Anthidium male, a solitary bee in the family Megachilidae, asleep, firmly clinging at the top of a twig with its mandibles.
A Common blue male not so common because it lacks an eye spot in the forewing cell. This ocelle is used to differentiate several Blue species, it can be difficult not to confuse this form with other species.
A Common blue male not so common because it lacks an eye spot in the forewing cell. This ocelle is used to differentiate several Blue species, it can be difficult not to confuse this form with other species.
A Common blue male not so common because it lacks an eye spot in the forewing cell. This ocelle is used to differentiate several Blue species, it can be difficult not to confuse this form with other species.
Nymph of Conehead mantis female discovered in the bushes of a dry hillside calcicole. Little fierce, she cleans its legs on my finger while I take a photo. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis female discovered in the bushes of a dry hillside calcicole. Little fierce, she cleans its legs on my finger while I take a photo. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis female discovered in the bushes of a dry hillside calcicole. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis female discovered in the bushes of a dry hillside calcicole. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis female discovered in the bushes of a dry hillside calcicole. Limousin, France.
Small Spider Orchid at the beginning of flowering on calcicolous grassland. Limousin, France.
Small Spider Orchid at the beginning of flowering on calcicolous grassland. Limousin, France.
Small Spider Orchid at the beginning of flowering on calcicolous grassland. Limousin, France.
Green-winged Meadow Orchid at beginning of flowering on calcicolous grassland. Limousin, France.
Adonis Blue gathering nectar of a Bird's-foot Trefoil flower. Hidden in the heart of flowers, a spider is getting ready to capture his prey.
Heath Fritillary gathering nectar of a daisy flower in a calcareous grassland. Limousin, France.
Heath Fritillary gathering nectar of a daisy flower in a calcareous grassland. Limousin, France.
Heath Fritillary gathering nectar of a daisy flower in a calcareous grassland. Limousin, France.
Small Spider Orchid at the beginning of flowering on calcicolous grassland. Limousin, France.
Small Spider Orchid at the beginning of flowering on calcicolous grassland. Limousin, France.
Small Spider Orchid at the beginning of flowering on calcicolous grassland. Limousin, France.
This bug is a species of assassin and thread-legged bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae. It's a predatory bug which uses its forelegs to catch insects. Here, this specimen is on the lookout on a Wayfaring Tree. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis male resting on a shrub in dry calcareous hillside. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis male resting on a shrub in dry calcareous hillside. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis male resting on a shrub in dry calcareous hillside. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis male resting on a shrub in dry calcareous hillside. Limousin, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis male resting on a shrub in dry calcareous hillside. Limousin, France.
Furtive encounter between a common red soldier beetle and a Short-tailed Blue female posed in a calcareous grassland.