Robber Fly (Asilidae), Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) building a nest, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Syrphid Fly aka Flower Fly on Buttonbush Flower, Florida

Fresh natural yellow honey in liquid form

Ungefleckte Schnepfenfliege Rhagio Immaculatus Ungefleckte Schnepfenfliege Rhagio Immaculatus

Wallonie, Anhee, Belgium, Europe

Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) adult female, feeding on ivy flowers, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Eating nectar

European hornetskoenigin (Vespa crabro), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Macro fly on green leaf

toxophora insect on the liar grass

Common marsh hoverfly, Common marsh hoverfly, Common Dangling sunlover (Helophilus pendulus)

Grey-backed Mining-bee (Andrena vaga)

European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum), sandy soil, nest entrance

Portrait of a dragonfly. Portrait of a dragonfly in the garden in summer

Fly posed on the stem of a flower

Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus) mating, Bouxieres-aux-dames, Lorraine, France

German or European Wasp (Vespula germanica) nibbling strawberry cake

Median wasp (Dolichovespula media)

Common Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) beetle taking flight, Netherlands

Red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)

Solitary wasp male on white background

Clay Wasp, Eumeninae

Furrowing bee

Frelon sucking a fig Vaucluse France

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