Wirbellose / Invertebrates

Höhenpark Killesberg

Höhenpark Killesberg Seen in Stuttgart, Germany. The insect - some kind of hoverfly? - is rather large, larger than a common wasp. Can you identify the flower and/or the insect?

Seen in a small city near Stuttgart, germany. The insect is small, maybe 1 - 1.5 cm long.

I saw this insect in the open air in a zoo near Heilbronn, Germany. It's a bit smaller than the sympetrum I caught in the same zoo, I'd say.

I saw this insect in the open air in a zoo near Heilbronn, Germany. It's a bit smaller than the sympetrum I caught in the same zoo, I'd say.

Die Schnecke kriecht innen an der Glasscheibe des Gorillageheges hoch. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This snail creeps along the glass wall of the gorilla enclosure in the zoo of Stuttgart, Germany. It is 5 - 6 cm long, I'd say, and I guess that it got into the enclosure with gorilla food. Can you identify it?

I saw this caterpillar - maybe 4 - 5 cm long - in a greenhouse in the zoo of Stuttgart, Germany. The greenhouses do not host butterflies, so I guess it's a native species. The greenhouse is of normal room temperature, filled with azaleas.

I saw this caterpillar - maybe 4 - 5 cm long - in a greenhouse in the zoo of Stuttgart, Germany. The greenhouses do not host butterflies, so I guess it's a native species. The greenhouse is of normal room temperature, filled with azaleas.

I saw this caterpillar - maybe 4 - 5 cm long - in a greenhouse in the zoo of Stuttgart, Germany. The greenhouses do not host butterflies, so I guess it's a native species. The greenhouse is of normal room temperature, filled with azaleas.