This enormous and important part of the animal kingdom may not be most people's favorite, but insects are a diverse, resilient and ancient bunch that date back almost 400 million years. But because of ...

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The Royal Entomological Society’s Photography Competition highlights the wonder and diversity of the six-legged creatures that crawl, swim and fly across the planet Carlyn Kranking - Associate Web ...

Amateur photographer Jamie Thorpe had been taking photos for 30 years before he caught the insect bug during the first lockdown. Jamie, whose day job is a painter and decorator, said: “I just bought a ...

Tucked deep in Fernbank’s WildWoods trail, Levon Biss’ special touring macrophotography exhibit “Extinct and Endangered: Insects in Peril” features large prints of the United Kingdom photographer’s ...

Some critics within the world of insect photography are up in arms over the morality of drugging bugs. An award-winning macro insect photographer has become the subject of a social media-based ...

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THIS spectacular but terrifying close-up of a red palm weevil exposes every detail of the insect’s rusty-coloured exterior, which is usually hard to spot by eye. At between 2 and 4 centimetres long, ...

Enticing reward, if you’re trying to get a lime-colored Cecropia caterpillar munching happily on an extended tree branch to cooperate while you snap its picture. Other times, no amount of coaxing will ...