AI generated image of a Close up of a male blue tailed damselfly (common damselfly) on a green leaf

Gulls fly up in front of glacier, Spitzsergen, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Garden orb spider (araneus diadematus) in its web, with captured fly, wrapping it up in silk from its spinnerettes, oxfordshire, uk

Hover-fly (Volucella species) close-up of head, Oxfordshire, UK

A close up of a female dragon fly laying eggs, United Kingdom, Europe

Fly agaric cap (Amanita muscaria), close up

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone) in flight dropping Mussel (Mytilus edulis) onto ground to break it up and to feed. Angus, Scotland, UK

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone) in flight dropping Mussel (Mytilus edulis) onto ground to break it up and to feed. Angus, Scotland, UK

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A close up of a fly's eye

A close up of a fly

The sponging mouthparts consist of a fleshy, elbowed labium, at the distal end of which are large, sponge-like organs called the labella (singular, labellum). The labella is a complex structure consisting of many grooves, called pseudotrachea, which sops up liquids much like a sponge does.

Fly Agaric or Fly Amanita mushroom (Amanita muscaria) in the Kalkalpen National Park in Upper Austria, Europe

Fly Agaric or Fly Amanita (Amanita muscaria var. muscaria), poisonous mushroom

Fly agaric, fly amanita (Amanita muscaria), Pillersattel mountain pass, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), toadstool, poisonous mushroom, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Balloon flight over the valley of Goereme, Cappadocia, Turkey, Western Asia

Young fly agraric (Amanita muscaria), Hoernle, Ammergau Alps, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri), females feeding on Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum), Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA

Common cranes (Grus grus) in flight, sunrise, Zingst peninsula, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Wings, plane, Lufthansa Airbus A340-313X, above the clouds at sunrise

Commercial aircraft Lufthansa Boeing 737-500 named after the town of Iserlohn, during climb, Star Alliance Group, Duesseldorf International Airport, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Airplane trails, star trails, the rising moon

Arrival and departure board at airport, flying ban because of volcanic eruption, canceled flights

Arrival and departure board at airport, flying ban because of volcanic eruption, canceled flights

A mega flock of red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) flies up at a waterhole with burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Housefly (Musca domestica)

Traditional fire lanterns being released into the night sky during the Yeepeng festival, also referred to as Loi Krathong, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Traditional fire lanterns being released into the night sky during the Yeepeng festival, also referred to as Loi Krathong, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) courtship, Oldenburger Muensterland, Osterfeine, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Busted Common kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis) with captured fish, hunting, Netherlands

Flying geese in snow flurries, flock of geese, migratory bird, bird migration, Goldenstedter Moor, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Busted Common kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis) with captured fish, hunting, Netherlands

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) flying on the nest, Germany, Europe

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) flying on the nest, Germany, Europe

Soaring young White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in winter, Kutno, Poland, Europe

Mute swan (Cygnus olor), starting on Donau river, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Paraglider taking off with the peaks of the Lake Garda mountains and Bergamo Alps, Monte Baldo, Malcesine, Verona Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Balloon flight over the valley of Goereme, Cappadocia, Turkey, Western Asia

View from a plane, Alps, Lake Garda, Italy, Europe

Great egret (Ardea alba) in the water with open wings, taking off, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Model helicopter flying at night

German Wings passenger plane against a blue sky, climb, Airbus A319

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) flying on branch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Puffins (Fratercula arctica) in flight, Skoruvíkurbjarg bird cliffs, Langanes peninsula, North Eastern Region, Iceland, Europe

Pale-chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus) . Flying off a rainwater pool at a gravel road. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Balloon flight over the valley of Goereme, Cappadocia, Turkey, Western Asia

Housefly (Musca domestica)

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) flying on branch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Mute swan (Cygnus olor), starting on Donau river, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Busted Common kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis) for prey strike, hunting, Netherlands

Soaring adult white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in winter, Kutno, Poland, Europe

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) takes off from the hand of the trainer, Wildpark Mautern, Styria, Austria, Europe

Lotus (Nelumbo) flower, Zoo, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Sunrise, flight to Yekaterinburg, Jekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Patrol helicopter with night flying capability, image intensifier, infrared camera, night mission, police flying squadron NRW, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hot air balloon, balloon flight, view into the balloon envelope during heating up

Anti nuclear power demonstration with balloons at the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant, the most powerful German nuclear power plant, Gundremmingen in Guenzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Housefly (Musca domestica)

Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), carnivorous plant

Mute swan (Cygnus olor), starting on Donau river, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Flying crane (grus grus) in front of morning sky, silhouette, sunrise, Vaestergoetland, Sweden, Europe

Mute swan (Cygnus olor), starting on Donau river, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Cranes in flight at sunrise

Housefly (Musca domestica)

Cranes in flight at sunrise

A female hiker opens her tent fly to set up camp on a riverbed in California.

A close up of fly fishing tackle in Pennslyvania.

Close-up of a fly fisherman holding his catch at Lake Futalaufquen, Patagonia.

Close-up of a Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) with catchlight and tucked wing feathers flies from bushes, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Close-up of a Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) with catchlight flying over the savannah, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Close-up of temple wall with ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic details, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt

Hawaii, Maui, A female photographer shooting from a Helicopter.

Hot Air Balloon Lit Up at Night, Tigard, Oregon, United States

A brown snake eagle, Circaetus cinereus, stands at the crown of a tree, wings up about to fly, full moon in background, yellow eyes, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Close up of yellow flypaper covered in dead insects, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Close up of a Blue and Yellow Macaw Ara Ararauna, parrot, Ara Ararauna, Brasilia, Amazone rainforest

A German BGR helicopter used in Terre Victoria to transport geologists to specific research points. These are one-off scientific programs, involving the collaboration of several countries, in this case Germany and Italy. The Germans set up a base camp several dozen kilometers from the Italian Mario Zucchelli station, using Italian logistical resources such as the Laura Bassi icebreaker to transport the helicopter, the equipment needed to set up the base camp, scientific equipment and, of course, personnel. All of this was delivered to the Mario Zucchelli station for onward transport by helicopter to the search site. Victoria Land, Antarctica

Song of the ash cranes (Grus grus) at dawn on a beach of the Loire, the cranes wake up and will not trade to fly away at sunrise, Loire Valley, France

White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight close-up. Shiretoko National Park. Shiretoko Peninsula. Hokkaido. Japan