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0 0 Cockroach

Cockroach

by creekTaiwan

Oviposition

0 3 Malachite beetle

Malachite beetle

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Germany

Small shiny beetle ovipositing on a blade ...

1 1 Fulgorid

Fulgorid

by JuanDiTraniColón, Panama, Panama

Fulgorid ovipositing

2 3 Skipper Ovipositing

Skipper Ovipositing

by Juan DiTraniColón, Panama

Laying eggs

6 3 Assassin Bug

Assassin Bug

by JuanDiTraniPanamá, Panama

Assassin bug ovipositing (yellow eggs)

1 0 Fulgorid bug

Fulgorid bug

by JuanDiTraniPanamá, Panama

Fulgorid bug ovipositing

1 0 Common Green Darner dragonfly (female, oviposition)

Common Green Darner dragonfly (female, oviposition)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

A female Common Green Darner dragonfly

3 0 Green Hawker

Green Hawker

by taka.itaStichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Green Hawker, rare in Western Europe.

1 0 Peacock Fly

Peacock Fly

by JuanDiTraniPanama

Fly ovipositing on bird droppings

0 0 Ichneumon Wasp

Ichneumon Wasp

by RickLampmanBattle Creek, Michigan, USA

This Wasp had a 5 inch ovipositer.

0 0 wasp

wasp

by KarenSaxtonCoquille, Oregon, USA

Ichnuemon type wasp about 2 inch body not counting the

0 0 Green-veined white

Green-veined white

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Germany

White butterfly with black spots on the forewings

0 0 Pipevine Swallowtail eggs

Pipevine Swallowtail eggs

by KristenGilpinTampa, Florida, USA

Eggs on tilobed pipevine and a female Pipevine Swallowtail

0 0 Swamp Darner, female ovipositing

Swamp Darner, female ovipositing

by DianePlatcoBrooksCorning, Ohio, USA

Large dark darner dragonfly with brown, green-striped thoras and green-ringed ...

1 0 Black swallowtail

Black swallowtail

by abachmannSouth Dakota, USA

Ovipositing on dill and nectaring on ...

0 1 Common malachite beetle

Common malachite beetle

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Germany

Shiny green beetle ovipositing into boards ...

2 0 Gulf Fritillary

Gulf Fritillary

by texanneAustin, Texas, USA

Gulf Fritillary ovipositing on ...

1 0 Northern Green-striped Grasshopper

Northern Green-striped Grasshopper

by CantheuseColorado, USA

Female ovipositing.

2 2 common green darner dragonfly

common green darner dragonfly

by MarkBushPalm Bay, Florida, USA

Mating pair, female ovipositing

6 1 Common Bluetail

Common Bluetail

by taka.itaDe Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands

Two females ovipositing. Females of this ...

4 0 Monarch

Monarch

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

This female was ovipositing on our only ...

2 2 Slaty Skimmer dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

Slaty Skimmer dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

, shown in flight as she oviposits eggs in ...

0 0 Slaty Skimmer dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

Slaty Skimmer dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

A Slaty Skimmer dragonfly spotted at Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is a ...

1 2 Eastern Amberwing dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

Eastern Amberwing dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

individual is an adult female, shown in flight, laying eggs by the process of ...

0 3 Broad-headed sharpshooter

Broad-headed sharpshooter

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

The white spots are egg brochosomes, which indicate a female is ready to

1 3 Microparasitoid wasp

Microparasitoid wasp

by JuanDiTraniColón, Panama

Microparasitoid wasp (red eyes) trying to

1 0 Swamp darner

Swamp darner

by matthewryanreVirginia, USA

This female Swamp darner was joined by a second female. They both spent several ...

0 0 Emerald dragonfly (female, oviposition)

Emerald dragonfly (female, oviposition)

by GeodialistHybla Valley, Virginia, USA

linearis), laying eggs by the process of

1 1 Common Green Darner dragonflies (mating pair)

Common Green Darner dragonflies (mating pair)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

; the female on the right. The female is

0 1 Needham's Skimmer dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

Needham's Skimmer dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

by GeodialistHybla Valley, Virginia, USA

, shown in flight, laying eggs in the stream by the process of

1 1 Common Green Darner dragonfly (mating pair, in tandem, oviposition)

Common Green Darner dragonfly (mating pair, in tandem, oviposition)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

American darner that usually oviposits in ...

4 0 Cruiser

Cruiser

by GeeChartierCambodia

Saw this female ovipositing on a the end of ...

1 2 Slaty Skimmer dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

Slaty Skimmer dragonfly (female, oviposition, in flight)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

A Slaty Skimmer dragonfly spotted at Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is a ...

0 0 Schwarzblauer Düsterkäfer

Schwarzblauer Düsterkäfer

by FFHRheingauRüdesheim am Rhein, Hessen, Germany

oviposition.

2 2 Anthrazitmotte

Anthrazitmotte

by FFHRheingauRüdesheim am Rhein, Hessen, Germany

oviposition.

1 0 Red-veined Darter Dragonfly

Red-veined Darter Dragonfly

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesLlíria, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

The male will only let go after the female has

3 7 Ichneumon wasp (female)

Ichneumon wasp (female)

by Aaron_GBartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

I saw several of these small wasps

0 0 Orange bluets (mating)

Orange bluets (mating)

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Mating bluets. Photos 2-5 show the female

0 0 Swamp Darner

Swamp Darner

by Brian ParsonsKirtland, Ohio, USA

Large Darner dragonfly (~3.5" long) seen laying eggs in vernal pool

3 1 Red-veined darter

Red-veined darter

by Thanasis SamarasΔήμος Αποκορώνου, Περιφέρεια Κρήτης, Greece

Two Red veined darters in tandem positions,

4 4 Ichneumon wasp (Riesenschlupfwespe)

Ichneumon wasp (Riesenschlupfwespe)

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Berlin, Germany

Very large ichneumon wasp injecting eggs into a host hidden inside a wooden ...

3 0 Common Mapwing

Common Mapwing

by Leana Lahom-CristobalNueva Ecija, Philippines

Urban garden ovipositing on creeping ficus ...

1 0 Columbian Trig

Columbian Trig

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, United States

female you can spot the ovipositer ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

, ovipositing eggs on vegetation. My best ...

0 0 Neuroctena anilis

Neuroctena anilis

by Victor MallorquinWealden, England, United Kingdom

, dung, and fungi. Males defend the small carcasses on which females

0 0 Blue-ringed Dancer (ovipositing)

Blue-ringed Dancer (ovipositing)

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

, has wide black, forked, shoulder stripe. Thorax of male darkens during tandem ...

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