insect photography
Nearly 12,000 close-up photos reveal the secrets of ants’ faces
Mar 11, 2025
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
While many of us were baking sourdough during lockdown, a team of researchers embarked on a fascinating lockdown project: capturing over close-up photos of ants. They ended up with nearly 12,000 images, revealing a mesmerizing world of grooves, ridges, and dimples on ants’ little heads and bodies. They don’t only look fascinating – but they may potentially be the key to ant survival.
Watch this astounding time-lapse of a Venus fly trap devouring insects
Aug 7, 2023
Alex Baker
I’ve always been fascinated by carnivorous plants. At a young age, I begged my mum for a Venus fly trap, eagerly awaiting the moment when…
Magical video shows billions of fireflies flickering through the night
May 25, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The flickering of a swarm of fireflies is one of the most magical things I’ve seen in my life. It always impresses me no matter…
These extreme macro shots will make you appreciate the humble fly in a whole new way
Feb 16, 2022
Alex Baker
There are macro images, and then there are extreme macro images. Photographer Marco Retana from Costa Rica specialises in macro images of insects that are…
Award winning macro photographer opens can of worms in bug drug drama
Dec 2, 2021
Alex Baker
The photographer who won the 2021 Buglife Bug Photographer of the Year Award has been vilified on social media for his apparently unethical methods to…
This slow-motion video of moths taking off is the most calming thing you’ll see today
Aug 5, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dr. Adrian Smith of Ant Lab has shown us quite a few times how beautiful, unusual, and complex the world of insects is. His latest…
These close-up portraits show that bees have “different personalities”
May 28, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When looking from afar, all bees look the same. But just like they’re complex and intelligent creatures, they also look different from each other. Photographer…
My process for creating insect portraits with macro photography
Nov 4, 2020
Adam Mann
Each print that I create is a composite of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of individual photos digitally stitched together. Using a method of macro photography called…
Winners of 2020 International Garden Photographer of the Year show how much beauty there is in your own backyard
Aug 19, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The coronavirus has stopped us in our tracks and prevented us from traveling, exploring, and taking photos at new places. But hey, this is our…
Five tips for handheld insect macro photography
Jun 27, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
With macro photography, we can discover entirely new worlds and see tiny creatures in a completely new light. In this video, Micael Widell gives you…