7602 pictures found
RM2571009JPG
Golden wasp (Stilbum cyanurum) in flight with a drop of water to soften the clay above a nest of mason wasps it wants to parasitize, with a posed
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Golden wasp (Stilbum cyanurum) in flight with a drop of water to soften the clay above a nest of mason wasps it wants to parasitize, with a posed Ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis viridula) cleaning its wings on the right. Montpellier, France
RM2570560JPG
Abeille en vol et fleur d'Oeillet superbe (Dianthus superbus), espèce protégée à l'échelon national, Le Hohneck La Bresse, Crêtes vosgiennes, Hautes
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Abeille en vol et fleur d'Oeillet superbe (Dianthus superbus), espèce protégée à l'échelon national, Le Hohneck La Bresse, Crêtes vosgiennes, Hautes chaumes, France
RM2570512JPG
Stelis (Stelis punctulatissima), Megachilid parasite of Anthidia (Anthidium manicatum), on Great Globethistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus), jardin des
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Stelis (Stelis punctulatissima), Megachilid parasite of Anthidia (Anthidium manicatum), on Great Globethistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus), jardin des plantes in front of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France
RM2570510JPG
Leafcutter bee urinating in flight, Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) and Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) on flower, Jardin des
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Leafcutter bee urinating in flight, Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) and Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) on flower, Jardin des Plantes in front of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
RM2570310JPG
Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), in-flight attack a Red admiral butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian or Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), in-flight attack a Red admiral butterfly, on climbing ivy, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
RM2570308JPG
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) on Sacred Lotus or Oriental Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Jardin des Plantes in front of the Muséum National
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) on Sacred Lotus or Oriental Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Jardin des Plantes in front of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
RM2570108JPG
Scabious beetle (Halictus scabiosae) on Cardoon (Cyanara cardunculus), jardin des plantes in front of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Scabious beetle (Halictus scabiosae) on Cardoon (Cyanara cardunculus), jardin des plantes in front of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France
RM2568812JPG
Parasitic bee (Coelioxys echinata) female on gypsophila, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Parasitic bee (Coelioxys echinata) female on gypsophila, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
RM2565836JPG
Black ants and their herd of aphids. Ants are fond of honeydew.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Black ants and their herd of aphids. Ants are fond of honeydew. They collect it directly from the aphid's abdomen, a process known as trophobiosis. When no honeydew arrives, they tap the aphid's abdomen with their antennae. By trophallaxis, they then share it with the other workers.
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Mandibles of a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.)
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Head of a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.)
RM2565368JPG
Head of a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.). Focus stacking of 350
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Head of a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.). Focus stacking of 350 images.
RM2562013JPG
Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) under a flower, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) under a flower, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
RM2559671JPG
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker visiting Borage (Borago officinalis) flower, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker visiting Borage (Borago officinalis) flower, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
RM2557574JPG
Buckfast bee, Placing a virgin queen with workers and food for adoption in the hive, Centre region, France
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
Buckfast bee, Placing a virgin queen with workers and food for adoption in the hive, Centre region, France
RM2557554JPG
Buckfast bee, A cupule is installed before the queen hatches. It is called "morel" because of its shape, Central region, France
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Simon / Biosphoto
Buckfast bee, A cupule is installed before the queen hatches. It is called "morel" because of its shape, Central region, France
RM2557050JPG
Ant (Camponotus cruentatus) on Mediterranean Spurge (Euphorbia
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Ant (Camponotus cruentatus) on Mediterranean Spurge (Euphorbia characias) flowers, Gard, France
RM2553369JPG
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) pollinator on poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) pollinator on poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower, France
RM2553349JPG
Cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus campestris (Psythirus) parasites of field bumblebees (Bombus pascuorum) on viperbugloss in forest, Bouxières-aux-dames,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus campestris (Psythirus) parasites of field bumblebees (Bombus pascuorum) on viperbugloss in forest, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Brown bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on lamiaceae, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
RM2553340JPG
Brown bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on lamiaceae, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Brown bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on lamiaceae, Bouxières-aux-dames, Lorraine, France
RM2553172JPG
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
RM2553169JPG
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
RM2553166JPG
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) covered with pollen, pollinator on Mallow (Malva sp), Pagny-sur-meuse, Lorraine, France
RM2518455JPG
Amegilla bees (Amegilla sp), males at the "dormitory", Oukaimedem, High Atlas, Morocco.
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Amegilla bees (Amegilla sp), males at the "dormitory", Oukaimedem, High Atlas, Morocco.
RM2505271JPG
Sunflower close-up on a background of bright blue sky with bees (Apis mellifera), Valensole, Provence, France
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Sunflower close-up on a background of bright blue sky with bees (Apis mellifera), Valensole, Provence, France
RM2497235JPG
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight approaching a rapeseed flower, Alsace, France
© Bruno Cavignaux / Biosphoto
© Bruno Cavignaux / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight approaching a rapeseed flower, Alsace, France
RM2493379JPG
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a rosehip flower, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a rosehip flower, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
RM2490544JPG
Goeldi's Monkey (Callimico goeldii) observing a brown bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) in a cage in the Menagerie Zoo of the Muséum national d'histoire
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Goeldi's Monkey (Callimico goeldii) observing a brown bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) in a cage in the Menagerie Zoo of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France
RM2485767JPG
Perilampid Wasp (Perilampus nitens), Soria, Spain
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Perilampid Wasp (Perilampus nitens), Soria, Spain
RM2466289JPG
Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana) foraging on an Eryngo in summer, Lozère France
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana) foraging on an Eryngo in summer, Lozère France
RM2465611JPG
Turquoise Cuckoo wasp (Caenochrysis sp), Saramaca, French Guiana
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Turquoise Cuckoo wasp (Caenochrysis sp), Saramaca, French Guiana
RM2457287JPG
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) in backlight, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) in backlight, Lorraine, France
RM2457282JPG
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) in backlight, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) in backlight, Lorraine, France
RM2456747JPG
Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) in flight over a garden flower in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) in flight over a garden flower in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
RM2455832JPG
Red Banded Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) & Cuckoo Wasp female (Hedychrum nobile) **in situ**, France 2019. Estuaire de la Seine, France
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Red Banded Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa) & Cuckoo Wasp female (Hedychrum nobile) **in situ**, France 2019. Estuaire de la Seine, France
RM2453735JPG
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) back to the hive, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) back to the hive, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
RM2443228JPG
Sleeping sweat bees (Lipotriches (Austronomia) takauensis) males sleep in group, Singapore
© Melvyn Yeo / Biosphoto
© Melvyn Yeo / Biosphoto
Sleeping sweat bees (Lipotriches (Austronomia) takauensis) males sleep in group, Singapore
RM2443177JPG
Crab spider with ant prey (Philodamia hilaris). Philodamia is a genus of spiders in the Thomisidae family. It was first described in 1894 by Thorell.
© Melvyn Yeo / Biosphoto
© Melvyn Yeo / Biosphoto
Crab spider with ant prey (Philodamia hilaris). Philodamia is a genus of spiders in the Thomisidae family. It was first described in 1894 by Thorell. As of 2017, it contains 7 species. Singapore
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Mushroom ants (Atta sp) carrying a flower in the Amazon rainforest of Peru
RM2415755JPG
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flower, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden in Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flower, Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden in Nancy, Lorraine, France
RM2415657JPG
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) on Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias), France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) on Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias), France
RM2415639JPG
Brown Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flower, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Brown Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flower, France
RM2407959JPG
Sawflies (false caterpillar) Tenthredinidae Group of sawflies larva (Tenthredinidae) eating leaves Russia Federation, Krasnodar
© Aleksey Volkov / Biosphoto
© Aleksey Volkov / Biosphoto
Sawflies (false caterpillar) Tenthredinidae Group of sawflies larva (Tenthredinidae) eating leaves Russia Federation, Krasnodar region, the vicinity of the city of Novorossiysk
RM2392025JPG
Golden spiny ant (Polyrhachis proxima) carrying injured sibling.
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
Golden spiny ant (Polyrhachis proxima) carrying injured sibling.
RM2392001JPG
Monster-head Carpenter Ants (Camponotus sp., subgenus Myrmosericus) pulling the antenna of a congener
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
Monster-head Carpenter Ants (Camponotus sp., subgenus Myrmosericus) pulling the antenna of a congener