Polish Collection (page 100)

Scarce large blue butterfly on a burnet (Sanguisorba sp.) flower. The scarce large blue (Maculinea teleius) is found throughout much of Europe, Japan and Russia. Photographed in Poland

Robber fly on a flower
Robber fly (Machimus sp.) on a flower. Robber flies (family Asilidae) are predators of other flying insects that they ambush in flight. Photographed in Poland

Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) resting on flowers. Photographed in Poland

Common horse fly C014 / 9664
Common horse fly. Close-up of a common horse fly (Haematopota pluvialis), or cleg, on human skin. Male horse flies (family Tabanidae) feed on nectar, but females feed on blood

Green-veined white butterfly feeding
Green-veined white butterfly. Close-up of the head of a green-veined white (Pieris napi) butterfly, showing its large compound eyes. These butterflies are common in Europe. Photographed in Poland

Darkling beetle on a leaf
Darkling beetle. Lagria hirta darkling beetle on a leaf. This species of darkling, or darkening, beetle (family Tenebrionidae) is found across much of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East

Silk button spangle galls on a leaf
Silk button spangle galls on the underside of an oak (Quercus sp.) leaf. These protective galls contain the larvae of a parasitic wasp (Neuroterus numismalis). Photographed in Poland

Longhorn beetle on a flower. This species of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) is found throughout mainland Europe. Photographed in Poland

Common red soldier beetles mating on a thistle flower. Common red soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) is common throughout Europe and Anatolia, and has been introduced to North America

Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus). This species of woodlouse is widespread across Europe. Photographed in Poland

Green shield bug on a leaf. Green shield bugs (Palomena prasina) are very common throughout Europe. Photographed in Wroclaw, Poland

Fruit flies mating. Pair of Dioxyna bidentis fruit flies mating on a flower. Photographed in Wroclaw, Poland

Lesser purple emperor butterfly. Lesser purple emperor (Apatura ilia) drinking from wet sand on the ground with its wings closed. This butterfly is native to most of Europe and Asia

Edible snail C014 / 9652
Edible snail (Helix pomatia) on a tree trunk. This species of land snail is farmed for cooking, when is known by the French word for snail, Escargot. Photographed in Poland

Damsel bug on a flower. Damsel bug (Himacerus apterus) on a Zinnia sp. flower. Photographed in Wroclaw, Poland

Goldenrod crab spider catching a bee
Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) catching a bee. Photographed in Wroclaw, Poland

Elongated bean weevil (Lixus iridis) on a leaf. Photographed in Wroclaw, Poland

Red slug on the ground. Red slugs (Arion rufus) are mostly found in Denmark, where it was introduced by some scientists into a forest near Silkeborg in 1913

Hoverfly feeding on flowers
Hoverfly (Helophilus trivittatus) feeding on flowers. Photographed in Wroclaw, Poland

Alder leaf beetle feeding on a leaf. The alder leaf beetle (Agelastica alni) is found in Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, north-eastern Kazakhstan, and in the 19th century was introduced to the USA

Poplar leaf beetle on a leaf. The poplar leaf beetle (Chrysomela populi) is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae) that is found throughout most of Europe

Spider wasp. Episyron sp. spider wasp on a leaf. Spider wasps (family Pompilidae) get their name from their behaviour of hunting and killing spiders, often larger than themselves

Sloe bug on a leaf. Sloe bugs (Dolycoris baccarum) are a species of shield bug (superfamily Pentatomoidea) Photographed in Zagan, Poland

Lime hawk-moth on a tree trunk. The lime hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae) is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East, and has also been identified in Eastern Canada

Springtails. Colony of Hypogastrura sp. springtails on wet concrete. Springtails (subclass Collembola) are primitive wingless hexapods that are frequently found in leaf litter

Ants feeding. Group of black garden ants (Lasius niger) feeding on a bread crumb. Photographed in Poland

Gymnast with parallel bars, London 2012 C015 / 5899
Gymnastics. Polish gymnast Roman Kulesza prepares to perform a routine on the parallel bars. Photographed during in the mens gymnastics competition during the Olympic Games of London 2012

American Red Cross workers operating out of a railroad car in Poland during World War I. Photograph, c1918
RED CROSS, c1918. American Red Cross workers operating out of a railroad car in Poland during World War I. Photograph, c1918

The Origin of Species title page - Polish edition
Title page of a Polish first edition of the best-known work of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

Agate thundereggs

Moss agate specimen

Septarian nodule

Obsidian specimen

Agate
Botswana agate

Waxing Crescent Moon, above spruce forest at night, Bieszczady N. P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians
Waxing Crescent Moon, above spruce forest at night, Bieszczady N.P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June

Alpine Gypsophila (Gypsophila repens) flowering, growing on rockface in mountain habitat, Tatra Mountains, Western Carpathians, Poland, June

Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) flowering, growing on rockface with pine tree, Tatra Mountains, Western Carpathians, Poland, June

Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus mugo) growing in montane coniferous forest habitat, Tatra Mountains, Western Carpathians, Poland, June

Arolla Pine (Pinus cembra) close-up of roots on rock, Tatra N. P. Tatra Mountains, Western Carpathians, Poland, June
Arolla Pine (Pinus cembra) close-up of roots on rock, Tatra N.P. Tatra Mountains, Western Carpathians, Poland, June

Arolla Pine (Pinus cembra) roots on rock, with walkers passing by on path at edge of montane lake, Lake Morskie Oko, Tatra N.P. Tatra Mountains, Western Carpathians, Poland, June

Waterfall in forest habitat, Bieszczady N. P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June
Waterfall in forest habitat, Bieszczady N.P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June

Boardwalk across raised peatland bog habitat, Tarnawa Wyzna, Bieszczady N. P
Boardwalk across raised peatland bog habitat, Tarnawa Wyzna, Bieszczady N.P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June

View of river and forest at sunrise, River San, Bieszczady N. P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians
View of river and forest at sunrise, River San, Bieszczady N.P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June

View of mountain landscape at sunset, Bieszczady N. P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June
View of mountain landscape at sunset, Bieszczady N.P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June

Rock formation and montane meadow habitat in evening sunlight, Bieszczady N. P
Rock formation and montane meadow habitat in evening sunlight, Bieszczady N.P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June

View of montane meadow habitat at sunrise, Bieszczady N. P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland
View of montane meadow habitat at sunrise, Bieszczady N.P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June

View of montane meadow and forest habitat at sunrise, Bieszczady N. P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians
View of montane meadow and forest habitat at sunrise, Bieszczady N.P. Bieszczady Mountains, Outer Eastern Carpathians, Poland, June

View over montane coniferous forest habitat at sunset, Tatra Mountains, Western Carpathians, Poland, June

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