1881 pictures found
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Polistes wasp (Polistes sp.) drinking from a terracotta saucer pot, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Polistes wasp (Polistes sp.) drinking from a terracotta saucer pot, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
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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
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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
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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
Head of a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.)
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Mandibles of a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.)
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Head of a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.)
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Head of a Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp.)
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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.
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Ant (Camponotus cruentatus) on Mediterranean Spurge (Euphorbia
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Ant (Camponotus cruentatus) on Mediterranean Spurge (Euphorbia characias) flowers, Gard, France
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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
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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
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Mushroom ants (Atta sp) carrying a flower in the Amazon rainforest of Peru
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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
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Golden spiny ant (Polyrhachis proxima) carrying injured sibling.
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
Golden spiny ant (Polyrhachis proxima) carrying injured sibling.
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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
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Ant (Dolichoderus sp) climbing on top of horned treehopper (Leptocentrus sp)
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
Ant (Dolichoderus sp) climbing on top of horned treehopper (Leptocentrus sp)
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Ant (Meranoplus sp.) tending aphids (Aphidoidea) on grass chute.
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
Ant (Meranoplus sp.) tending aphids (Aphidoidea) on grass chute.
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An ant (Meranoplus sp.) carefully crawling through sticky spider web obstacle.
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
An ant (Meranoplus sp.) carefully crawling through sticky spider web obstacle.
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Red wood ant (Formica rufa) on a flower against light, Alsace, France
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
Red wood ant (Formica rufa) on a flower against light, Alsace, France
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Adorned by the dew, Luzzana, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) feasting around a drop of honey on green leaf, piling on top of each others forming oval shape ring around a drop
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) feasting around a drop of honey on green leaf, piling on top of each others forming oval shape ring around a drop honey.
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Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) feasting around a drop of honey on green leaf, piling on top of each others forming oval shape ring around a drop
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) feasting around a drop of honey on green leaf, piling on top of each others forming oval shape ring around a drop honey.
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Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) feasting around a drop of honey on green leaf, piling on top of each others forming oval shape ring around a drop
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) feasting around a drop of honey on green leaf, piling on top of each others forming oval shape ring around a drop honey.
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The Honey Ants Dream. The honeypot ants' chambers can generally be found more than one meter deep. They are connected to one of the entrances to the
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. The honeypot ants' chambers can generally be found more than one meter deep. They are connected to one of the entrances to the colony by a vertical tunnel that is dug out by the worker ants in very hard earth. Northern Territory, Australia
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To try to defend the colony from this incessant predation, the bees fight back by forming a cluster on the flight board. They thus save a few
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
To try to defend the colony from this incessant predation, the bees fight back by forming a cluster on the flight board. They thus save a few foraging bees returning after gathering nectar and pollen from the flowers. France
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Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Face-off between David and Goliath. The bee has no chance of defeating the formidable predator that is the Asian hornet Vespa velutina.
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Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) facing an ant carrying a dandelion seed, Sabzevar, Iran
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) facing an ant carrying a dandelion seed, Sabzevar, Iran
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Moorish Wall Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) with Ant on the muzzle and Parasites on the eyelid, Spain
© Mario Cea Sanchez / Biosphoto
© Mario Cea Sanchez / Biosphoto
Moorish Wall Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) with Ant on the muzzle and Parasites on the eyelid, Spain
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Papaer Wasp (Polistes biglumis) male in defensive posture, France
© Olivier Miniato / Biosphoto
© Olivier Miniato / Biosphoto
Papaer Wasp (Polistes biglumis) male in defensive posture, France
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Slavemaker ant (Formica sanguinea) mating, Samoens, Alps, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Slavemaker ant (Formica sanguinea) mating, Samoens, Alps, France
© Marek Stefunko / Biosphoto
Green Weaver Tree Ant on ground - Bako Borneo Malaysia
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Aztec ants on Cecropia - Barro Colorado Panama ; The Aztec ants live in association with a fast growing tree, the Cecropia. The hollow trunk of
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
Aztec ants on Cecropia - Barro Colorado Panama ; The Aztec ants live in association with a fast growing tree, the Cecropia. The hollow trunk of Cecropia allows ants to install and it secret at the base of its leaves nectar that feeds them. In return, the ants protect the tree aztec against climbing plants seeking support and herbivores. A fine example of cooperation.
© Mario Cea Sanchez / Biosphoto
European hornet flying with prey - Spain
© Lee Dalton / Biosphoto
Larged-head ants on a trunk - Guyana
© Benoît Personnaz / Biosphoto
Ant and Aphid on Rose covered with water drops after rain
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
Portrait of European Hornet - France
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
Leaf cutter ant carrying leaves in Colombia