THE WORLD OF THE ANIMAL
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1 – Chameleon
Zikhron Yaakov | September 2008
f/2.8 1/40 sec 7.9mm ISO 100
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2 – Argiope keyserlingi (Araneidae), St Andrew's Cross spider
Pocquereux, New Caledonia | January 2014
f/4 1/100 sec 100mm ISO 200
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3 – Spider of the dawn
Forest of the Martyrs (Kedoshim forest, יער הקדושים), Judean Hills, Israel – March 2015
f/6.3 1/30 sec 100mm ISO 100
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4 – Dolomedes lafoensis or D. neocaledonicus (Pisauridae)
Endemic aquatic spider | Parc provincial des Grandes Fougères, Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie | January 2023
f/1,5 1/2550 sec 57 mm ISO 50
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5 – Dolomedes lafoensis or D. neocaledonicus (Pisauridae)
Endemic aquatic spider | Parc provincial des Grandes Fougères, Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie | January 2023
f/5,6 1/320 sec 100mm ISO 100
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6 – Who is the artist?
Parc provincial de la Rivière Bleue, Province Sud, New Caledonia | January 2014
f/4 1/1600 sec 100mm ISO 100
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7 – Firework in the jungle
A juvenile fulgoridae | Réserve naturelle nationale des Nouragues, French Guiana | July 2010
f/13 1/100 sec 100 mm ISO 400
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8 – Pterodictya reticularis (Fulgoridae)
Réserve naturelle nationale des Nouragues, French Guiana | January 2009 | The long tails of the females exude a wax that is used to coat the eggs, protecting them from rain and from parasitoids (Adrian Hoskins)
f/8 1/60 sec 100mm ISO 125
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9 – Bon appétit !
Pirhattap, Mardin, Turkey | April 2009
f/7.1 1/160 sec 100mm ISO 125
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10 – Bon appétit !
Bon appétit and what a beautiful proboscis to reach and suck the nectar! | Pirhattap, Mardin, Turkey | April 2009
f/7.1 1/160 sec 100mm ISO 125
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11 – Locust
Matoury, French Guiana | June 2010
f/14 1/100 sec 100mm ISO 400
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12 – Who is the designer?
Detail of a dragonfly wing | Palmeira de Faro, Esposende, Portugal | August 2012
f/4 1/50 sec 100mm ISO 125
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13 – Wing of a dragonlfy
Palmeira de Faro, Esposende, Portugal | August 2012
f/4 1/50 sec 100mm ISO 125
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14 – Gigantic but beautiful
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (沖縄美ら海水族館) | Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県), Okinawa Island (沖縄島), Japan | October 2023
[f/1,5 1/60 sec 5,7 125]
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15 – Egretta caerulea (Ardeidae), little blue heron
Cayenne, French Guiana | January 2013
f/5.6 1/250 sec 300mm ISO 125
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16 – Threskiornis aethiopicus (Threskiornithidae), African sacred ibis
Southeast Botanical Gardens | Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県), Okinawa Island (沖縄島), Japan | October 2023
[f/2,8 1/330 sec 9 mm ISO 32]
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17 – Beautiful, even from the back
Southeast Botanical Gardens | Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県), Okinawa Island (沖縄島), Japan | October 2023
[f/2,8 1/135 sec 9 mm I SO 32]
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18 – Seagull
Bosphorus, near Istanbul, Turkey | July 2013
f/4.5 1/2500 sec 100mm ISO 125