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Bees and wasps : Macro photographs of bees and wasps.

Bees and wasps

Macro photographs of bees and wasps.

Updated: Dec 02, 2009 8:16am PST

Small animal life : Miscellaneous animal macro photos, especially of invertebrates.

Small animal life

Miscellaneous animal macro photos, especially of invertebrates.

Updated: Oct 23, 2009 11:05am PST

spiders : Macro photographs of spiders.

spiders

Macro photographs of spiders.

Updated: Aug 23, 2009 6:29pm PST

Katydids, crickets, grasshoppers : Macro photographs of grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids.

Katydids, crickets, grasshoppers

Macro photographs of grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids.

Updated: Aug 23, 2009 3:19pm PST

Ladybugs : Ladybugs -- or ladybird beetles if you prefer.

Ladybugs

Ladybugs -- or ladybird beetles if you prefer.

Updated: Jul 01, 2009 7:54am PST

carpenter ants at work : Black carpenter ants tending to a 'farm' of aphids. A colony will protect a large number of aphids and harvest the sugar-rich honeydew they produce.

carpenter ants at work

Black carpenter ants tending to a 'farm' of aphids. A colony will pro ...

Updated: Jun 12, 2009 10:25am PST

Giant ichneumon wasps : Four-inch-long female giant ichneumon wasps (Megarhyssa macrurus) drill into a tree to lay their eggs on larval wood wasps. The egg hatches and the larval ichneumon devours its host over the course of the following year. Males compete to mate with virgin females that have not yet left the tree.

Giant ichneumon wasps

Four-inch-long female giant ichneumon wasps (Megarhyssa macrurus) dril ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2009 4:12pm PST

carpenter bee, rhododendron : A carpenter bee frantically collects pollen from a rhododendron flower after three days of constant rain.

carpenter bee, rhododendron

A carpenter bee frantically collects pollen from a rhododendron flower ...

Updated: May 29, 2009 3:10pm PST

Cellar spiders : The common cellar spider, Pholcus phalangioides. Also known as the daddy long legs, these harmless spiders spend most of their time hanging upside down in their webs, waiting to capture the small insects and spiders they prey upon.

Cellar spiders

The common cellar spider, Pholcus phalangioides. Also known as the da ...

Updated: May 28, 2009 10:02am PST

Harvestmen : Harvestmen warming up on a cool spring day. These animals are related to spiders but are not venomous, and typically feed on small dead bugs and plant matter. I'm believe they are Phalangium opilio, probably females based on the mottled color patterns.

Harvestmen

Harvestmen warming up on a cool spring day. These animals are related ...

Updated: May 26, 2009 1:22pm PST

Avian : Bird photography

Avian

Bird photography

Updated: May 08, 2009 6:27am PST

Mammals : Wild and urban mammals.

Mammals

Wild and urban mammals.

Updated: May 06, 2009 7:18pm PST