[Faline]

The pictures are from the style of macro-photography where typically the finished portrait of a subject is greater than the life size.

A stunning close-up of a fly caught up in some pink wool is an incredible example of macro-photography:


The stunning examples here capture insects not normally seen by most of us.
From a colourful dragonfly holding a raindrop between its legs to a caterpillar nestling in a flower, each picture presents a level of detail rarely seen before.
The photos were shot all over the world but one thing for sure, you wouldn't be so impressed if one of these fine subjects was making its way up for shoulder.

The sympetrum fonscolombii, red-veined darter, a native dragonfly of southern Europe who in recent years has made his way up to the UK and Ireland:


A dragon fly cradles a raindrop as it perches on a branch:


A praying mantis looks poised for a kill while a Leaf Katydid sits on an aloe in the Thanda Game Reserve in South Africa:



Pretty in pink (with a dash of blue): The common blue butterly, the Polyommatus icarus, a Northern Hemisphere variety:


A tight, close-up view of a white moth and honey bees get to work on an orange helen's flower (Helenium) 'Sahin's Early Flowerer':



A praying mantis and another unspecified bug play cat and mouse on a branch:


A bright blue caterpillar with a yellow face make its way round a petal but, wait, what's that hiding in the middle of the flower ... his buddy, perhaps:


Seven spot ladybird, the Coccinella 7-punctata appears comfortable in a camelia:


A crab spider hugs a Campanula flower and a Meadowhawk dragonfly (Sympetrum) makes light work of some Timothy grass:



Grasshoppers meet on the broad leaf of a plant to make a lot of noise together:


A praying mantis in her all glory:

[Wolf]

Awesome close ups.

[Cancun78]

So many look like something from Disney, excellent post! Love so many of the especially the 2nd photo, mantis cat n mouse, the baby grasshoppers and the last mantis photo. But all are too awesome. Love it! hell, I can't post enough of these

[Smoke & Mirrors]

The first picture is mindblowing it looks like a little alien nanobot.

The second one ain't too shabby either.

[Bastet]

Beautiful bugs, irresistible insects

[b0g]

the 3rd is a hover fly

[thrasher09]

Tasty

[Sharon]

Beautiful