Images Dated 6th December 2010

Sundew feeding on a Green Lacewing

Sundew (Drosera scorpioides) Carnivorous Ppant feeding on Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea), Munich, Bavaria, Germany. the plant lures, captures, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surface

Angiosperm, Animal, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Carnivorous Plant Invertebrate, Critter, Ecoscene, Environment, Feeding, Insect, Jointed Leg, Minibeast

Killer whales hunting seals on beach

Killer whale, Orca.Orcinus orca.The adult male known as "MEL", 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006), hunting South American Sea lion pups on a beach at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina. Intentional stranding is a unique hunting strategy of the small population of Orcas in northern Patagonia. The sunset colors are reflected on Mel's wet skin.
For personal display use only and not for reproduction

© Francois Gohier Ecoscene VWPics For personal display use only and not for reproduction

Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) - group feeding on yellow flower head, probably Milkweed sp. El Chincua Nature Reserve
Order Lepidoptera, Family Danaidae, feeds on milkweeds, Mexico overwintering site, migration, roosting site

Animal, Arthropod, Arthropoda, Critter, Ecoscene, Environment, High Speed Photographic Technique Insect, Invertebrate, Jointed Leg, Migration, Minibeast, Roosting Site