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Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata diagram with outstretched wing

Common or Red headed Cardinal beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis entomological illustration

Chironomid midge Micropsectra radialis  adult with larva.  Head capsule detail reconstructed form electron microscope images of fossilized remains.

Brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni with wings spread

Mayfly Ephemera vulgata adult side view showing wing venation with markings, green body, and lack of mouth parts Perched on a stem, cut to white

Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria life cycle including early instars, hopper nymphs, egg laying, millet, and swarm in the sky

Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria on millet adult cut to white

Pond skater Gerris lacustris

Praying mantis Mantidae with green eyes and body, in typical prdatory watching and preying position, yellow belly, cut to white

Stonefly larva Plecoptera cut to white

Stick insect Carausius morosus cut to white

Stonefly larva on dand and pebbles river or pond or stream substrate, with drop shadow

Cricket diagram Gryllidae watercolour wash over pen and ink stippled illustration

Earwig Forficula auricularia quick sketch from above cut to white

Hemipteran bug diagram showing the general form of these insects, black and white, stippled, cut to white, watercolour wash, cut to white, cicada

common cockle Cerastoderma edule pair of shells from one animal, cut to white

Garden snail Helix aspera with grey body and yellow and brown shell cut to white

Giant pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis cut to white

Nautilus pompilius pen and ink stippled illustration

Topshell sketch in colour cut to whtie

Garden snail Helix aspera line drawing in pen and ink cut to white

Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria cut to white sketch

Caddis fly Trichoptera larvae in pebble case underwater on sandy substrate

Centipede Chilopod dorsal view cut to white