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Deutsch: Nächtlicher Insektenflug vor Scheinwerfen beim Wasserloch in Namibia, Okambara Elephant Lodge mit sichtbaren Sternen im Hintergrund.
English: Nightly insects flights in front of a spotlight at a waterhole in Namibia, Okambara Elephant Lodge with visible stars in the background.
Español: Rastros de luz del vuelo de insectos en frente de una lampara sobre un pozo de agua en Okambara Elephant Lodge, Namibia. En el fondo aparecen algunas estrellas.
Français : Vols d'insectes la nuit dans la lumière de projecteurs à un point d'eau en Namibie, Okambara Elephant Lodge, avec des étoiles visibles en arrière-plan.
Polski: Nocne owady latające przed reflektorami ustawionymi przy wodopoju w posiadłości Okambara Elephant Lodge w Namibii.
Български: Нощни насекоми в светлината на лампа при кладенец в Окамбара, Намибия, и звездите, които могат да се видят на заден план.
Čeština: Snímek s expoziční dobou 2,5 s zachycuje letové dráhy nočního hmyzu před světelným zdrojem, Namibie, Okambara Elephant Lodge. Na pozadí jsou viditelné i jasnější svítící hvězdy.
Magyar: Repülő éjszakai rovarok a reflektorfényben, csillagokkal a háttérben (Okambara Elephant Lodge, Namíbia)
Italiano: Insetti notturni, in volo di fronte a un riflettore presso un abbeveratoio in Namibia, Okambara Elephant Lodge; sullo sfondo, il cielo stellato.
Македонски: Лет на ноќни инсекти околу рефлектор над поило во Намибија.
Nederlands: Sporen van door een lichtbron aangetrokken insecten
Português: Rastros de luz do voo de insetos em frente de holofotes sobre um poço de água em Okambara Elephant Lodge, Namíbia.
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Camera location22° 34′ 54.62″ S, 18° 11′ 14.5″ E  Heading=15° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Camera Model Canon 5D Mark III
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