Macrophotography Collection (page 6)

Close-up of hellebore flowers and bud. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont (RF)

Columbine flower close-up in garden. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont (RF)

Detail of primrose blossoms. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont(RF)

Detail of parrot tulips. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont(RF)

Petal Pattern. Credit as: Nancy Rotenberg / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Lily stamen close-up. Credit as: Nancy Rotenberg / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Shield Bug in Lily. Credit as: Nancy Rotenberg / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Flower petal edges. Credit as: Nancy Rotenberg / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Female bumblebee, Bombus auricomas C018 / 3579
Female bumblebee, Bombus auricomas. This species is native to North America and inhabits urban areas. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab

Darkling beetle C018 / 3565
Darkling beetle. Close-up photograph of a darkling beetle head (superfamily: Tenebrionidae). This specimen was found in Maryland, USA

Black horse fly C018 / 4697
Black horse fly (Tabanus atratus), close-up photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying

Female sweat bee head with pollen C018 / 3573
Female sweat bee head with pollen. Close-up photograph of a female sweat bee (Halictus ligatus) covered in pollen. This specimen is native to North America and was found in Pennsylvania

Planthopper C018 / 4803
Planthopper (Rhynchomitra sp.), close-up photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying

Hoverfly C018 / 4696
Hoverfly (Helophilus sp.), close-up photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying

Sharpshooter C018 / 4810
Sharpshooter (Oncometopia orbona), side view photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA. Sharpshooters belong to the leafhopper family of insects

Japanese beetle C018 / 3566
Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica), close-up photograph. This species originates from Japan but has become a serious pest of plants in the USA

Ground cricket C018 / 4690
Ground cricket, close-up photograph. This specimen (unknown species) was found in Maryland, USA. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying

Female mason bee C018 / 3588
Female mason bee (Osmia texana). Side view photograph of a mason bee. This specimen is native to North America and feeds only on thistle plant pollen and nectar

Hoverfly C018 / 4692
Hoverfly (Eristalis sp.), close-up photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA. Pollen can be seen on the back of the hoverfly

Bacterial pattern in petri dish C018 / 0305
Bacterial pattern in petri dish. Macrophotograph of a coloured pattern of Paenibacillus bacteria growing in a culture in a petri dish. This is a tip-splitting morphotype (T-type)

Grasshopper C018 / 4807
Grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes), side view photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab

Whooping crane feather C018 / 4805
Whooping crane feather (Grus americana), close-up photograph. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying

Pygmy grasshopper C018 / 4809
Pygmy grasshopper (Tettigidea lateralis), close-up photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab

Male bee C018 / 3571
Male bee. Close-up photograph of a male bee head (Anthophora affabilis). This specimen is native to the US and was found in Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Harvestman C018 / 4979
Harvestman (Leiobunum flavum), side view photograph. The harvestman belongs to the same class as spiders and scorpions (arachnida). This specimen was found in Maryland, USA

Indian hemp beetle C018 / 4686
Indian hemp beetle (Chrysochus auratus), close-up photograph. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA. It has an iridescent blue-green coloured body

Apple bark borer moth C018 / 4806
Apple bark borer moth (Synanthedon pyri) close-up photograph of the head and thorax. The moth is covered with iridescent coloured scales. This specimen was found in Maryland, USA

Female bee head C018 / 3570
Female bee head. Close-up photograph of a female bee head (Megachile lanata). This specimen was found in Cuba. The species was originally from Africa and has since spread to the Caribbean

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