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Crowds
Mass migration
of snow fleasOutbreak of bugs at swallow-wortSwarm of beesGroups of one speciesFungus gnats on bracket fungiRove beetles on bracket fungiIchneumonid meetingMany caterpillarsSwarming minute black scavenger flies
Flying
ButterfliesBeetlesHawk mothsDragonfliesWasps and beesFlies
Structural details
Beetles, bugs, ...Butterflies and mothsCaterpillars
Interaction of species
Mites on a stick:
PhoresyAnimal taxi:
PhoresyAnimal husbandry
by animalsEnsemble of various species
Defense strategies
CamouflageWarningArmour
Insects and their prey
Wasp opens tied up leafMud daubersWaspsHornetsMating dance flies with a presentRobber fliesBeetlesGreen lacewingsTrue bugsOther insects
Spiders and their prey
Orb stretch spiders:
Courting and preyJumping spidersOrb spider wrapping preyOrb spider with stone flySpider stalking spiderCrab spidersSheetweb spidersComb-footed spidersAnt-hunting spidersOther spiders
Vegetarians
Just being eaten?Gnaw marksGalls
Parasites and hosts
Parasitic mitesLaying eggs in a caterpillarCaterpillars as hosts of ichneumonidsOther hosts of ichneumonid wasps
Offspring
Hatching:
Timber beetleHatching:
Leafcutter beeBuilding nestsCaterpillars sheddingLaying eggsMoths laying eggsParental care:
BarkliceParental care:
SpidersCaterpillar cocooning
Beetle couples
Seed weevilsWeevilsLonghorned beetlesLeaf beetlesOther beetles
Fly couples
Intense love game by PlatystomaSnail-killing fliesGreater fruit fliesHover fliesThick-headed fliesDance fliesOther flies
Wasp couples
BeesIchneumonid waspsStem sawfliesSawflies
Other insect couples
Butterflies and mothsTrue bugsCicadasDragonfliesDamselfliesOther insects
Other couples
Tireless sheetweb spidersOrb stretch spiders with a giftWolf spidersOther arthropods
Winter
Icy waterSnow
Living from rotten wood
SpringtailsMillipedesBarkliceOther insects
Rotten wood beetles
Darkling beetles etc.Weevils etc.Flat bark beetles etc.Bark-gnawing beetles etc.Longhorn beetles etc.Rove beetles etc.Other beetlesFungus object with various beetles
Rotten wood flies
Flies laying eggs 1Flies laying eggs 2More flies
Rotten wood wasps
Wood waspsIchneumonid waspsChalcid waspsCuckoo waspsBees and waspsOther wasps
Tiny creatures
SpringtailsBarklicePsyllidsMites