A few nice animal species images I found:
Hungry!
Image by Manu+Claude
OMG, can you spell "Kindchenschema" :-)
I have no idea what species that is. Should have listened to the tour guide instead of taking all those snaps - or maybe not...
Update: I'm not really into bird watching but Google helped me identify above cutie as a "Lesser Noddy".
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi)
Image by Aleš Smrdel
Arachnoid heaven in the year 2012 around our little heaven on Earth. This was caught by my camera early in the morning...
This specimen was about 5 cm (approx. 2 in) in length.
Some information about Wasp Spider from Wikipedia.
"Argiope bruennichi, or the wasp spider, is a species of orb-web spider distributed throughout central Europe, Northern Europe, north Africa and parts of Asia. Like many other members of the genus Argiope, (including St Andrew's Cross spiders), it shows striking yellow and black markings on its abdomen.
The spider builds a spiral orb web at dawn or dusk, commonly in long grass a little above ground level, taking it approximately an hour. The prominent zigzag shape called the stabilimentum, or web decoration, featured at the center of the orb is of uncertain function, though it may be to attract insects.
When a prey item is first caught in the web, Argiope bruennichi will quickly immobilize its prey by wrapping it in silk. The prey is then bitten and then injected with a paralyzing venom and a protein dissolving enzyme."
