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A Hoverfly hovering in our garden on a sunny day. With flash on it really makes him stand out of the background. A Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) with pollen in it's hair making eyecontact. An Emerald Damselfly, or Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) hanging from some reed. A Robber Fly (Asilidae) on dry grass works well together. Insect In Flight. A Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) hovering over it's territory. A Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) resting on the remains of a flower. A Large Red Damselfly looks like it's on fire. In Dutch the name is actually 'Fire Damselfly' A Tansy Beetle coming out of 'the green'. It's feast again for this Marmalade Hoverfly when the first Sunflowers are coming to bloom in our garden! A close up, or portrait, of a Vagrant Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum). This Owlfly (Ascalaphus libelluloides), a Dragonfly-like fast-flying daytime predator, nomally is very vivid and always flying. On this colder day I was able to get very close, although I couldn't hide and every time I came near he worked his way around the grass. A male Scarlet Dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) looking over it's territory, hanging over a small lake in Switzerland. This male Azure Damselfly looks cocky and self-assured.He's has every right to be don't you think? Libellula quadrimaculata in flight. A beautiful female Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) blends in perfectly with her surroundings. A female Blue Emperor resting in our garden let me come very close. A tiny Forest Crabspider (Xysticus lanio) walking on the pavement in our backyard. A male Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) having a good morning. A Tiger Spitting Spider (Scytodes thoracica) with a precious cargo indeed. Mother spiders do not make a nest but carry along their eggs in a net of silk until they hatch. A Hoverfly like a true Ballerina in the sky Chris Ruijter on 500px