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| 2009: Endangered Species (Illustrator - Roger Kent) |
Creepy crawlers and winged wonders with a Emperor Dragonfly and Southern Wood Ant. Below them - Alpine longhorn beetle (found in beech forests) and an Apollo Butterfly
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| 2003: Insects |
A mayfly (Ephemera danica), and an aquatic beetle, Dytiscus latissimus, who before they dive collect air bubbles in their wing cases. The wing cases of beetles are called elytra and protect the delicate wings that are used for flight. Although Diving Beetles differ in many ways to their terrestrial cousins they have kept the ability to fly and use light reflection on water surfaces to detect new habitats.
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| 1992: Beetles |
A violet oil beetle. Because they are reliant on solitary bees as part of their life cycle and depend on a healthy and diverse wild bee population with wildflower meadows they are classified as under threat. They exude a yellowish oily substance from their leg joints when in danger hence their name.
Do spiders count as creepy crawlers or do they move far too fast?
Sunday Stamps theme - Creepy Crawlers - scuttle over for more at See It On A Postcard
3 comments:
So many great stamps. The UN stamps are really nice. But the spider ones win!
*shudder* spiders! I am learning to appreciate beetles, though. slow progress - one reason to choose this theme ;)
As bothering as they are in real life, I like to see these animals on stamps with so much detail!
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