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[Ken C]

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[Ken C]

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[piggsy]

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female common eggfly by PIG, on Flickr

 

[Ken C]

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[Ken C]

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[Ken C]

Finally some sun in Fl

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[Macroramphosis]

Last of the Summer Wine

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[Ken C]

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[relic]

Tiger swallowtail butterfly on butterfly milkweed plant.

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[Ken C]

Lunch time

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Hungry critter

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[Ken C]

head on dragon

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[Ken C]

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[Tapper]

Hummingbird moth - I didn't even know these existed until I took photos of it and looked it up. They look and behave just like hummingbirds. EM5 II + 40-150 Pro.

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[Phil.H]

A couple of bugs playing hide and seek.

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[melanie.ylang]

Here's an ant to strike fear into the heart! The Australian bull ant grows up to 4cm long, and where I grew up we called them 'inch ants'. Despite their fearsome-looking mandibles, it's their sting which causes agony, like a very bad bee sting. The few times I've been stung in my life, it made me cry, it was so shocking!

They are generally peaceful, but if their nest is threatened they pile out and advance upon the (usually hapless) creature that blundered into it. As they are one of few ants blessed with sight, they follow movement and are dogged in going after anyone or thing that comes too near.

This one was busy on a tree while I was shooting wildflowers, and didn't show me any hostility.

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[John King]

@melanieylang I could not agree more, Melanie. Vicious little bastards.

In my youth in SE Queensland, a friend was put in hospital after 3 stings on one arm. Another person died around the same time.

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