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Kayaking in Torrent Bay, Torrent Bay, Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific
Ru Neuf torrent, Etroubles, Valle d'Aosta, Italy
Torrent de Pareis Gorge, Sa Calobra, northern Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe
Platja de Torrent de Pareis, Sa Calobra, Mallorca (Majorca), Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe
View over Torrent Bay from the Abel Tasman Coast Track, Abel Tasman National Park, near Marahau, Tasman, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific
Kayaks on beach, Torrent Bay, Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific
Torrent Bay, Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific
Torrent, Riva Valley (Val di Riva) (Reintal), adjacent to Ahrntal (Valle Aurina), South Tyrol (Alto Adige), Italy
Hikers crossing a torrent on a footbridge in Zingchen gorge, Hemis National Park, Ladakh region, state of Jammu and Kashmir,India,Asia
Woman filling a bottle with pure water from a torrent coming from glciers, Nordmannvikdalen valley,region of Lyngen,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe
Small torrent flowing through a fern bed in the undergrowth, Nordmannvikdalen valley,region of Lyngen,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe
Small torrent flowing through a fern bed in the undergrowth, Nordmannvikdalen valley,region of Lyngen,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe
Small torrent flowing through a birch wood,Nordmannvikdalen valley,region of Lyngen,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe
White water on the River Rhine at Rheinfall (Rhine Falls), near Schauffhausen, Switzerland, Europe
Mountain torrent at dusk in front snowy mountains, Valmasino, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
Young woman by the torrent, Riva Valley (Val di Riva) (Reintal), near Ahrntal (Valle Aurina), South Tyrol (Alto Adige), Italy
Rambler refreshing herself at the torrent, Riva Valley (Val di Riva) (Reintal), near Ahrntal (Valle Aurina), South Tyrol (Alto Adige), Italy
Torrent surmounted by mountains at sunrise, Valmasino, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
Torrent with church in winter snow, Livigno, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
Balancing rock and torrent in Torrone Valley, Valmasino, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
Aerial of Torrent de Pareis, Sa Calobra, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe
Marmore Waterfalls in spring, Marmore Waterfalls Park, Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
White water on the River Rhine at Rheinfall (Rhine Falls), near Schauffhausen, Switzerland, Europe
Kayaks on beach, Torrent Bay, Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific
Thundering water at Gullfoss, Iceland's most famous waterfall, with sunlight streaming down through the spray, near Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions
A kayaker negotiates his way through the rapids on the Karnali River in west Nepal, Asia
Tourists having fun rafting on the sacred River Ganges (Mother Ganga), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), India, Asia
Aerial of Torrent de Pareis, Sa Calobra, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe
Marmore Waterfalls in spring, Marmore Waterfalls Park, Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
The torrent of Marmitte dei Giganti, Valle Antigorio, Dommodossola, Piedmont, Italy
The torrent of Marmitte dei Giganti, Valle Antigorio, Dommodossola, Piedmont, Italy
Marmore Waterfalls in spring, Marmore Waterfalls Park, Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Marmore Waterfalls in spring, Marmore Waterfalls Park, Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
The torrent of Marmitte dei Giganti, Valle Antigorio, Dommodossola, Piedmont, Italy
Man wades through flood water in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Car and boy on a bike try to move through flood water in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Children ride their bikes through flood water in Minster Lovell, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Firemen pump water out of flooded home in Naunton, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Four wheel drive car drives through flooded road in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Outdoor tables and chairs of The Swan Hotel submerged in flood water, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Car forced off the road by flood water sweeping from field to field in Lyneham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Car abandoned in flood in Ascott-Under-Wychwood, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Four wheel drive car drives through flooded road in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Car forced off the road by flooding in Lyneham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
Launchy Gill waterfall by Thirlmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK
Launchy Gill waterfall by Thirlmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK
Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
Virgin and Child, Notre-Dame du Torrent de Vie Monastery, Thoronet, Var, Provence, France, Europe
Notre-Dame du Torrent de Vie Monastery, Thoronet, Var, Provence, France, Europe
Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
Icicles and gushing water
A high magnification picture of the ocelli and ommatidium of a german wasp; a special technique to get a SEM like image was used.
Somo kind of wolf spider, they are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They live mostly solitary lives and hunt alone. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances. Some will wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.
Gullfoss Waterfall and Gullfoss Gorge, on the Hvita River, Southwest Iceland
Strokkur geyser erupting, in the Geysir hot springs area, Haukadalur geothermal area, Southwest Iceland
Strokkur geyser erupting, in the Geysir hot springs area, Haukadalur geothermal area, Southwest Iceland
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.
Like their relatives the honey bees, bumble bees feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young
Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but are smaller, have slimmer bodies, and most species fold the wings along the body when at rest.
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.
Very high magnification shot of a silverfish eye; a special technique was used to reveal all the eye surface texture in order to get a SEM like image, but with colour.
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.
A magnified view of its beautiful eye; a special technique was used to remove the ommatidum reflections, leaving an image with SEM like surface detail
Sailing boat at sunset in Torrent de Pareis, Mallorca, Spain
Household cockroaches are parasitized by this ensing wasp , it is an important biological control. Easy recogniced by it particular body shape and beautiful deep blue eyes
A Musca domestica or house fly showing a severe mite infestion; three mites under the subgenal area and two more between labellum and thorax. Those mites show a bright red colour and finger-print like texture
A long-horned bee covered in pollen; the males of this solitary bee species are easy to identify because of the long antennae
A bush cricket on a Rosmary plant. The atrophied wings of Ephippiger species are unfit to flight and only used for the emission of sounds. This one has some parasitic mites on it
This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.
Some kind of cucko wasp, there arer over 3000 species. Parasitoid or cleptoparasitic wasps, this one is highly sculptured, with brilliantly colored metallic-like body
Anthidium manicatum or European wool carder bee, they are leaf-cutters and use leaves and petals from various ornamental plants such as roses, azaleas, ash, redbud, and bougainvillea. They use the leaf and petal segments to construct their nests
Some kind of cucko wasp, there arer over 3000 species. Parasitoid or cleptoparasitic wasps, this one is highly sculptured, with brilliantly colored metallic-like body
A common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae, and quite possibly the best-known species in the entire infraorder. The larvae are used in manure management, for both house fly control and reduction in manure volume, and the mature larvae and prepupae raised in manure management operations are themselves useful as feed supplements
Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly; like most other hoverflies it mimics a much more dangerous insect, the solitary wasp, though it is a quite harmless species
Peacock tail feathers are pigmented brown, but their microscopic structure makes them also reflect blue, turquoise, and green light, and they are often iridescent.
The German wasp has typical wasp colours of black and yellow. It is very similar to the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), but its face has three tiny black dots.
As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods.
A detail of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus antennas
This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids
High magnification shot of an ant, it shows how hairy they can be
Psilothrix is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles; they are very shy and will throw themselves to the ground if they feel any danger. The colour of this beautiful insect is brilliant metallic blue-green.
Vespula germanica or German wasp; this hairy waspcan be identified by its three dots in the face
A Hybomitra affinis, horse fly. Horse flies are often large and agile in flight, and the females bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night.
Jumping spider; about 5.00 species, making it the largest spider family. Those wonerfull eyes have evolved to make it a fierce predator
Crane flies are often misidentified as giant mosquitos but they are not related at all. They do have beautiful eyes.
This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids
Black soldier flies are common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Neither the larvae nor adults are considered pests or vectors. Instead, black soldier fly larvae play a similar role to that of redworms as essential decomposers in breaking down organic substrates and returning nutrients to the soil/environment.
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus or red palm weevil; it is killing all palm trees in Spain, originary from South east Asia it is believed it came to Spain in some imported palm trees from Egypt
A female walking stick insect, this one is a common species iun Europe. However their natural camouflage can make them extremely difficult to spot
A wet grasshopper, watter drops act as a magnifying glass showing details of the ommatideum
This species is unmistakable within its range, with bright yellow wings marked with small brown patches along the costa of the forewing and a small brown-edged white stigma, also on the forewing.
Sa Calobra Sailing boat at sunset in Torrent de Pareis, Mallorca, Spain
Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry and aposematism to evade their predators.
Wasps usually cause fearto most people,but they usually only sting if provoked.
Crab spiders do not build webs to trap prey, though all of them produce silk for drop lines and sundry reproductive purposes; some are wandering hunters and the most widely known are ambush predators.
The preferred habitat of the adonis blue is calcareous grasslands, it has been rapidly declining becauseof habitat loss.
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Most are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods.