Images Dated 22nd June 2009

Banksia stem, SEM

Banksia stem, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The stem is covered in fine hairs

© SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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Female Giant / Mammoth wasp (Megascolia flavifrons) close-up of head showing short antennae

Female Giant / Mammoth wasp (Megascolia flavifrons) close-up of head showing short antennae and long curved jaws or mandibles, Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

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David Maitland, Europe, Females, Heads, Hymenoptera, Insects, Invertebrates, Macedonia, Megascolia Flavifrons, Np, Portraits, Reserve, Wasps, Wwe

Black Chinned Hummingbird

A black chinned hummingbird in flight set upon purple thistles and green textured background with a light layer of bokeh applied

© 2009-2010 Susan Gary

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