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Common Club-tail Dragonfly Gomphus vulgatissimus
Camera: EOS 5D MkII
Lens: Canon MP 65 mm. Enlargement = 1:1.
Settings: shutter speed 1/10 second, ISO 640.

European wool carder bee Anthidium manicatum

This solitary bee type lives on nectar and pollen, particularly from legumes. You can see it from May to September. It is not very common in Holland, making it’s home in the abandoned nests of other bees.

Wasp spider – Argiope bruennichi

The wasp spider was first discovered in Holland in the 1980s. In the last few years, this spider has firmly established itself in Holland, and also in the rest of Europe.
Camera: EOS 5D MkII
Lens: EF 180 mm Macro, ISO 320
Taken with a tripod, without a flash.