The Royal Entomological Society recently announced the winners of the Insect Week photography competition 2023
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Yorkshire-based Luke Chambers, whose pic showed two cuckoo bees resting on a blade of grass, won the prestigious competition
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A picture of recently hatched caddisfly larvae inside a transparent gelatinous egg sac clicked by Tim Jonas came second
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In the category of "Specially Commended", Luke Chambers won again with a picture of Male and female Ferruginous Bee-grabbers embraced in a post-mating cuddle
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Rosemary Haleem's image of a swarm of flying ants in a pool was the second in the "Specially Commended" category
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Heath McDonald's image showing Blood-vein moths came in the third spot
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Swedish photographer Gustav Parenmark, 17, won the under-18 category, with this picture of a banded demoiselle damselfly at rest
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In the same category, 8-year-old Jamie Smart's picture of a robber fly came second
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Gustav Parenmark won another award in the Under-18 "Specially Commended" category with his pic of Leafcutter bee
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15-year-old Kushaan A Ksheerasagar from India won the second prize in this category with his pic of Indian Grass mantis