where the Surf Beats I took this photo on an unforeseen occasion. I was on the island of Tenerife, trekking in a lava gorge that ended at the sea. In spite of the weight and the limited possibility of using them, I decided to bring a tripod and a long focal length. Once on the …
Disco Lightsr Generally, female praying mantises do not fly, because their wings cannot support their weight. Rather, the wings are used to scare off potential enemies by flapping them as they lift their limbs. This defensive pose scares off some predators, saving the mantis. A threatening ap- pearance, which is nevertheless normal mantis beha- viour.
Incontri Nel Bosco Photographing the salamander was a demanding expe- rience. I had looked for it before in the Central Apenni- nes, but it was only on a very rainy day that I had the pleasure of meeting it. You can’t see it in the photo, but I was under water, lying on the ground, …
Devorador The Great Capricorn is one of the largest beetles in the Iberian Peninsula. Although the adult specimens do not feed, in the larval stage, they devour the wood of the oaks from the inside for 3 or 4 years, which can cause the death of these centenary trees. The picture shows an adult specimen …
Falling into Infinity The beauty of fireflies at night in a forest is a unique experience. You can feel amazed or nostalgic and melancholic, thinking a- bout how ephemeral and fragile this beauty is. You can feel a sense of peace and tranquility, but also a slight restlessness in the face of the unknown that …
Running Away The horned vipers Cerastes gasperettii are very common and dreaded in Kuwait, especially where I work, at a TV and Radio Transmitter Station in the middle of the desert. It is a place full of scorpions and snakes. I found this small viper in my break ti- me under a piece of wood …
Flying Ant One day, as I was wandering through a field to photograph the ‘dandelions’, a gust of wind blew away the seeds of the inflo- rescence and from one of them I saw a tiny ant hanging. Ob- viously I didn’t have time to film it. But that image stuck with me so much …
Mayfly In Hungary, Palingenia longicauda, a large, 12 cm long insect, is the ephemera of the river Tisza. Every year, between May and June, it causes a phenomenon known as May Flight, or Tisza Flowering. After the hatching of the larvae, millions of adult ma- le ephemerals barely a few hours old fly over the …
Antler Forest It was a cold winter evening and on the hill in Börzsöny, Hun- gary, the temperature had dropped to just a few degrees. A De- cember moth (Poecilocampa Populi) suddenly fluttered past me, then landed near my equipment, on top of antler-shaped fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon). With every flap of the moth’s wings I …
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