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Translucent in the sunshine, a mayfly on a fence post, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition riverfly category
On the road again! Great green bush cricket, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Juvenile vegetable bug on passion fruit in Croatia, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Ephemera vulgata: heading for an uncertain future, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Common mayfly by River Stour, Specially Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition riverfly category
On guard! Worker honey bees, Apis mellifera, protect their nest, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Peacock butterfly, Aglais io, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Adult caddisfly, Philopotamus montanus, Runner up 2008 NIW Photography Competition riverfly category
Large red damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Fritillary butterfly, Melitaea sp., feeding on knapweed, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Soldier beetle on sentry duty, Specially Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Small skipper butterfly, Thymelicus sylvestris, nectaring, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Adult caddisfly, Odontocerum albicorne. Third Prize 2008 NIW Photography Competition riverfly category
Grasshopper resting in the undergrowth, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition under 18 category
Dragonfly ready for take-off, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition under 18 category
Southern hawker dragonfly, Aeshna cyanea, emerging from nymph, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Male four-spotted chaser dragonfly, Libellula quadrimaculata, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Marbled white butterfly, Melanargia galathea, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Mayfly on iris bud, First Prize in riverfly category and Commended in adult category 2008 NIW Photography Competition
Great green bush cricket, Tettigonia viridissima, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
"En garde" bee-fly, Bombylius major, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Four-spotted chaser dragonfly, Libellula quadrimaculata, perching, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Fly (Muscidae) resting on leaf, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Honey bees, Apis mellifera, collecting nectar, Specially Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition under 18 category
Grasshopper camouflaged on dead leaves in Croatia, Second Prize 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Praying mantis in a sunflower field, First Prize 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Soft body of a caddis fly larva, Joint Third Prize 2008 NIW Photography Competition riverfly category
Hoverfly settling on wild orchid, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Gray hairstreak butterfly, Strymon melinus, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Gendarme firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Shy black beetle departs as a pair of soldier beetles, Rhagonycha fulva, mate, Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
Four-spotted chaser dragonfly, Libellula quadrimaculata, by water lilies, First Prize 2008 NIW Photography Competition under 18 category
Mayfly, Specially Commended in riverfly category and Commended in adult category 2008 NIW Photography Competition
Ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita. Commended 2008 NIW Photography Competition adult category
The giant weta from New Zealand is the heaviest known insect species, one individual was found to weigh 71g.
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