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Invertebrates Invertebrata

Macro photography of insects and other invertebrates.

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Jul 2025
A noble crayfish holding a small fish on the riverbed.
Pl. 01 Invertebrates ILCE-9M3 · 24 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 1000

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Invertebrates

Date
Sep 2024
Camera
SONY ILCE-9M3
Lens
E 24mm F2.8 F051
Focal
24 mm
Exposure
1/200 s · f/4 · ISO 1000
Hummingbird hawk-moth hovering and feeding on purple sage flowers.
Pl. 02 Invertebrates ILCE-9M3 · 280 mm · 1/1600 · f/5.6 · ISO 5000
Extreme frontal macro of an ant's head.
Pl. 03 Invertebrates Jan 2024
Black-and-white silhouette of a stag beetle with raised mandibles against bright bokeh.
Pl. 04 Invertebrates ILCE-1 · 70 mm · 1/400 · f/8 · ISO 1600
A mantisfly perched on a leaf tip showing its raptorial forelegs and lacy wings.
Pl. 05 Invertebrates ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/125 · f/11 · ISO 640
Extreme macro of a spiny insect leg on a black background.
Pl. 06 Invertebrates Jan 2024
Wide-angle shot of a male stag beetle on a mossy log with a sun star in the oak canopy.
Pl. 07 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/16 · ISO 500
Spotted larva clinging to a leafy twig on a black background.
Pl. 08 Invertebrates Jan 2024
Two noble crayfish among stones in a clear river.
Pl. 09 Invertebrates ILCE-9M3 · 24 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 1000
A praying mantis on a wild rose stem above a harvested field.
Pl. 10 European mantis Mantis religiosa ILCE-1 · 28 mm · 1/100 · f/8 · ISO 100
Split-level view of a crayfish on a rock with trees above the waterline.
Pl. 11 Noble crayfish Astacus astacus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/4 · ISO 320
A ladybird pupa on a green leaf.
Pl. 12 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 1/125 · ISO 200
Macro of a woodlouse crawling on soil.
Pl. 13 Invertebrates Jan 2024
Wide-angle shot of a stag beetle climbing an oak trunk above a green valley.
Pl. 14 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/16 · ISO 500
Extreme macro of the edge of an insect wing with layered scales and hairs.
Pl. 15 Invertebrates Jan 2024
A noble crayfish beneath a submerged log among roots and stones.
Pl. 16 Invertebrates ILCE-9M3 · 24 mm · 1/250 · f/4 · ISO 800
Extreme close-up of a green grasshopper's head and body.
Pl. 17 Invertebrates Aug 2022
A Rosalia longicorn climbing a tree trunk, vertical frame.
Pl. 18 Rosalia longicorn Rosalia alpina ILCE-1 · 29 mm · 1/60 · f/5.6 · ISO 320
A blue damselfly clinging to grass.
Pl. 19 Invertebrates Aug 2022
Frontal portrait of a fly's face.
Pl. 20 Invertebrates Aug 2022
Wide-angle shot of a male stag beetle on a mossy log with a sun star in the oak canopy.
Pl. 21 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/16 · ISO 500
Two noble crayfish facing each other over a fish on the riverbed.
Pl. 22 Invertebrates ILCE-9M3 · 24 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 1000
A fly caught inside a Venus flytrap.
Pl. 23 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 100
Crayfish on a pebbly streambed underwater.
Pl. 24 Noble crayfish Astacus astacus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/800 · f/2 · ISO 100
A crayfish among pebbles on a streambed under bubbling water.
Pl. 25 Noble crayfish Astacus astacus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/4 · ISO 500
A Rosalia longicorn on a pale tree trunk.
Pl. 26 Rosalia longicorn Rosalia alpina ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 1250
A latticed heath moth resting on a plant stem.
Pl. 27 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/160 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
Wide-angle shot of a male stag beetle on a mossy log with a sun star in the oak canopy.
Pl. 28 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/16 · ISO 500
Frontal portrait of a blue damselfly's head.
Pl. 29 Invertebrates Aug 2022
Wide-angle shot of a stag beetle climbing an oak trunk above a green valley.
Pl. 30 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/16 · ISO 500
Extreme macro of an iridescent blue feather showing its barbs.
Pl. 31 Invertebrates Jan 2024
Crayfish on a pebbly streambed underwater.
Pl. 32 Noble crayfish Astacus astacus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/4 · ISO 200
A crayfish among pebbles on a streambed under bubbling water.
Pl. 33 Noble crayfish Astacus astacus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/4 · ISO 200
A crayfish on top of a rock in a bubbling stream.
Pl. 34 Noble crayfish Astacus astacus ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/60 · f/4 · ISO 800
A Rosalia longicorn on a mossy log with soft green bokeh.
Pl. 35 Rosalia longicorn Rosalia alpina ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 3200
A Rosalia longicorn climbing a tree trunk, vertical frame.
Pl. 36 Rosalia longicorn Rosalia alpina ILCE-1 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
A Rosalia longicorn on a pale tree trunk.
Pl. 37 Rosalia longicorn Rosalia alpina ILCE-1 · 29 mm · 1/60 · f/5.6 · ISO 400
A Rosalia longicorn on a tree trunk in a forest, wide angle.
Pl. 38 Rosalia longicorn Rosalia alpina ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/500 · f/1.8 · ISO 400
A Rosalia longicorn on a tree trunk in a forest, wide angle.
Pl. 39 Rosalia longicorn Rosalia alpina ILCE-7RM4 · 14 mm · 1/640 · f/1.8 · ISO 400
A praying mantis clinging to a thistle stem, vertical frame.
Pl. 40 European mantis Mantis religiosa Aug 2022
A praying mantis on a wild rose stem above a harvested field.
Pl. 41 European mantis Mantis religiosa ILCE-1 · 28 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 125
A praying mantis on a wild rose stem above a harvested field.
Pl. 42 European mantis Mantis religiosa ILCE-1 · 28 mm · 1/100 · f/8 · ISO 100
A praying mantis on a wild rose stem above a harvested field.
Pl. 43 European mantis Mantis religiosa ILCE-1 · 28 mm · 1/100 · f/8 · ISO 100
A praying mantis among red maple leaves in a garden, wide angle.
Pl. 44 European mantis Mantis religiosa ILCE-7RM4 · 1/125 · ISO 100
A flesh fly resting on a dry leaf against black.
Pl. 45 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/200 · f/5.6 · ISO 100
A regal jumping spider sits on magenta flower petals against a dark background.
Pl. 46 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 90 mm · 1/125 · f/11 · ISO 100
Side view of a blue damselfly's head.
Pl. 47 Invertebrates Aug 2022
A green bush cricket on a dry leaf.
Pl. 48 Invertebrates Aug 2022