447Macro

Cambodia underwater macro.
Sea star.

Levantine Marbled White (Palpares libelluloides)

What is a section of a few centimetres in a dense tree in our garden, is a world in its own for this unknown bug.

Today I saw a little worm
Wriggling on his belly.
Perhaps he’d like to come inside
And see whats on the telly

It was very difficult to macro this fly, so I dazed it a bit and afterwards it flew away. No animals were hurt during this shoot;)
Btw is he sticking...More

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

This is a montage. It is one Cockshafer.

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

Preying Mantis on a reflective surface.

An ant hangs from moss over a pool of water.

Each tiny flower a mere milimeter in size,
what wonder nature creates!
They've only just started ripening
and open their eyes...More

Every time I moved left, the damselfly moved right and vice versa, completely secure that he was perfectly hidden for me.....

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

Compound eyes which look like a cool glasses :)

imperator shrimp on spanish dancer
Red sea. Night dive

Small bubble coral shrimp(Vir philippinensis)
Indonesia, Lembeh

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

A very close view of a bee resting on a stick.

A Saga Hellenica / predatory bush-cricket.
A quite rare insect and one of the largest European insects (12 cm / (4.7 inch!)
Doesn't it...More

On a sunny spring day I made a lucky discovery at a very small pond near where I live. Check out these thousands of tadpoles (offspring of frogs or toads)...More

My first ladybug macro. Normally my garden is full of them, now I had to look hard to fine one.

This little fellow missed one leg :(

A closeup of an insect showing it's furry coat.