Macros Videos

moth Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Euphorbia cyparissias (cypress spurge)
pupating_machaon Pupating of an Old World swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon), Switzerland
molting_machaon Molting of an Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar, Switzerland
dragonfly Newly hatched male Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator), Hawkers family (Aeshnidae), Versoix, Geneva, Switzerland
grasshopper_single Hatching of Short-horned grasshopper, Caelifera family, Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru
kleiner fuchs Hatching of Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
praying_mantis_single South American green mantis (Oxyopsis gracilois), Mantidae family, Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru
army_ants Army ant colony (Eciton hamatum ) moving into a new nest location, Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru
wasp Polistine Wasp (Mischocyttarus sp.), at its open comb-shaped nest about laying eggs, Vespidae family, Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru
termites55b Asian Hospitalitermes termites communicating danger by alarm signals as body jerking and body contact with other nestmates, Danum Valley Conservation Area,...
spider Newly hatched nursery web spiders Pisaura mirabilis, just about leavingtthe protection web built by the female spider in order to start their own spider life,...
Calummna brevicorne Short-horned chameleon (Calumma brevicorne), (Chameleonidae), endemic to Madagascar, Andasibe National Park, Madagascar
Calummna parsonii Male Panther Chameleon (Calumma parsonii), (Chameleonidae), endemic to Madagascar, Andasibe National Park, Madagascar
hatching_machaon_neu Hatching of an Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Switzerland
belt Caterpillar of Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) weaving silk girdle attachment preparing for pupation, Switzerland
bottom_attachment Caterpillar of an Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) weaving before metamorphosis a silk pad to attach the abdominal (hind) end of the pupa (cremaster) to...
feeding2 Larva of Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) feeding on fennel leaves, Switzerland
feeding3 Larva of Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) feeding on fennel leaves, Switzerland
machaon3 Larva of Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Papilionidae family, Gasterntal, Kandersteg, Switzerland

All photographs ©Ulrike Fischer
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