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By Thomas Shahan (http://thomasshahan.com)

A macro stacked (20 photos) photograph of a pine weevil (grote dennesnuitkever, Hylobius abietis) found and posing on my garden table. After taking all...More

Closeup of a Green Shield Bug on a leaf.

Scary looking mantis waiting on a branch.

Three colorful butterflies occopy a string of wheat.

Closeup of a white-headed fly after a shower.

Side view of a colorful mantis on a twig.

Two gorgeous butterflies sit across each other on a flower in an almost perfect mirror view.

Extreme closeup of a Mantis head, giving it an alien-look.

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Extreme closeup on the eyes of a Mantis.

Macro of an orange bug sitting on a plant.

This is a montage. It is one Cockshafer.

An ant hangs from moss over a pool of water.

A very close look at the compound eyes of a Dragonfly.

Small Spreadwing (Lestes virens)on Common ragwort.
Looks like he's holding a huge sack of popcorn...;)

Coming out of it's shell. I never actually seen this stage and thought it was cool to see it as it was actually happening. Cicada - Diceroprocta...More

They are recognized by their distinctive long snout and geniculate antennae with small clubs; beyond that, curculionids have considerable diversity of...More

This little fellow missed one leg :(

Preying Mantis on a reflective surface.

Two Sternorrhyncha sit in a beautiful pink flower

Levantine Marbled White (Palpares libelluloides)