Caption

Close-up shots of various insects, the mourning rose chafer (Oxythyrea funesta) and the common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) mating, flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) on thorny plants in a rural setting in soft light, Rennsteig, Thuringian Slate Mountains nature park Park, Upper Saale

Date

Jul 17, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Marco Bunk

Reference

BRK26H64_308

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

27.0Mb (9.0Mb) / 13.7in x 7.7in / 4096 x 2304 (300dpi)

Keywords

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