The Royal Entomological Society has unveiled the winning images from the Insect Week photography competition. This yearly contest for amateur photographers drew over 700 submissions from 34 countries spanning six continents. This year, 24 remarkable images were honored with commendations!
That being said, it is exciting to note that the next Insect Week is just around the corner! The next Insect Week photography competition is scheduled to open on 19 June 2023.
#21 Photograph By Ángel Plata/Royal Entomological Society
An Aphaenogaster iberica ant depredates on fruit flies pupae in the ground of a citrus orchard. As the name suggests, this ant is native to the Iberian peninsula but also Morocco.
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#22 Photograph By Amith Kiran Menezes/Royal Entomological Society
Mating katydids. Although closely related to grasshoppers, bush crickets or katydids are easily distinguished by their long antennae.
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#23 Photograph By Amith Kiran Menezes/Royal Entomological Society
A freshly hatched owlfly, part of the ascalaphidae family. Owlflies are one of the ‘ugly ducklings’ of insects. The grotesque larvae are voracious predators in leaf litter and on trees; they ambush insect prey and capture them directly rather than trapping them in sand pits like their close relatives the antlions. They may attach sand and debris as camouflage.
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