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01173031
Emerald moth {Geometra dieckmanni} caterpillar larvae (first stage) camouflaged and feeding on young Sawtooth Oak bud {Quercus acutissima} Japan

01173030
Emerald moth {Geometra dieckmanni} caterpillar larva (first stage) camouflaged and overwintering on Konara Oak bud {Quercus serrata} Japan

01173029
Emerald moth {Geometra dieckmanni} caterpillar larvae (first stage) camouflaged and feeding on young Konara Oak leaves {Quercus serrata} Japan

01173028
Tea Tussock Moth caterpillar larvae {Euproctis pseudoconspersa} feeding on tea leaf, Japan

01173027
Moth {Adris tyrannus} camouflage amongst fallen leaves, Japan

01173026
Banded darter / Eastern band-winged dragonfly {Sympetrum pedemontanum} at dusk, Japan

01173025
Damselfly {Calopteryx atranta} resting on a rock near water, Japan

01173024
Clown Stink Bug {Poecilocoris lewisi} laying eggs on the leaves of Kobus Magnolia, Japan

01173023
Clown Stink Bug {Poecilocoris lewisi} sucking from Kobus Magnolia fruit, Japan

01173022
Shieldbugs {Calliphara nobilis} / {Calliphara exellens} on underside of leaves, Okinawa, Japan

01173021
Shieldbugs {Poecilocoris splendidulus} mating on the back of Japanese Persimmon / Kaki leaf, Japan

01173020
Egg of Stick Insect {Neohirasea japonica} Japan

01173019
Eggs of Stick insect {Micadina yasumatsui} attached to leaf, Japan

01173018
Common Kingfishers {Alcedo atthis} mating, Hokkaido, Japan

01173017
Blakiston's fish owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakiston} in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

01173016
Blakiston's fish owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakiston} catching Japanese dace {Tribolodon hakonensis} with claws underwater, Hokkaido, Japan

01173015
Blakiston's fish owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakiston} eyes shining bright at night, Hokkaido, Japan

01173014
Blakiston's fish owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakiston} in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

01173013
Blakiston's fish owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakiston} flying, Hokkaido, Japan

01173012
Bohemian Waxwings {Bombycilla garrulus} in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

01173011
Ruddy kingfishers {Halcyon coromanda} mating, Hokkaido, Japan

01173010
Ruddy kingfisher {Halcyon coromanda} bathing, Hokkaido, Japan

01173009
Ruddy kingfisher {Halcyon coromanda} catching Japanese crayfish {Cambaroides japonicus} Hokkaido, Japan

01173008
Ruddy kingfisher {Halcyon coromanda} catching fish, Hokkaido, Japan

01173007
Ruddy kingfisher {Halcyon coromanda} catching fish, Hokkaido, Japan

01173006
Ruddy kingfisher {Halcyon coromanda} catching Japanese tree frog {Hyla japonica} Hokkaido, Japan

01173005
Ruddy kingfisher {Halcyon coromanda} Hokkaido, Japan

01173004
Ruddy kingfisher {Halcyon coromanda} catching Ezo brown frog {Rana pirica} Hokkaido, Japan

01173003
Blakiston's Fish Owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakistoni} flying, Japan

01173002
Blakiston's Fish Owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakistoni} beside water waiting to catch fish in winter, Japan

01173001
Close up of claws of Blakiston's Fish Owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakistoni} Japan

01173000
Blakiston's Fish Owl {Bubo / Ketupa blakistoni} catching Big-scaled redfin {Tribolodon hakonensis} with its claws underwater, Hokkaido, Japan

01172999
Bull-headed Shrike {Lanius bucephalus} male spiking a Praying Mantis on a branch for drying. Hokkaido, Japan

01172998
Cocoa beans {Theobroma cacao} Okinawa, Japan

01172997
Icicles made of frozen splash water, Japan

01172996
Mexico Salamander / Axolotl {Ambystoma mexicanum} captive

01172995
Lake in Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan

01172994
Giant Sequoia trees {Sequoiadendron giganteum} 2000-2500 years old, 500m in height, Sequoia National Park, California, USA

01172993
Winter woodland landscape with fog and snow, Hokkaido, Japan

01172992
Apple tree {Malus baccata var. mandshurica} in winter, Hokkaido, Japan

01172991
Field with hay bales and rainbow, Hokkaido, Japan

01172990
Venus, the first star of evening, Hokkaido, Japan

01172989
Whooper Swans {Cygnus cygnus} on river in winter in early morning mist, Hokkaido, Japan

01172988
American Mink {Mustela vison} wild mink drinking from lake, Hokkaido, Japan

01172987
Bering Wolffish {Anarhichas orientalis} face, close-up, Japan

01172986
Common Skimmer dragonflies {Sympetrum frequens} pair linked together for laying eggs ,

01172985
Aucha Perch {Coreoperca kawamebari} male protecting eggs, Okayama, Japan

01172984
Fiddler crab {Uca perplexa} displaying with its claw raised, Japan

01172983
Common Octopus {Octopus vulgaris} eggs soon to be hatched, Japan

01172982
Grass Pufferfish {Takifugu niphobles} laying eggs in shallow water, Chiba, Japan

01172981
Japanese Tree Frog {Hyla japonica} young on adult, Japan

01172980
German Chamomile {Matricaria recutita}

01172979
Asian / Japanese white birch tree {Betula platyphylla var. japonica} in winter with ice on outer twigs, Japan

01172978
Yam Hawkmoths {Theretra nessus} mating, Japan

01172977
Close up of water flowing

01172976
Intermediate Egret {Egretta intermedia} in a lotus field in winter, Japan

01172975
Young corns of Black pepper {Piper nigrum} Japan

01172974
Japanese chafer beetles {Popillia japonica}feeding on flowers of Saltspry rose {Rosa rugosa} Japan

01172973
Hedge of {Thuja / Platycladus orientalis} Japan

01172972
A tooth of dinosaur {Tyrannosaurus}

01172971
Japanese Wood Ants {Formica japonica} attracted to nectar of Garden Balsam flowers {Impatiens balsamina} Japan

01172970
Sowing a seed of Morning Glory {Ipomoea nil} in a flowerpot, Japan

01172969
Albany Banksia {Banksia coccinea} flowers, Japan

01172968
Burs of Italian Cocklebur {Xanthium italicum} attached to fur on head of Domestic dog, Japan

01172967
Japanese chafer beetle {Popillia japonica} feeding on Soybean leaf, Japan

01172966
Japanese Snake Gourd flower {Trichosanthes cucumeroides} Japan

01172965
Japanese Spicebush flowers {Lindera obtusiloba} Japan

01172964
Bush Cricket {Phaneroptera falcata} shadow seen through Maple leaf, Japan

01172963
Shield bug {Picromerus fuscoannulatus} sucking body fluid from caterpillar larva of Oriental moth{Monema flavescens} Japan

01172962
Yellow berries of {Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus} berries, Japan

01172961
Tree Sparrows {Passer montanus} dust bathing, Japan

01172960
Mulberries {Morus australis / bombycis) Japan

01172959
Boston Ivy / Japanese Creeper {Parthenocissus tricuspidata} close up of tendrils and suckers for climbing, Japan

01172958
Japanese Giant Salamander {Andrias japonicus} eating a Big-scaled redfin fish {Tribolodon hakonensis} Japan

01172957
Two Hermit Crabs {Pagurus filholi} fighting over an empty shell, Japan

01172956
Japanese eel {Anguilla japonica} flat transparent larva, leptocephalus, 2 days after hatching, Japan

01172955
Goldfish {Carassius auratus} captive, Japan

01172954
Common Jellyfish {Aurelia aurita} preying on fish with its polyps, Japan

01172953
Common Octopus {Octopus vulgaris} mass of eggs, Japan

01172952
Soybeans {Glycine max} Hokkaido, Japan

01172951
Japanese Dog-tooth Violet {Erythronium japonicum} and Corydalis {Corydalis ambigua} flowering on woodland floor, Hokkaido, Japan

01172950
Sweet / Bell Pepper plant {Capsicum annuum var. grossum} with fruit and flowers, Japan

01172949
Japanese Butterbur {Petasites japonicus} growing beside a mountain stream, Hokkaido, Japan

01172948
River steaming in the morning sun, near Mt. Urabandai, Fukushima, Japan

01172947
Lilies flowering on a thatched roof, Toono, Iwate, Japan

01172946
Bamboo {Bambusoideae} stems in woods, Kyoto, Japan

01172945
Yoshino Cherry trees {Prunus / Cerasus × yedoensis 'Yedoensis'} in blossom on hillside with fog behind, Lake Tama, Japan

01172944
Looking up into the canopy of Japanese Beech {Fagus crenata} trees covered in snow in early spring, Fukushima, Japan

01172943
Japanese Beech woodland {Fagus crenata} in spring with melting snow, Niigata, Japan

01172942
Yoshino Cherry blossom {Prunus (Cerasus) × yedoensis 'Yedoensis' Brassica sp} Saitama, Japan

01172941
Mt. Fuji reflected in Lake Kawaguchi with moon above, Yamanashi, Japan

01172940
Mt. Tanigawadake in early winter, Gumma, Japan

01172939
Japanese / Oriental Persimmon / Kaki tree {Diospyros kaki} with fruits in winter, Fukushima, Japan

01172938
Winter landscape along the river, Fukushima, Japan

01172937
White-Banded / Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp {Lysmata amboinensis} cleaning Bicolor anthias {Pseudanthias bicolor} Okinawa, Japan

01172936
Spotted tailed Anglerfish {Lophiodes fimbriatus} juvenile, Okinawa, Japan

01172935
Fire gobies / Fire Dartfish / Orange FireFish {Nemateleotris magnifica} Amami, Kagoshima, Japan

01172934
Coral spawning at night, Okinawa, Japan

01172933
Semicircle Angelfish juvenile {Pomacanthus semicirculatus} Okinawa, Japan

01172932
Black Spotted Garden Eels {Heteroconger hassi} waiting for prey, Okinawa, Japan

01172931
School of Oriental Sweetlips {Plectorhinchus orientalis} Maldives

01172930
Dark-Banded Fusilier {Pterocaesio tile} of night body color, Okinawa, Japan

01172929
Black Ribbon Eel {Rhinomuraena quaesita} with its mouth open, Okinawa, Japan

01172928
School of Shrimpfish / Razorfish {Aeoliscus strigatus} camouflaged by resting upside down amongst Longspine black sea urchins

01172927
School of Blue and gold Fusiliers {Caesio teres}

01172926
Potter wasp {Eumenes micado} carrying a mud ball to make a nest, Japan

01172925
Scarlet Dwarf dragonfly male {Nannophya pygmaea} Japan

01172924
Leaf Beetle {Aulacophora nigripennis} eating inside a circle that it has marked on a squash leaf, Japan

01172923
Ant {Tetramorium tsushimae} carrying a dandelion seed, Japan

01172922
Sand Wasp {Ammophila sabulosa nipponica} hunting a moth larva, Ibaraki, Japan

01172921
Oriental Tussock Moth larvae {Euproctis subflava} Ibaraki, Japan

01172920
Longhorned beetle {Mesechthistatus binodosus} overwintering, camouflaged amongst fallen leaves, Japan

01172919
Winter Stonefly {Eocapnia nivalis} on snow, Japan

01172918
Insect gall made by aphid {Paracolopha morrisoni} with insects growing inside, Ibaraki, Japan

01172917
Insect gall made by Aphid {Paracolopha morrisoni} Ibaraki, Japan

01172916
Hover fly {Monoceromyia pleuralis} mimicing a Hornet, Ibaraki, Japan

01172915
Cabbage White butterfly {Pieris rapae crucivora} pupa overwintering, Ibaraki, Japan

01172914
Parasitic Wasp {Pteromalus puparum} females waiting for host caterpillar {Papilio xuthus} to pupate, Ibaraki, Japan

01172913
Asian Lady Beetles {Harmonia axyridis} with various patterns, Ibaraki, Japan

01172912
Potter wasp {Eumenes rubrofemoratus} building a bottle-shaped nest, Japan

01172911
Siberian Salamander {Salamandrella keyserlingii} egg capsule glowing blue just after being laid, Hokkaido, Japan

01172910
Clouded Salamander {Hynobius nebulosus} releasing sperm and holding eggs, Shimane, Japan

01172909
Oita Salamander {Hynobius dunni} male, Oita, Japan

01172908
Hwamei / Melodius laughing thrush {Garrulax canorus} Yamanashi, Japan

01172907
Hwamei / Melodius laughing thrush singing {Garrulax canorus} Yamanashi, Japan

01172906
School of Japanese Medaka {Oryzias latipes} in rice field, Yamanashi, Japan

01172905
Daito Flying Fox {Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis} feeding on figs {Ficus virgata} at night, Okinawa, Japan

01172904
Japanese Mole {Talpa / Mogera wogura} in underground tunnel, captive, Japan

01172903
Great Tit {Parus major} flying with spider prey, Japan

01172902
Common Kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} diving into water to prey on fish {Pseudorasbora parva} Yamanashi, Japan

01172901
Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel {Petaurista leucogenys} gliding, Yamanashi, Japan

01172900
Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel {Petaurista leucogenys} in tree, Yamanashi, Japan

01172899
Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel {Petaurista leucogenys} feeding on Sawtooth Oak leaves {Quercus acutissima} Japan

01172898
Mudskipper (Bluespotted Mudhopper) {Boleophthalmus pectinirostris} jumping, courtship display, Japan

01172897
Lesser Japanese Mole {Talpa / Mogera imaizumii} in underground tunnel, captive, Japan

01172896
Lesser Japanese Mole {Talpa / Mogera imaizumii} emerging from the ground, Japan

01172895
Long-tailed Tit {Aegithalos caudatus} drinking from a Maple sap icicle, Yamanashi, Japan

01172894
Fruit of various walnut species {Juglans ailantifolia} (left), {Pterocarya rhoifolia}(middle), and {Juglans regia var. orientis} (right) Japan

01172893
Small Japanese Field Mouse {Apodemus argenteus} Yamanashi, Japan

01172892
Large Japanese Field Mouse {Apodemus speciosus} parent with babies in nest, Yamanashi, Japan

01172891
Small Japanese Field Mouse {Apodemus argenteus} feeding on fruit of Five Leaf Akebia, Yamanashi, Japan

01172890
Tree Sparrow {Passer montanus} making a nest in a chimney, Yamanashi, Japan

01172889
Greater Horseshoe Bat {Rhinolophus ferrumequinum} flying in a cave, Mt Fuji, Yamanashi, Japan

01172888
Small Japanese Field Mouse {Apodemus argenteus} jumping with an Acorn in its mouth, Yamanashi, Japan

01172887
Kodiak brown Bear {Ursus arctos middendorffi} cub playing, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

01172886
Bull-headed Shrike {Lanius bucephalus} pair (male on right) feeding Earthworm to chicks at nest, Saitama, Japan

01172885
Common / Ring-necked Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus} male, Saitama, Japan

01172884
Large-billed / Jungle Crows {Corvus macrorhynchos} scavenging from rubbish bins in the morning, Tokyo, Japan

01172883
Bewick's Swan / Tundra Swan {Cygnus columbianus bewickii} with chick at nest, Arctic, Russia

01172882
Great Reed Warbler {Acrocephalus arundinaceus} singing, Saitama, Japan

01172881
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher {Terpsiphone atrocaudata} male at nest with chicks, Saitama, Japan

01172880
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher {Terpsiphone atrocaudata} pair (male on right) raising chicks, Saitama, Japan

01172879
Luminescent Dwarf Squid {Watasenia scintillans} glowing undewater in dark

01172878
Raccoon Butterflyfish {Chaetodon lunula}

01172877
Sea Otter {Enhydra lutris} sleeping, wrapped in seaweed

01172876
Ricefield / Asian Swamp Eel {Monopterus albus} Japan

01172875
Octopus {Octopus sp} mass of eggs

01172874
Blackmouth Angler {Lophiomus setigerus} preying upon a small fish

01172873
Iriomote Cat {Prionailurus iriomotensis) two young cats playing at night, Iriomote, Okinawa, Japan

01172872
Japanese Weasel {Mustela itatsi} out foraging at night, Nagano, Japan

01172871
Japanese Serow {Capricornis crispus} Nagano, Japan

01172870
Raccoon Dogs {Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus}albino on left, Nagano, Japan

01172869
Long billed Plover {Charadrius placidus} chicks in nest smell danger and lie down simulating a stone, Nagano, Japan

01172868
Grey-headed Lapwing {Vanellus cinereus} in a rice field, Aichi, Japan

01172867
Moths and other insects gathering around an outdoor light, Japan

01172866
Antlion {Hagenomyia micans} larva, Japan

01172865
Antlions mating {Hagenomyia micans} Japan

01172864
Asian Tiger Mosquito {Aedes albopictus} after sucking blood, Japan

01172863
Abura-zemi / Large brown cicada {Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata} larva (final stage) underground, Japan,

01172862
Indian Red Admiral {Vanessa indica} head and abdomen, viewed from below, Japan

01172861
Multicoloured Asian Lady Beetles {Harmonia axyridis} overwintering, Japan

01172860
Abura-zemi / Large brown cicada {Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata} larva (third stage) underground

01172859
Abura-zemi / Large brown cicada {Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata} larva (final stage) underground, Japan

01172858
Common / Blue Marron {Cherax cainii / tenuimanus} crayfish, captive

01172857
Eggs of Oily shiner fish {Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus} in the mantle of a bivalve mollusc, captive

01172856
Smallmouth Bass {Micropterus dolomieu} Nagano, Japan

01172855
Siamese Fighting Fish {Betta splendens} making a foam nest of bubbles to attract female to lay eggs in, captive

01172854
Mozambique Tilapia {Oreochromis mossambicus} raising youngs in its mouth, captive

01172853
Brown Discus {Symphysodon aequifasciatus axelrodi} juveniles feeding on 'milk' on parent's body, captive

01172852
European / Beluga sturgeon {Huso huso} captive

01172851
Leaffish / South American Leaf Fish {Monocirrhus polyacanthus} simulating fallen leaves underwater, captive

01172850
Bering Wolffish {Anarhichas orientalis} face, close-up

01172849
Bluegill male {Lepomis macrochirus} Shiga, Japan

01172848
Mozambique Tilapia raising young in its mouth {Oreochromis mossambicus} captive

01172847
Black / Large mouthed Bass {Micropterus salmoides} protecting eggs,

01172846
Kissing Loach {Leptobotia curta} Japan

01172845
Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta} young going back to the sea, Japan

01172844
White-naped Cranes {Grus vipio} flying over the sea, Kagoshima, Japan

01172843
A flock of Duck flying, reflecting the light at sunset, Japan

01172842
Two Greater Horseshoe Bats {Rhinolophus ferrumequinum} flying out of a cave, Japan

01172841
Japanese Dormouse {Glirulus japonicus} feeding on Honeysukle {Lonicera gracilipes var. glabra} berry, Japan

01172840
Ermine / Stoat (Mustela erminea} drinking water, summer coat, Nagano, Japan

01172839
Japanese Mamushi {Gloydius blomhoffii blomhoffii}giving birth, Japan

01172838
Lesser Japanese horseshoe bat {Rhinolophus cornutus} close up of face, Japan

01172837
Lesser Japanese horseshoe bat {Rhinolophus cornutus} with suckling young, Japan

01172836
Japanese crane {Grus japonensis} resting on one leg with head tucked under wing, Hokkaido, Japan

01172835
Tokyo daruma pond frog {Rana porosa porosa} with its eyes out of water, Japan

01172834
Japanese Tree Frog {Hyla japonica} clinging to stalks of oat, Japan

01172833
Japanese Tree Frog {Hyla japonica} clinging to rice leaves 'doing the splits', Japan

01172832
Chinese mystery snail {Cipangopaludina chinensis malleata} laying eggs, Japan

01172831
Japanese Grass Lizard {Takydromus tachydromoides} tail regeneration, Japan

01172830
Japanese Grass Lizard {Takydromus tachydromoides} moulting, Japan

01172829
Okinawa Rail {Gallirallus okinawae} resting on a tree, Okinawa, Japan

01172828
Fireflies {Lychnuris / Pyrocoelia abdominalis} male mating with larviform female, Okinawa, Japan

01172827
Cicada {Baeturia kuroiwae} female emerging from chrysalis, Okinawa, Japan

01172826
Firefly larva {Lychnuris atripennis} preying on a spiral shell on the ground, Okinawa, Japan

01172825
Dead Leaf Butterfly {Kallima inachus eucerca} flapping its wing, sequence 2/2, Okinawa, Japan

01172824
Dead Leaf Butterfly {Kallima inachus eucerca} flapping its wing, sequence 1/2, Okinawa, Japan

01172823
Swarm of Cotton Stainer bugs {Dysdercus philippinus} on leaf of Parasol Leaf Tree, Okinawa, Japan

01172822
Pillbug / Pill Woodlouse {Armadillidium vulgare} shedding skin, sequence 3/3, Tokyo, Japan

01172821
Pillbug / Pill Woodlouse {Armadillidium vulgare} shedding skin, sequence 2/3, Tokyo, Japan

01172820
Pillbug / Pill Woodlouse {Armadillidium vulgare} shedding skin, sequence 1/3, Tokyo, Japan

01172819
Earthworm {Metaphire sieboldi} male out of the ground (30cm), Kumamoto, Japan

01172818
Freshwater Bryozoan {Pectinatella magnifica}

01172817
Springtail {Sminthuridae} Japan

01172816
False scorpion {Pararoncus japonicus} (4mm) Japan

01172815
Pillbug / Pill Woodlouse {Armadillidium vulgare} first moult after hatching, Tokyo, Japan

01172814
Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell butterfly {Nymphalis xanthomelas japonica} excretion sequence 2/2, Shiga, Japan, with beetle alongside.

01172813
Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell butterfly {Nymphalis xanthomelas japonica} excretion sequence 1/2, Shiga, Japan, with beetle alongside.

01172812
Glow Worm larva of Fungus gnat {Arachnocampa sp} glowing, New Zealand

01172811
Two Leaf Insects {Phyllium pulchrifolium} camouflaged as tree leaves, Malaysia

01172810
Three Leaf Insects {Phyllium sp} camouflage amongst tree leaves, Malaysia

01172809
Parryi Stag Beetles {Hexarthrius parryi} fighting, Borneo, Malaysia

01172808
Stag beetles {Prosopocoilus astacoides} fighting on tree trunk, Malaysia

01172807
Parryi Stag Beetle {Hexarthrius parryi} and Stag beetle {Odontolabis wallastonii} fighting, Malaysia

01172806
Migratory Locust {Locusta migratoria} gregarious phase (brownish, left) solitary phase (green, right), male on top and female on bottom, Japan

01172805
Weevil larva {Curculio robustus} coming out of an acorn, Shiga, Japan

01172804
Fruit-piercing Moth {Oraesia excavata} overwintering, camouflaged amongst fallen leaves, Shiga, Japan

01172803
Looper moth larva {Geometridae} simulating a branch, Shiga, Japan

01172802
Asian comma butterfly {Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum} overwintering, Shiga, Japan

01172801
Common Grass Yellow butterfly {Eurema hecabe} over winteringi in snow, Shiga, Japan

01172800
Honeypot Ants storing honey in their abdomen {Myrmecocystus sp} Australia

01172799
Honeypot Ants storing honey in their abdomen {Myrmecocystus sp} Australia

01172798
Honeypot Ants storing honey in their abdomen {Myrmecocystus sp} Australia

01172797
A swarm of treehoppers {Cyphonia sp} simulating thorns, Costa Rica

01172796
Treehopper {Bocydium globulare} rainforest, South America

01172795
Treehopper {Membracidae} Brazil

01172794
Moon moth {Automeris sp} display showing eyespots on its underwings, Costa Rica

01172793
Conehead Katydid {Copiphora rhinoceros} close up of face, Costa Rica

01172792
Man standing beside termite mound, Australia

01172791
Hangingfly {Bittacus nipponicus} male giving a gift to a female as a courtship display, Shiga, Japan

01172790
Dung-ball beetle larva (final stage) {Kheper playnotus} inside dung ball, Kenya

01172789
Pair of Dung beetles {Kheper playnotus} rolling a brooding dung ball, male pushing, female riding on top of the ball, Kenya

01172788
Moth {Xanthopan morgani praedicta} close-up of mouthparts, antennae and probosis, Madagascar

01172787
Tiger Beetle {Cicindela chinensls} Shiga, Japan